Science is weird in different angles as we understood it - and several new findings during 2016 evidenced it. From the superpowers that alcohol may give you, to the strange health risks related to longer legs, this year has taken us to some scientific discoveries which concluded to be strange, funny, and interesting.
Leprosy Discovered In Red Squirrels
An out-of-date plague in modern world squirrels? Yes, said a discovery where published in Science in November. Researchers found total of 25 red squirrels they collected from England's Brown Sea Island were infected with the bacteria Mycobacterium Leprae. The M. Leprae is the oldest pathogen related with leprosy, and was accountable for epidemics disease in medieval times in Europe.
Arthritis Drug May Help Reverse Hair Loss
Last November, researchers informed that two patients, a man and a woman, develop at least some of their hair after taking a drug meant to treat arthritis. The patients had a state called alopecia universalis, in which our body's immune system attacks hair follicles, leading to hair loss. But after taking the arthritis drug "Tofacitinib", they regrew hair on their scalp, eyebrows and under armpits.
However, the drug has an after effect. Long-term use of tofacitinib may cause an increased risk of serious infections, it tears the stomach and intestines.
Drinking A Beer Could Help You Read Other People's Emotions
In the study, 60 partakers drank either 17 ounces (500 milliliters) of alcoholic or nonalcoholic beer over 15 minutes. They were not informed whether their beer was of the alcoholic or nonalcoholic variation. Shockingly, people who were given regular beer, were better at identifying faces that expressed happiness. They also voiced a greater desire to spend time in the group of other people than those who drunk-up nonalcoholic beer.
Cardiac Arrest Is Deadlier In A High-rise
Living in the penthouse may make fatal cardiac arrest: A study shows in January found that people who go into cardiac arrest - while they are on the middle or upper floors of high-rise buildings are more likely to last than those on the lowermost floors. And, the higher the floor, the plainer the numbers, the researchers said. Less than 1 percent of those above the 16th floor lived, and no one above the 25th floor lasted, per study.
Higher Levels Of Education Linked To Higher Risk Of Brain Tumors
Do graduate marks give you brain cancer? Not quite - but a study from Sweden mentions that people with higher levels of thinking may be more likely to grow certain types of brain cancers.
The researchers in the study found that women who completed at least three years of university courses were 23 percent more likely to develop a glioma, a type of cancerous brain tumor, compared with women who did not go to a university. In addition, men who completed at least three years of university courses were 19 percent more likely to develop a glioma, compared with men who did not go to a university.
Your Genes May Influence The Age At Which You Lose Your Virginity
Genetics may play an important role in finding out at which people first have sexual contact, according to a study, there are more than 125,000 people read about it in United Kingdom that was published in April.
The scholars noted that a young age of first sexual intercourse is related with negative outcomes in educational attainments and mental health issue. So, by exploring genetic impacts, Day told Live Science that researchers optimistically to had better understand the relationship between genes and health conclusions.
