Health

Why mosquitoes prey on some people and pass on others remains a mystery, although many studies point to the smell that humans give off. Now, a new study suggests that the aroma of a soapcombined with the personal odor of some individuals, it can attract or repel mosquitoes. The detailed studies, carried out by scientists of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)are published this wednesday in the magazine 'iScience'. Research has found that an individual, extremely attractive to mosquitoes when unwashed, "can become even more attractive for mosquitoes with a soapand become repulsive to mosquitoes with another,"…

It is often believed that hypnotism only works when a mystical stranger swings a pocket watch back and forth, repeating the phrase "You are sleepy, very sleepy," changing a absolute control over youbut that is not how it really works and this gives rise to many harmful myths about hypnosis such as that, for example, the hypnotized person cannot resist suggestions when in reality it can. This has been revealed by a new study from Binghamton University (United States) carried out by the professor of psychology and expert in hypnosis, Steve Jay Lynn, who considers that hypnosis has many useful…

The human body is 'designed' to maintain an internal temperature close to 37 degrees (one tenth more, one less depending on the person and the context). When the ambient temperature exceeds this figure, our body activates a series of mechanisms (such as sweating or dilating blood vessels) to try to cool off. But what happens when the thermometers soar and we reach extreme heat thresholds? According to a new report from the University of Roehampton (United Kingdom), when the mercury rises above above 40 or 50ºC our body reaches "a critical state" which, in the most extreme cases, can lead…

NASA continues to roll up its sleeves with the clipperswho contributed a ship to the moon europe the largest planet in the solar system, which could support life in its icy shell. Although its launch is scheduled for October 2024, the space agency north has given more details of its mission: the spacecraft will carry brushstrokes of humanity. Specifically, a poem will reach the Galilean satellite and the names of all astronomy fans who want to leave a mark in outer space. We have already embarked on the Europa Clipper Mission and we already have our diploma. You dare? We…