Overweight & Obesity
No convincing proof that apple cider vinegar helps with weight loss
The claim: Consuming apple cider vinegar helps with weight loss
Jun 8, 2022
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Medical research
Researchers reveal why viruses like SARS-CoV-2 can reinfect hosts, evade the immune response
The human body is capable of creating a vast, diverse repertoire of antibodies—the Y-shaped sniffer dogs of the immune system that can find and flag foreign invaders. Despite our ability to create a range of antibodies ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Neuroscience
Alpha, beta, theta: What are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?
There's no shortage of apps and technology that claim to shift the brain into a "theta" state—said to help with relaxation, inward focus and sleep.
Dec 25, 2023
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Health
Pollution's deadly toll continues unabated
Pollution continues to kill approximately 9 million people around the world on an annual basis, according to a follow-up study to a landmark 2018 report by The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, a global research ...
Jun 20, 2022
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Health
Starches common in processed grains can curb helpful gut bacteria
Eating cereal grains—corn, rice, wheat or one of the several others that collectively provide more than half of the world's calories—means consuming the carbohydrate known as starch. Starches consist of two primary components, ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Age and aging have critical effects on the gut microbiome
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have found that aging produces significant changes in the microbiome of the human small intestine distinct from those caused by medications or illness burden. The findings have been published in ...
Oct 4, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Low-dose radiotherapy combined with immunotherapy eradicates metastatic cancer in mice
More doesn't necessarily mean better—including in cancer treatment.
Jul 14, 2021
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Health
Consuming grapes modulates the human microbiome with potential benefits for health
The results of a human study published in Scientific Reports investigated the potential of grapes to modulate the human microbiome and thus influence health. The paper was included in a special human microbiome collection ...
May 25, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Breathe: The shape-shifting ball that supports mental health
A soft ball designed to support mental health by 'personifying' breath has been invented by a computer science student at the University of Bath.
Aug 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can pharmacotherapies prevent alcohol use disorder in people with PTSD?
Survivors of abuse and trauma are vastly more likely than other people to develop alcohol use disorder (AUD); according to some estimates, as many as three-quarters of people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report ...
Nov 18, 2022
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