Eating a high-fat diet containing a large amount of oleic acid – a type of fatty acid commonly found in olive oil – could drive obesity more than other types of dietary fats, according to a study published in the journal Cell Reports.
The study…
Category: 5. Health
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Scientists discover natural cancer-fighting sugar in sea cucumbers
Sea cucumbers are the ocean’s janitors, cleaning the seabed and recycling nutrients back into the water. But this humble marine invertebrate could also hold the key to stopping the spread of cancer.
A sugar compound found in sea cucumbers can…
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Nvidia Announces Massive New Initiatives in Pharma And Clinical Research
Nvidia has quickly become a leader in the AI ecosystem.
Founder and CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, announced today in his GTC Paris keynote that the company has inked two new large partnerships to advance the company’s…
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How Two Fathers Turned Personal Crisis Into Preeclampsia Innovation
Left to right Mirvie’s cofounders: Maneesh Jain aand Stephen Quake
When Maneesh Jain’s wife went into what was supposed to be…
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Unusual carbon build-up found in lungs of COPD patients
Cells taken from the lungs of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a larger accumulation of soot-like carbon deposits compared to cells taken from people who smoke but do not have COPD, according to a study published…
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Statins Reduce Sepsis Mortality by 39%
Treatment with statins is linked to a 39% lower 28-day mortality rate among patients hospitalized with sepsis. The corresponding study was published in Frontiers in Immunology.
Sepsis is a critical,…
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Firing Of Vaccine And Cancer Advice Panels Raises Question, What Next?
WASHINGTON, DC: Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the … More
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The Real Medicaid Crisis Isn’t Cuts—It’s The Model Itself
WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the House … More
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Teens say they can access firearms at home, even when parents lock them up, new research shows
More than half of U.S. teens living in households with firearms believe they can access and load a firearm at home. Even when their parents report storing all firearms locked and unloaded, more than one-third of teens still believe they…
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Ginger vs. Cancer: Natural compound targets tumor metabolism
Looking to nature for answers to complex questions can reveal new and unprecedented results that can even affect cells on molecular levels.
For instance, human cells oxidize glucose to produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate), an energy source…
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