A natural compound found in everyday fruits and vegetables may hold the key to protecting nerve cells — and it’s showing promise as a potential treatment for ALS and dementia, according to new research from the University of Missouri.
“It’s…
Category: 5. Health
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Long-term health impacts of flooding revealed
The world’s largest and most comprehensive study of the long-term health impacts of flooding — via analysis of over 300 million hospitalizations records in eight countries prone to flooding events — has found an increased risk of 26 per cent of…
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Smoke from US wildfires, prescribed burns caused premature deaths, billions in health damages
Since the end of the 20th century, air pollution from most U.S. sources has decreased, but emissions from wildland fires have risen. In a new study, researchers estimated that smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns caused $200 billion in…
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Stronger coffee with fewer coffee beans
Tens of billions of kilograms of coffee are consumed around the world each year. However, due to its very specific agricultural needs, coffee can be difficult to cultivate, and ongoing climate change threatens its growth.
To efficiently meet the…
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Groundbreaking study reveals changes in brain cell composition and gene activity in Tourette syndrome
In the first comprehensive, cell-by-cell analysis of brain tissue from individuals with Tourette syndrome, researchers have pinpointed exactly which cells are perturbed and how they malfunction, revealing how different types of brain cells are…
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ALS drug effectively treats Alzheimer’s disease in new animal study
Experimental drug NU-9 — a small molecule compound approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical trials for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — improves neuron health in animal models of Alzheimer’s…
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CVD and obesity: When protective lipids decline, health risks increase
New research from Weill Cornell Medicine has uncovered a surprising culprit underlying cardiovascular diseases in obesity and diabetes — not the presence of certain fats, but their suppression. The study, published Feb. 25 in Nature…
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Why Lifestyle Choices Could Determine Whether Or Not You Get Cancer
THE VIEW – Dr. Kristi Funk spoke about Breast Cancer prevention on “THE VIEW,” TUESDAY,OCT.20, 2009 … More
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Social media before bedtime wreaks havoc on our sleep − a sleep researcher explains why screens alone aren’t the main culprit
“Avoid screens before bed” is one of the most common pieces of sleep advice. But what if the real problem isn’t screen time − it’s the way we use social media at night?
Sleep deprivation is one of the most widespread yet…
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Providing farmworkers with health insurance is worth it for their employers − new research
Agricultural employers who provide farmworkers with health insurance earn higher profits, even after accounting for the cost of that coverage. In addition, farmworkers who get health insurance through their employers are more productive and…
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