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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 — Levels of some small molecules called metabolites in the body may affect your risk of stroke, a new analysis suggests. Metabolites come from the food people eat, and they cause chemical processes within the bodies and microbes. An analysis of previously published studies found that the levels of 10 of […]
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 — Americans who lost their jobs this year due to the coronavirus pandemic have remained healthier and more secure thanks to expanded unemployment insurance, a new study reports. Struggling folks who received benefits reported that they were less likely to go hungry, miss a rent or mortgage payment, delay needed […]
It’s a pretty well-known fact that one of the best things to do to either pull yourself out of a funk or to prevent depression and anxiety from taking hold in the first place, is to get involved in a hobby. In recent times, people under stress have turned to baking (which has the unfortunate […]
Dizzy spells, clumsiness and falls could be a warning sign that your brain is being damaged by eating BREAD Doctors say difficulties can be due to reaction to gluten, which is found in bread Condition, gluten ataxia, occurs when immune system attacks part of the brain Patients can suffer stroke-like symptoms such as difficulty talking […]
A hormone that can suppress food intake and increase the feeling of fullness in mice has shown similar results in humans and non-human primates, says a new study published today in eLife. The hormone, called Lipocalin-2 (LCN2), could be used as a potential treatment in people with obesity whose natural signals for feeling full no […]
MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Having a heart attack before your 50th birthday is bad enough. But new research shows if you also live in a poor neighborhood, your chances of dying within a decade of that heart attack are higher. “This tells us that we need to focus not just […]
University of Virginia Cancer Center researchers have identified a gene responsible for the spread of triple-negative breast cancer to other parts of the body—a process called metastasis—and developed a potential way to stop it. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of breast cancer that accounts for 40,000 deaths in the United States […]
(HealthDay)—Nerve damage to vocal cords could be the reason why some people recovering from COVID-19 suffer mysterious bouts of shortness of breath for months after shaking off the coronavirus, researchers say. Vocal cords are meant to constrict across the airway while you’re talking, vibrating in the air moving past to create the sound of your […]
Exposure to suboptimal doses of the antiparasitic drug artemisinin could increase the sexual conversion rate of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, thereby increasing the probability of transmission, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by ‘la Caixa’ Foundation. The findings, published in eLife, may have public […]
Stubbornly, frustratingly, pancreatic cancer has remained resistant to immunotherapies that are revolutionizing the treatment of many types of cancer. A new study led by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center combined single-cell RNA sequencing with two other investigative techniques to create what is believed to be the most robust and detailed portrait to date […]