Organ Age, Comfort Food, Speedy Snails
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Today, you’ll learn about a new test that can show how well each of your organs are aging, some interesting links between comfort food and stress, and a surprising finding about certain snails.    Organ Age    “Are your organs ageing well? The blood holds clues.” by Max Kozlov. 2023.  “Blood test shows if organs are ageing fast or slowly.” by Michelle Roberts. 2023.    Comfort Food     “Comfort eating can impair body’s recovery from stress, study shows..” by Rachel Hall. 2023.  “Stress and Eating Behaviors.” by Yvonne H. C. Yau & Marc N. Potenza. 2013.  “Fatty foods can impair the body’s response to everyday stress - study.” by Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten. 2023.    Speedy Snails     “Japanese snail adaptation and speciation in anti-predation escape behavior.” by Yuta Morii. 2023.  “The divergence of mobility and activity associated with anti-predator adaptation in land snails.” by Yuta Morii, et al. 2023.    Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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