Health
Nasvay: The chewing tobacco poisoning Kyrgyzstan
Farmer Askarbek Duisheyev pours a small plastic bottle into the palm of his hand and tips some green balls under his tongue.
Oct 18, 2023
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Health
Study recommends improving gut health with okara biscuits
Soy milk and tofu are common in Asian diets. However, the production of these soy-based products results in a solid by-product known as okara. About 4 million tons of okara are produced each year in China, Japan, and Korea ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Cardiology
New treatment method reduces size and increases stability of atherosclerotic plaque on arterial walls
Atherosclerosis is a disease in which fat, cholesterol, and other substances build up inside artery walls. This can lead to plaque formation, which can block arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes.
Aug 7, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
If your kid is home sick from school, is unlimited screen time OK?
Not so long ago, if a child was home sick from school, the main screen-based entertainment was daytime television. The options were limited to The Price is Right or reruns of Home and Away.
Jul 19, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's disease plasma biomarker contributes to postoperative delirium-like behavior in rodents
Tauopathy is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis, and the phosphorylation of Tau at threonine 217 (Tau-PT217) and 181 (Tau-PT181) represents new plasma biomarkers capable of detecting early-stages ...
Jun 2, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Bacterial fragments from leaky gut help drive obesity, study shows
Scientists at Nottingham Trent University found that microbe fragments called endotoxin enter the blood stream and directly impact how well fat cells function, including their capacity to be metabolically active.
May 23, 2023
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Medical research
High-fat diet 'turns up the thermostat' on atherosclerosis, finds study
In a recent study, researchers determined that derivatives of natural emulsifiers such as phospholipids found in high-fat, high-cholesterol diets can promote atherosclerosis via gut bacteria interactions with the immune system. ...
May 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is sepsis? How to spot, manage and prevent it
South African television personality, Derek Watts, recently shared that he was suffering from sepsis and "would basically have to learn to walk again." Sepsis, a life threatening condition, happens when the body has an excessive ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Medications
Phase 3 trial finds oral empagliflozin provides safe glycemic control in children with type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body does not produce enough of the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar, while cells in the muscle, fat and digestive system simultaneously become less sensitive ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Neuroscience
Achieving a better understanding of how the blood-brain barrier works
Up to now, the use of models to research the barrier that separates the circulatory from the nervous system has proven to be either limited or extremely complicated. Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a more realistic ...
Feb 17, 2023
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