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Jan , 2024
Growing meat with built-in growth factors cuts costs
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Growing meat with built-in growth factors cuts costs

Cellular agriculture – the production of meat from cells grown in bioreactors rather than harvested from farm animals – is taking leaps in technology that are making it a more viable option for the food industry. One such leap has now been made at the Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture (TUCCA), led by David […]

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Jan , 2024
Ouch. That ‘free’ annual checkup might cost you. Here’s why.
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Ouch. That ‘free’ annual checkup might cost you. Here’s why.

When Kristy Uddin, 49, went in for her annual mammogram in Washington state last year, she assumed she would not incur a bill because the test is one of the many preventive measures guaranteed to be free to patients under the 2010 Affordable Care Act. The ACA’s provision made medical and economic sense, encouraging Americans […]

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Jan , 2024
The association between handgrip strength and functional outcomes in long COVID-19
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The association between handgrip strength and functional outcomes in long COVID-19

In a recent longitudinal study published in Scientific Reports, researchers from Brazil investigated the potential association between dynapenia (loss of muscle strength and power) with functional outcomes in patients with long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). They found that in patients with long COVID, low handgrip strength (HGS) is associated with worse functional outcomes. They further […]

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Jan , 2024
Does closing the toilet lid before flushing prevent viral contamination?
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Does closing the toilet lid before flushing prevent viral contamination?

Toilet flushes are known to produce aerosols, which could carry pathogenic viruses to various surfaces in the restroom. A new study in the American Journal of Infection Control examines the impact of closing the toilet lid before flushing on the odds of cross-contamination of other surfaces. Study: Impacts of lid closure during toilet flushing and […]

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Jan , 2024
Gastric bypass shows slight edge over sleeve gastrectomy in long-term study
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Gastric bypass shows slight edge over sleeve gastrectomy in long-term study

In a recent phase III randomized controlled trial (RCT) published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, researchers from the Netherlands investigated and compared the long-term weight loss effects of sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in people with obesity. They found that the two procedures had clinically comparable excess loss of body mass index […]

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Jan , 2024
Curcumin spray shows promise in fighting SARS-CoV-2 and flu viruses
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Curcumin spray shows promise in fighting SARS-CoV-2 and flu viruses

A team of scientists from Thailand has developed a curcumin-containing oro-nasal film spray, which shows potential antiviral activity and mucosal immunity-boosting activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza viruses. The study is published in the Virology Journal. Study: A novel film spray containing curcumin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus infection and […]

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Jan , 2024
Study shows how CBT rewires the anxious child’s brain
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Study shows how CBT rewires the anxious child’s brain

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found overactivation in many brain regions, including the frontal and parietal lobes and the amygdala, in unmedicated children with anxiety disorders. They also showed that treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) led to improvements in clinical symptoms and brain functioning. The findings illuminate the brain mechanisms underlying […]

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Jan , 2024
Significant link found between recent weight loss and increased cancer risk
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Significant link found between recent weight loss and increased cancer risk

Many patients who present to primary care physicians do so with a history of weight loss in the recent past. With rising rates of cancer detection, a new study that recently appeared in The Journal of the American Medical Association deals with the question of whether recent weight loss is linked to an excess of […]

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Jan , 2024
The long-term outcomes of diabetes remission and its impact on health
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The long-term outcomes of diabetes remission and its impact on health

In a recent study published in Diabetologia, researchers examine the effect of diabetes remission on long-term health outcomes. Study: Impact of remission from type 2 diabetes on long-term health outcomes: findings from the Look AHEAD study. Image Credit: Proxima Studio / Shutterstock.com What is diabetes remission? Remission from type 2 diabetes is considered attainable by many […]

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Jan , 2024
Increased milk intake associated with a decreased risk of type 2 diabetes in adults who do not produce lactase
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Increased milk intake associated with a decreased risk of type 2 diabetes in adults who do not produce lactase

The researchers of a recent study published in Nature Metabolism investigated the relationship between milk consumption and type 2 diabetes (T2D) among lactase non-persistent (LNP) individuals. Study: Variant of the lactase LCT gene explains association between milk intake and incident type 2 diabetes. Image Credit: Yurii_Yarema/Shutterstock.comBackground Cow’s milk is part of the human diet; however, […]
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