Health
My kid has gone vegetarian. What do I need to know (especially if they're a picky eater)?
So your child has just announced they've gone vegetarian, on top of already being a picky eater. What now?
Oct 18, 2022
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News tagged with protein production
Neuroscience
HIV/AIDS drugs interfere with brain's 'insulation,' study shows
Antiretroviral therapies, or ART, have enabled people with HIV and AIDS to live much longer lives, transforming what was considered a death sentence into a chronic condition. Yet concerns for these patients remain. Up to ...
Dec 1, 2015
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Discovery could help slow down progression of Parkinson's disease
A collaboration between scientists at Rutgers University and Scripps Research led to the discovery of a small molecule that may slow down or stop the progression of Parkinson's disease.
Jan 28, 2020
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Health
Are plant-based meats really better for us than real thing?
New research shows that although plant-based meat products are generally healthier than meat equivalents, they can be higher in sugar and are often lacking important nutrients found in real meat.
Jan 18, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Scientists discover possible 'obesity gene'
Scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered a gene that could be an important cause of obesity.
Aug 10, 2015
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Medical research
Longevity and human health may be linked to a muscle cell enzyme
Exercise and fasting do not change the location of a key enzyme involved in energy production, a study in Experimental Physiology found.
Jun 24, 2016
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Health
Eating meat: links to chronic disease might be related to amino acids – new findings
Plant-based diets have been popular in the media recently, but research shows that going vegetarian or vegan isn't only good for the environment, but for our health, too. Meat-rich diets are linked to a range of health problems, ...
Feb 17, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer developed
Patients with HER2-positive breast cancer may soon have an alternative therapy when they develop resistance to trastuzumab, also known as Herceptin, according to a laboratory finding published in Clinical Cancer Research.
Jul 26, 2011
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Cardiology
Older women who ate more plant protein had lower risk of premature, dementia-related death
Postmenopausal women who ate high levels of plant protein had lower risks of premature death, cardiovascular disease and dementia-related death compared with women who ate less plant proteins, according to new research published ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New understanding of how faulty metabolism triggers adrenal cancer
Researchers have deciphered a signaling cascade through which inborn errors in metabolism provoke deadly neuroendocrine tumors in the adrenal glands. This discovery explains how impaired metabolism due to mutations in a key ...
Aug 16, 2022
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