Author: Tom Patriot

Gender identity leaves imprint on human brains

Tom Patriot

Society’s expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level, according to a paper published by a group of neuroscience researchers at Georgia State University. “We are just starting to understand and study the ways in which gender identity, rather than sex, may cause the brain to differ in males and females,” said Nancy Forger, professor and director of the Neuroscience Institute. Though the terms ‘sex’ and ‘gender’ are often used interchangeably by the average person, for neuroscientists, they mean different things, Forger said. “Sex is based…

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Strong Retail Sales and Corporate Earnings Results Boost Entrepreneur Index™ and Confidence in the Economy

Tom Patriot

U.S. retail sales last month rose an unexpectedly strong 1.6 percent. That and better-than-expected corporate earnings results helped the stock market post modest gains today. The Dow and S&P 500 indexes were up 0.42 percent and 0.16 percent respectively while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.02 percent. The Entrepreneur Index™ closed the day with a gain of 0.18 percent. Returns were muted on the index today. TripAdvisor Inc.had the biggest gain, rising 1.83 percent. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, on a week-long slide, had the biggest loss, falling 2.81 percent. Diversified manufacturer Danaher beat both revenue and earnings…

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Diet during development affects mating habits, insect study shows

Tom Patriot

An animal’s choice of mate can be influenced by its diet as it reaches sexual maturity, research has shown. The study in beetles is the first to link an animal’s nutritional intake during sexual development with its adult breeding habits. It could aid understanding of the likely impact on animals’ behaviour as food availability varies with changing climates in the future. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh carried out tests using burying beetles, which become sexually mature a few days after reaching adulthood. Scientists raised groups of males and female…

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THIS IS WHY YOU’RE BREAKING OUT ON YOUR CHIN

Tom Patriot

Breakouts can be difficult to deal with no matter where they crop up, but there’s something about chin acne that’s increasingly frustrating. Perhaps it’s the fact that chin pimples seem to always come back, or the fact that they’re localized below your mouth and around your jawline. No matter the reason, it’s safe to say you’d like to get your chin acne in check once and for all. For help, we tapped plastic surgeon, SkinCeuticals ambassador, and Skincare.com consultant Dr. Peter Schmid. Read on for details on what causes chin acne…

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