Increased awareness of the health consequences of eating too much sugar has fueled a dramatic uptick in the consumption of zero-calorie artificial sweeteners in recent decades. However, new research finds sugar replacements can also cause health changes that are linked with diabetes and obesity, suggesting that switching from regular to diet soda may be a...
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Eating more fish could prevent Parkinson’s disease
A study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shines more light on the link between consumption of fish and better long-term neurological health A new study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shines more light on the link between consumption of fish and better long-term neurological health. Parvalbumin, a protein found in great quantities in...
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Can essential oils reduce varicose veins?
Varicose veins or spider veins can arise from aging, pregnancy, or sitting down for too long. They also tend to run in families. Along with medical treatments, a person may want to try home remedies for varicose veins, including essential oils. Varicose veins are larger-than-normal veins that commonly appear in the legs. They are raised and...
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Image of the Day: Immune Cell In Action
An immune cell migrates inside a zebrafish’s inner ear while scooping up particles of sugar (blue) along the way.MARTIN LOPEZ-GARCIA Eric Betzig, a physicist at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and colleagues merged two microscopy techniques to create a 3-D video of immune cells moving through a zebrafish’s inner ear. They reported their findings last week...
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Soccer heading — not collisions — cognitively impairs players
April 24, 2018–(BRONX, NY)–Worse cognitive function in soccer players stems mainly from frequent ball heading rather than unintentional head impacts due to collisions, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found. The findings suggest that efforts to reduce long-term brain injuries may be focusing too narrowly on preventing accidental head collisions. The study published online today...
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Consuming protein supplements with meals may work better for weight control
A new systematic review of available evidence appearing in Nutrition Reviews indicates that consuming protein supplements with meals may be more effective at promoting weight control than consuming supplements between meals in adults following a resistance training regimen. It is well established that consuming dietary protein proximate to resistance-type exercise sessions promotes a positive net protein balance...
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Drinking baking soda could be an inexpensive, safe way to combat autoimmune disease
A daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, scientists say. They have some of the first evidence of how the cheap, over-the-counter antacid can encourage our spleen to promote instead an anti-inflammatory environment that could be therapeutic in the face of inflammatory disease, Medical College...
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Why are some E. coli deadly while others live peacefully within our bodies?
E. coli outbreaks hospitalize people and cause food recalls pretty much annually in the United States. This year is no different. Obviously some E. coli can be deadly for people. But not all strains of these bacteria make you sick. In fact, you have a variety of strains of E. coli in your intestines right now – including one that’s busy making...
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How injuries change our brain and how we can help it recover
Injury to the adult brain is all too common. A brain injury will often show up on brain scans as a well-defined area of damage. But often the changes to the brain extend far beyond the visible injury. Changes in the brain also continue to evolve for many months after injury. Part of this is...
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Controlling diabetes apart from blood sugar levels
When you have diabetes, there’s a lot of emphasis on controlling your blood sugar levels. And just as important, you and the health-care team caring for you should pay attention to cardiovascular, kidney and visual health. Dr. William Curry, vice chair for population health in Penn State Health’s Department of Family and Community Medicine, said...