Archive: 28/01/2019

Inhibiting DGAT1 reduces size of fat-carrying lipoparticles

The enzyme that 'loads up' fat-carrying particles in the liver before they are transported around the body has been identified for the first time by scientists at the University of Warwick.

Jan 28, 2019

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Snuggling your pet hedghog may spread salmonella, CDC warns

(HealthDay)—They're cute, but cuddling a pet hedgehog could transmit potentially deadly salmonella, U.S. health officials warned Friday.

Jan 28, 2019

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Pictorial warning labels on hookahs reduce smoking satisfaction and exposure to smoking-related toxicants

In the first clinical laboratory study to provide evidence on the effects of warning labels on waterpipes, also known as hookahs, researchers at FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work found pictorial ...

Jan 28, 2019

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Space Station engineer says indoor lights are making us sick. Here's why

Those fluorescent lights hanging above your cubicle might be making you sick, depressed and obese, according to ex-NASA scientist Robert Soler.

Jan 28, 2019

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Hunting Ebola's origins

The outbreak of Ebola that started in 2013 in West Africa, infecting nearly 30,000 people and killing 11,000 before it ended in 2016, has long left scientists puzzling over a key question: Where did the virus originate?

Jan 28, 2019

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A possible way to reenergize T cells exhausted from fighting a tumor

An international team of researchers has found a possible way to reenergize T cells exhausted from fighting a cancerous tumor. In their paper published in the journal Science Immunology, the group describes their study of ...

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Aging Americans fall prey to 'brain-boosting' supplements offering hope, hype and dodgy data

Americans are feeding the multi-billion-dollar "brain health" dietary supplement industry in a desperate bid to stave off or reverse Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. But such treatments are "pseudomedicine" and health ...

Jan 28, 2019

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Genetically sequencing DNA could yield patient care insights

Increasingly, the words "genetics" and "genome" are making their way into news stories about health and medicine. Doctors talk about scientific research—how there may be links between gene mutations in your DNA and an increased ...

Jan 28, 2019

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The 'Choking game,' the 'Bird Box challenge': Which kids are most at risk?

(HealthDay)—The "choking game"—and other clearly ill-advised and dangerous internet challenges—leave many parents wondering what drives teens to take the bait and participate.

Jan 28, 2019

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Study finds alcohol, space, and time influence young people's sexual encounters

A significant under-addressed issue in global health is the interaction between alcohol use and sexual encounters among adolescents, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. A study conducted by Columbia Mailman School of Public ...

Jan 28, 2019

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