Category: 6. Health

  • Scientists Say This Food Lowers Cholesterol in Just 2 Days

    Scientists Say This Food Lowers Cholesterol in Just 2 Days

    • Scientists uncover one food that they say lowers LDL cholesterol fast.
    • In a recent study, participants who ate only oatmeal for two days showed roughly a 10% reduction in cholesterol.
    • Here’s what experts want you to know about the findings.

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  • Buck Institute launches a new initiative to measure and extend human healthspan

    Buck Institute launches a new initiative to measure and extend human healthspan

    The Buck Institute for Research on Aging today announced the launch of Healthspan Horizons, a new initiative designed to address one of the most urgent challenges in modern medicine: how to measure, understand, and extend…

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  • Genetically modified pig liver keeps man alive until human organ transplant

    Genetically modified pig liver keeps man alive until human organ transplant

    A medical team at Xijing Hospital of the Air Force Medical University in Xi’an, China, surgically connected a man with liver failure to an external, genetically modified pig liver. Credit: Xinhua via Alamy

    A 56-year-old man with liver failure…

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  • Psychedelics may repair brain myelin to aid PTSD recovery

    Psychedelics may repair brain myelin to aid PTSD recovery

    Psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin and MDMA may help repair the brain’s insulating myelin layer, according to new research.


    New research by Elsevier suggests that psychedelic drugs could help repair damage to the brain’s…

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  • COVID-19 lockdown timing tied to changes in executive function

    COVID-19 lockdown timing tied to changes in executive function

    A longitudinal study tracking UK children from toddlerhood to early school age reveals how the timing of pandemic disruption shaped the development and stability of executive function during such a critical window of cognitive…

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  • Functional mushrooms for protecting bees and combating global viruses

    Functional mushrooms for protecting bees and combating global viruses

    Live from the Expo West trade fair in California, US, Nutrition Insight speaks to renowned mycologist and Fungi Perfecti founder Paul Stamets. Featured in the Netflix documentary “Fantastic Fungi,” Stamets spotlights how mycelium’s…

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  • Vital Surveillances: Longitudinal Trajectories of Growth and Development in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children from a Long-Term Birth Cohort — 8 Regions, 3 PLADs, China, 2017–2024



    Neonatal birth weight serves as both a reflection of maternal health status and a key indicator of fetal well-being. LBW is associated with neonatal mortality, impaired…

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  • Israeli researchers find cannabis compounds could lead to 1st drug for fatty liver disease

    Israeli researchers find cannabis compounds could lead to 1st drug for fatty liver disease

    Two compounds from a cannabis plant could help what’s commonly known as “fatty liver disease,” Israeli researchers say.

    Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, known as MASLD, is the most common liver problem in the…

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  • Mussel-inspired adhesive prevents organ rejection

    Mussel-inspired adhesive prevents organ rejection

    A new technology has been developed to suppress immune rejection, the biggest challenge in organ transplantation, without causing systemic side effects. A research team from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and…

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