People taking the blood thinning medication warfarin may need to moderate vitamin K levels in their diets. Vitamin K may interfere with the effectiveness of warfarin. A doctor may prescribe warfarin to someone who has had a blood clot in the past, as they are at a higher risk of blood clots in the future....
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Spicy foods: To eat, or not to eat
With spicy foods, pain is pleasure. No, really. The concept even comes with a term: benign masochism. “‘Benign masochism’ is when people come to enjoy pain,” explains Paul Rozin, a professor of psychology in the School of Arts and Sciences, whose research focuses on cultural psychology and humans’ relationship with food. “And that pain is...
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Montmorency tart cherry juice helped lower blood pressure and LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol
Research provides new reasons to eat (and drink) red for American Heart Month WEBER SHANDWICK CHICAGO LANSING, Mich. February 11, 2019 – Montmorency tart cherry juice helped lower systolic blood pressure and LDL or “bad” cholesterol in older adults by reducing certain biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress in older adults, according to a new...
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Trump Administration Brags About Quick Generic Drug Approvals. But Hundreds Of Them Aren’t For Sale.
Meanwhile, brand-name drug makers are raising prices at 10 percent per year. The Trump administration has been trumpeting a huge increase in generic drug approvals by the Food and Drug Administration in the past two years, the result of its actions to streamline a cumbersome process and combat anti-competitive practices. But nearly half of those...
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Western diet may increase risk of severe sepsis, death, study finds
A Western diet high in fat and sugar can pack on the pounds. But it can also put someone at greater risk of developing severe sepsis, according to a study by a Portland State University researcher. Credit: CC0 Public Domain The study, appearing in the Feb. 11 edition of the journal Proceedings of the National...
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Protein released from fat after exercise improves glucose
It’s well-known that exercise improves health, but understanding how it makes you healthier on a molecular level is the question researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center are answering. Image: Laurie J. Goodyear, Ph.D., Section Head and Senior Investigator at Joslin Diabetes Center, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Credit: John Soares After performing experiments...
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What is RNA?
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is an important biological macromolecule that functions to convert the genetic information encoded by DNA into proteins. DNA vs. RNA Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a complex molecule that is primarily found within the nucleus of cells. DNA is present within all living organisms and contains the genetic instructions required for the development...
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Magnesium in the Diet and Body
What is magnesium? Magnesium is a mineral needed for the body to function properly. It is a vital nutrient for maintaining healthy bone structure that can be acquired through various foods and supplements. Magnesium is an abundant mineral in the body. It is naturally present in many foods. Though present in food groups, magnesium can...
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How does exercise prompt fat to benefit metabolism?
An international team of scientists has uncovered molecular evidence of how exercise benefits metabolism and health through its effect on fat. The evidence reveals that fat plays an active role in the process. The finding follows earlier work in which the researchers were the first to show that exercise prompts fat tissue to release molecules that...
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Why your kid’s strep throat keeps coming back
Naïve B cells (blue) team up with Tfh cells (white) in areas known as germinal centers (red) within tonsils. That interaction allows them to become mature, antibody-producing B cells (green). Credit: Dr. Yu Kato, La Jolla Institute for Immunology Each year, some 600 million people around the world come down with strep throat. But for...