Week 3

A Mother's Stress During Pregnancy Affects the Baby's Gut and Brain
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24586-pregnant-mothers-stress-affects-babys-gut-and-brain.html#.Uosu6mTwInh

I thought this was quite interesting because we have discussed prenatal development in class and how it can affect sexual orientation and overall physical help, but this is more specific on the gut and brain. The experiment that was done was also very intriguing.

Synthetic Alcohol Substitute
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_12-11-2013-9-59-20

This article discusses and introduces a new synthetic drug that produces some of the effects of alcohol without the nasty side effects. Though this seems like a good idea, would people buy it? or would they stick to having hangovers and alcohol poisoning?