A southern gentleman at heart, Stephan is a man you'll find mudding, off-roading, and fishing on a typical weekend. However, a nutritionist by profession, he is also passionate about fitness and health through natural means. He writes mostly health-related content for the Scientific Origin.

How to get rid of hiccups

By definition, hiccups are repeated and uncontrollable contractions of the diaphragm and other respiratory...

What causes leg cramps (and how to prevent them)?

Leg cramps are involuntary, temporary muscle contractions in the legs that are often painful....

11 Best Vitamin D Foods and Supplements

Vitamin D is one of the essential nutrients for the body to function properly....

Black Seed Oil Health Benefits

Black seed oil, also called black cumin oil, has been used for millennia for...

Water vapor detected on Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon

For the first time, astronomers have found evidence of the presence of water vapor...

Benefits of Cold Showers – All You Need to Know

In recent years, cold showers have gained in popularity. However, you might be wondering...

Enceladus: there may be life on Saturn’s sixth-largest moon

There may be life on one of Saturn’s moons. A joint team of astrobiologists...

How monophasic sleep became the norm due to the industrial revolution

Sleeping has always been part of the human experience. However, it has not always...

Is the paleo diet healthy

According to the paleo diet, nothing beats the diet of our distant ancestors in...

What prehistoric man looked like

The reconstructions of the faces of prehistoric men are based on skulls and fossil...

Why people screams

While monkeys and other mammals usually use screams as an alarm signal, humans can...

Pen and paper are better for memory than digital devices

Digital technology has immense advantages, but there are still cases where more traditional techniques...

Stress awakens dormant tumor cells

Successful cancer treatment does not always mean a lasting cure. Stress hormones and immune...

Elon Musk announces first trip to Mars in four years

SpaceX plans to take advantage of an open launch window in 2024 to launch...

Stem cells are believed to play a key role in hair loss

After the age of 65 years, three in ten men experience androgenetic alopecia (or...

In Hong Kong, the transformation of the dead into diamonds is on the rise

The city of Hong Kong is struggling to house its inhabitants, but also its...

WWF publishes alarming biodiversity report

Wild animal populations have fallen by more than two-thirds in less than 50 years,...

New link discovered between age and cancer

With age, metabolic disorders occur. These disorders often change the content of dissolved substances...

11 foods that lower cholesterol levels

For a healthy cholesterol level, you don’t have to buy expensive pills or to...

Colorectal cancer affecting more people under 50 than before

The death of American actor Chadwick Boseman, at 43, illustrates the increase in the...

Can we catch the coronavirus from hair?

The coronavirus is transmitted mostly through close contact with a sick person via droplets...

Ovarian cancer: causes, symptoms, risk factors & treatment

The ovaries are two glands that are part of the female reproductive system. Their...

Google wants to turn Android into the world’s largest earthquake detector

Google recently announced plans to use accelerometers in Android smartphones to detect earthquakes. This...

10 signs you have a protein deficiency and what to eat to fix it

Without proteins, we are unable to survive. Thus, a protein deficiency can have serious...

Hemorrhoids: causes, symptoms, prevention & treatment

Hemorrhoids are dilated veins that form in the anus or rectum. It is normal...

The US wants a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2026

US researchers have come up with a new design for a nuclear power plant....

The genes that give bats their superpowers

Bats can fly and orient themselves effortlessly in total darkness with the help of...

Astronomers discover a gigantic “wall of clouds” on venus

A team of astronomers announces the discovery of a real “wall of clouds” several...

People eat less with slower background music

Those who eat more slowly will be full more quickly and thus absorb fewer...

9 best benefits of swimming

While swimming is pleasant, this activity is also excellent for your health. And its...

Parkinson’s disease would start in our noses

Breathing in too many environmental toxins from bacteria, viruses, mold, dust, pollen, or chemicals...

What is insulin?

Before the discovery of insulin (1921), people with diabetes were doomed to die. Its...

TikTok’s future in the United States hangs on a thread

Negotiations between Microsoft and TikTok were at a standstill on Saturday, according to the...

Ebola survivors have severe immune system abnormalities two years later!

Four years after the end of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and as...

Study Identifies Link Between Fear And Anxiety In The Brain!

In a recent study, US researchers found a brain-wide correlation between fear and anxiety....

Tesla no longer able to advertise its “Autopilot” feature in Germany!

The issue of the safety of cars equipped with driver assistance continues to be...

People reached America 10,000 years earlier than previously thought

America is the last continent that man settled. But when the first Native American...

A video game designed for the blind and the visually impaired

A group of students in France from the the School of Advanced Digital Technologies...

Scientists warn Trump against resuming nuclear tests

 In an open letter published in the journal Science, dozens of renowned US scientists...

Huntington’s disease would be visible from the embryonic stage

Huntington’s disease, which causes degeneration in adulthood, generally between 30 and 50 years of...

Solar Orbiter takes close-up pictures of the Sun

Launched on February 10, 2020, the Solar Orbiter probe has just completed its commissioning...

Breast cancer: how tumors spread in the lymph nodes

Inserm researchers (France) have discovered that cancer cells are able to bypass the immune...

Antarctica: a mysterious luminous rectangle discovered on Google Maps!

Antarctica is one of the most unlivable and remote places on the globe. Its...

E-waste has jumped 21% in 5 years

Old phones, computers, batteries, washing machines… Each human produced 7.3 kilos of electronic waste...

The brain cells that keep us snacking

A research team has managed to identify the brain cells linked to our cravings...

Trauma in childhood increases risks of heart disease later in life

People who experienced trauma, were neglected or grew up in dysfunctional families at a young age...

What is broken heart syndrome

Broken heart syndrome is a form of heart muscle disease, or cardiomyopathy, which can...

Humans can still move their ears like cats

At the finest bit of sound from, a cat’s ear is already precisely directed...

Global warming: in the Alps, the Presena glacier turns pink

In the Italian Alps, the snow from the Presena glacier had turned pink and...

Physical activity is good for your eyesight

Researchers have found that physical activity will reduce the proliferation of blood vessels in...