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Reduced stress is linked to changes in the profile of plasma metabolites

Psychological stress is known to be related to obesity, low rate aggravation, and metabolic disorders. However, the underlying systems remain poorly comprehended. In the...

This plaque identifying toothpaste could prevent a heart attack or stroke

There is an association between oral health and inflammatory diseases affecting the entire body -- in particular, heart attacks and strokes. In collaboration with Marshfield...

The science behind best lights to affect sleep, mood, and learning

A new study from UW Medicine suggests that the lighting that stimulates the cone photoreceptor inputs to specific neurons in the eye that regulate...

Eating breakfast burns calories

Our body exhausts energy when we digest food to absorb, digest, transport, and store nutrients. This procedure, known as diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT), measures how...

Using cleaning products frequently can increase the risk of childhood asthma

The prevalence of childhood asthma has steadily increased over the past several decades and is now a leading cause of childhood chronic disease. The...

The fat around blood vessels keep them healthy, study

The fat around arteries known as Perivascular Adipose Tissue (PVAT) secretes anti-contractile factors that relax the underlying artery. PVAT’s contributions to vascular function include...

Dietitians are an effective part of weight loss

Some 39.8% of the general adult populace is obese. The economic outcomes of obesity are high, with evaluated $1,429 greater annual medicinal services consumptions...

Smart contact lens sensor detects common eye problems by altering colors

Wearable electronics, coupled with wireless communications systems and monitoring technologies, are providing advances relevant to medical application development. One of these new advances is...

MagNI: A magnet-controlled bioelectronic implant to relieve pain

Recently, Rice scientists have made a breakthrough, i.e., a neural implant that can be both programmed and charged remotely with a magnetic field. Dubbed...

This protein is involved in the progression of a fatty liver towards cancer

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer. The risk is higher in people with long-term liver diseases or if...

Statins could lower the risk of women developing ovarian cancer

A new method for cancer prevention.

Novel 3D model provides new insight into how our body’s stem cells interact with breast cancer cells

Biochemist Mj Brown, of the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, has investigated how human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and breast cancer cells...

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