The heavens is the limit when it comes to charming rooftop particular date nights. If you want to unwind in the cover from the sun of a canopy or get your adrenaline growing with a beverage or two, which place to suit your needs. There are plenty of Polk Gulf area rooftop venues to choose...
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Mucus-based lubricant proves highly effective against HIV and herpes
KTH, ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: THE SYNTHETIC GEL REPLICATES THE SELF-HEALING FUNCTION OF MUCUS IN THE BODY: MUCIN MOLECULES TRAP VIRUS PARTICLES, SUCH AS HIV AND HERPES, WHICH ARE THEN CLEARED THROUGH MUCUS TURNOVER. CREDIT: COSMIN BUTNARASU Cow mucus provides the basis for a synthetic prophylactic gel developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology...
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Fitness trackers reveal links between exercise, memory, and mental health
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Exercise can improve your cognitive and mental health — but not all forms and intensities of exercise affect the brain equally. The effects of exercise are much more nuanced, as specific intensities of exercise over a long period of time are associated with different aspects of memory and mental health, according to a...
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Microbiota transplantation as a therapeutic tool: Deciphering how the technique affects different diseases
by Università di Trento Variability of strain engraftment and retention across disease, antibiotics use and clinical success. a, Distribution of the fraction of donor strains and the fraction of retained strains present in the post-FMT samples for all FMT triads, showing a separation between higher fraction of donor strains and higher fraction of retained strains...
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Research suggests commonly used prostate cancer treatment rewires engine of prostate tumors
by University of Michigan In three of the 21 cases Joshi Alumkal and his team studied, the gene expression of the prostate tumors changed after receiving enzalutamide and no longer had the androgen receptor (shown in red) as an engine. Credit: Joshi Alumkal Drugs like enzalutamide that inhibit male hormones from activating the androgen receptor...
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New mechanism extends life of immune system
by University College London Human chromosomes (grey) capped by telomeres (white). Credit: PD-NASA; PD-USGOV-NASA A new mechanism that slows down and may even prevent the natural aging of immune cells—one of the nine hallmarks of aging—has been identified by an international team led by UCL scientists. Published in Nature Cell Biology, researchers say the discovery in-vitro...
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Extreme weather is bad for your heart
by CORDIS Credit: thebigland, Shutterstock A study conducted as part of the EXHAUSTION project has found an adverse connection between extreme temperatures and heart health, drawing attention to yet another consequence of climate change. The research has linked cold weather to excess deaths (the difference between expected and observed deaths) from heart disease, and hot...
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Training physicians and algorithms in dermatology diversity
by Hanae Armitage, Stanford University DDI dataset and algorithm performance. Row 1: Performance of all three AI models and the majority vote of an ensemble of dermatologists on the entire DDI dataset (A), FST I–II (B), and FST V–VI (C). Row 2: Performance across the DDI common diseases dataset with the performance of all algorithms...
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Cancer-fighting particle packs drugs in a glass bubble core
By Nick Lavars September 14, 2022 A new nanoparticle design has shown exciting potential against pancreatic cancer Depositphotos Getting cancer drugs to the right place in the right quantities is a perpetual problem for medical scientists, but a group from University of California, Los Angeles has put forward a promising new technology in this space....
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7 Metformin Benefits Beyond Diabetes Treatment
Written by Tracy Norfleet, MD, MBA, FACP | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH Updated on August 11, 2022 from Good Rx Key takeaways: Metformin can do much more than treat diabetes. And researchers continue to study and find ways it can help treat other conditions. Metformin can help with weight loss and reduce the...