Brain Regions Smaller in Birth Control Users

Razi Berry Researchers studying the brain found that women taking oral contraceptives, commonly known as birth control pills, had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared to women not taking the pill, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Researchers found that women taking oral contraceptives […]

Love Makes Managing Pain, Stress, and Sensory Input a Little Bit Easier

Razi Berry Love has countless benefits for our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Among these benefits,  love can help  us to manage our sensory input, including to serve as somewhat of a pain reliever. Love is associated with  NGF, a peptide  that helps the body to manage basic physiological processes through the sympathetic and […]