Hearing is usually considered the second most important special sense, although some people lacking both vision and hearing think it is the first. This blog is about the sense of hearing, genetic and environmental causes of hearing loss and its age-related decline. Saturday, April 20, 2013. Sounds can have a powerful effect on living beings - humans, animals, plants. Can have a healing effect. A new study showed this specifically for premature babies.

Friday, November 10, 2017. Cute animals are the perfect distraction from our hectic lives. Solutions to this problem are cat, rabbit and goat cafes or petting zoos in shopping malls. Residents of Sunnyvale can now enjoy cute animals in a more traditional setting - in recycled-water gardens of Baylands park. Lamas, horses, chickens, goats, rabbits, pigeons, furry rodents, pigs and sheep.

Friday, November 18, 2016. Who is afraid of IBS? Irritable bowel syndrome, also known as IBS, used to be a rare condition, but - due to industrialization and urbanization - it is now one of the most common disorders in the world. The term is even used figuratively, in a derogatory sense. Is IBS no longer a problem? Links to this post. Sunday, May 10, 2015. Making Digestion Health Easier to Digest. You can be isolated in a chamber linked to analyzers that automatically measure everything for you.

Smell is the Cinderella of senses, but could you imagine losing it? This blog is about the sense of smell, olfactory properties of chemicals, and uses of volatile emissions for medical diagnostics. Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Our preliminary analysis of culture-, PCR- and 16S-RNA-based data donated by MEBO and PATM community members show that there are no easy answers. Monday, May 22, 2017. Unraveling the Mysteries of Mischievous Microbiome.