Genetics
The naked ape: science unravels how humans lost their body hair
In the mammalian world, there are the hairy, the less hairy and the hairless. But why that is has remained a mystery.
Jan 6, 2023
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News tagged with salt
Health
Salton Sea dust triggers lung inflammation, shows research
The Salton Sea, the body of water in Southern California's Coachella Valley and Imperial Valley, is shrinking over time as the planet warms and exposing more lakebed and new sources of dust in the process. High levels of ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Health
Shaking less salt on your food at the table could reduce your heart disease risk
Adding additional salt to foods at a lower frequency is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease, heart failure and ischemic heart disease, according to a new study published today in the Journal of the American College ...
Nov 28, 2022
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Health
An excess of salty food seasons the body with stress
A diet containing lots of salt can contribute to increased levels of stress, a new study shows.
Nov 16, 2022
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Cardiology
Follow-up care with medication, testing after heart attack can prevent 94% of patients from having second cardiac event
A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City finds that following up a cardiac event, such as a heart attack, with a statin prescription and cholesterol measuring blood test, prevents 94% of patients ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Medications
Researchers find most commonly prescribed class of anti-depressant medications do not reduce COVID severity
A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City finds that the most commonly prescribed class of anti-depressants does not help reduce the severity of illness or even death for people who get COVID, ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Cardiology
Study finds patients without standard modifiable heart risk factors are common, fare better after heart attack
A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City finds that patients without standard modifiable heart risk factors who experience a heart attack are common and more likely to fare better than heart-attack ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Health
Food industry shows 'stalled progress' to reduce salt intakes, new analysis finds
A study led by researchers from the University of Oxford found that, overall, the average salt content of food products sold at supermarkets showed no change between 2015 and 2020. The results have been published in PLOS ...
Oct 20, 2022
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Health
Diet can influence mood, behavior and more—a neuroscientist explains
During the long seafaring voyages of the 15th and 16th centuries, a period known as the Age of Discovery, sailors reported experiencing visions of sublime foods and verdant fields. The discovery that these were nothing more ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers discover how salt increases blood pressure
Dietary salt increases blood pressure in some people, putting them at higher risk for cardiovascular disease and death.
Aug 18, 2022
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