The brain controls the release of glucose in a wide range of stressful circumstances, including fasting and low blood sugar levels.
However, less attention has been paid to its role in day-to-day situations.
In a study published in Molecular…
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Why irregular sleep puts heart failure patients in danger
People recovering from heart failure should consider improving the regularity of their sleep, a study led by Oregon Health & Science University suggests.
The research team found that even moderately irregular sleep doubles the risk of having…
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A Famine Has Been Declared In Gaza. Here’s How It Can Affect The Health Of Its Citizens
TOPSHOT – Palestinian women and children hold out their empty pots in front of a charity kitchen in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 21, 2025. Rights group Amnesty International earlier this week accused Israel of enacting a…
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Stopping time in cells exposes life’s fastest secrets
Optical microscopy is a key technique for understanding dynamic biological processes in cells, but observing these high-speed cellular dynamics accurately, at high spatial resolution, has long been a formidable task.
Now, in an article published…
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Tiny green tea beads trap fat and melt away pounds without side effects
Weight-loss interventions, including gastric bypass surgery and drugs that prevent dietary fat absorption, can be invasive or have negative side effects. Now, researchers have developed edible microbeads made from green tea polyphenols, vitamin E…
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Too much salt can hijack your brain
A new study finds that a high-salt diet triggers brain inflammation that drives up blood pressure.
The research, led by McGill University scientist Masha Prager-Khoutorsky in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team at McGill and the Research…
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Why ‘Zombie Squirrels’ Have Been Appearing In The U.S. And Canada
News of “zombie squirrels” appearing in the U.S. and Canada may be a bit shocking to squirrels and humans. (Photo: Getty)
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The idea of “zombie squirrels” may seem a bit nuts to you. But that’s the term that people have been using to…
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Concern That Gamified Investing Influences Emerging Adults To Be Gamblers
Student engaged in online trading while studying
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Mental health experts have voiced concerns about possible negative effects of gaming and gambling on traditional-aged college students and emerging adults. For example, in a 2020 study in the…
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Tiny protein dismantles the toxic clumps behind Alzheimer’s
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital demonstrated for the first time that the protein midkine plays a preventative role against Alzheimer’s disease. Midkine is known to accumulate in Alzheimer’s disease patients. Now, researchers…
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The Way Your City Is Designed Could Impact Physical Activity Levels: Study
BARCELONA, SPAIN – OCTOBER 26: People enjoy the view over the city with ‘La Sagrada Familia’ in the background on October 26, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. ‘La Sagrada Familia’ Foundation announced on October 21 that the temple has entered final…
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