by Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen you think about exercise, sweating through a cycling class, adding up miles from a brisk walk or pumping iron in the weight room may come to mind. But there’s a different form of exercise that uses something besides movement to give you a workout. It’s isometric exercise,...
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Study shows sense of smell is impacted by vaping
by University of Otago Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSensory changes may be an unexpected side effect of vaping, new University of Otago research shows. The study, carried out in collaboration with the National Institute for Health Innovation and published in the journal Appetite, assessed the potential effects of vaping on the sense of taste and smell among...
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Major new study uncovers protein that eradicates cancer and boosts the body’s immunity
New anti-cancer therapies could simultaneously deplete tumors of energy and boost the body’s immune response against them. (CREDIT: Creative Commons) Tumor cells are notorious for their adaptability and resilience in the face of treatment, often reshaping their energy metabolism to fuel their rapid growth and invasion. This metabolic shift not only sustains cancer cells but...
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Stem cell study offers clue to South Asians’ increased risk of cardiovascular disease
By Elaine Chen More than a dozen of stem cells in a blood vessel — health coverage from STATAgrowing body of data show that South Asians are at greater risk of developing heart disease than white people, and they tend to get complications at younger ages, but it’s not been fully clear what explains this...
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Study could pave the way to non-invasive techniques to detect skin cancer
by Aston University Image of the hand of a 52-year-old. Credit: Journal of Biomedical Optics (2023). DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.29.5.052912A study conducted by Aston University researchers has demonstrated that the appearance of aging skin looks noticeably different compared to younger skin, when examined under polarized laser light. The scientists believe that their new finding could pave the way...
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Scientists discover biological mechanism of hearing loss caused by loud noise, and find a way to prevent it
by University of Pittsburgh Credit: CC0 Public DomainAnyone who has ever been to a loud concert knows the feeling of ringing ears. Some people experience temporary or even permanent hearing loss or drastic changes in their perception of sound after the loud noises stop. Thanos Tzounopoulos, Ph.D., director of the Pittsburgh Hearing Research Center at the...
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Study shows salt substitutes help to maintain healthy blood pressure in older adults
by American College of Cardiology Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe replacement of regular salt with a salt substitute can reduce incidences of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in older adults without increasing their risk of low blood pressure episodes, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. People who used a...
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Mount Sinai ophthalmologists develop novel protocol to rapidly diagnose and treat eye stroke
Peer-Reviewed Publication THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL / MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Ophthalmologists at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) have created a novel protocol to rapidly diagnose eye stroke and expedite care to prevent irreversible vision loss. Their study, published Tuesday, February 13, in Ophthalmology, describes using high-resolution retinal imaging...
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Type 2 diabetes alters the behavior of discs in the vertebral column
In a rat model, the discs became stiffer and changed shape earlier than normalPeer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO THE HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE OF THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC (APPROXIMATELY 45–55 MM DIAMETER IN THE HUMAN LUMBAR SPINE AND 2.5–5 MM IN THE RAT COCCYGEAL SPINE) IS COMPOSED OF THE OUTER FIBER-REINFORCED ANNULUS FIBROSUS AND INNER...
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Oxytocin: the love hormone that holds the key to better memory
Researchers identify specific oxytocin neurons in the mouse brain that modulate object recognition memory Peer-Reviewed Publication TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE RESEARCHERS DISCOVER THAT ACTIVATING A SPECIFIC GROUP OF OXYTOCIN NEURONS IN THE MOUSE BRAIN IMPROVES PERFORMANCE IN NOVEL OBJECT RECOGNITION TASKS. CREDIT: AKIYOSHI SAITOH FROM TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE Oxytocin (OXT) is a hormone that...