Category: 6. Health

  • High fructose intake increases fatty liver risk

    High fructose intake increases fatty liver risk

    A new review reveals how chronic overconsumption of fructose, especially from soft drinks and ultra-processed foods, can quietly damage your liver. Diet and lifestyle change still remain the most powerful tools for prevention. 

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  • Park, G. et al. Quantitative analysis of metabolic fluxes in brown fat and skeletal muscle during thermogenesis. Nat. Metab. 5, 1204–1220 (2023).

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  • WHO’s new guidance on maintaining opioid agonist maintenance treatment as an essential health service

    WHO’s new guidance on maintaining opioid agonist maintenance treatment as an essential health service

    WHO recently launched new guidance on Opioid agonist maintenance treatment as an essential health service: implementation guidance on mitigating disruption of services for treatment of opioid dependence.

    In 2022, an estimated 60 million people…

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  • Scientists find the missing links between genes and disease

    Scientists find the missing links between genes and disease

    Biomedical scientists are racing to identify the genes that contribute to illness, hoping that these discoveries will lead to treatments that target the right genes and help bring the body back to health.

    When one faulty gene is responsible, the…

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  • EFSA: introduction of bird flu from US dairy cattle to Europe very unlikely, but vigilance urged

    EFSA: introduction of bird flu from US dairy cattle to Europe very unlikely, but vigilance urged

    Possible mitigation measures for animal health

    As requested by the European Commission, EFSA focussed on the risk of infection of EU dairy cattle and poultry with the specific H5N1 genotype virus that is circulating in US dairy cattle and outlined…

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  • Gum disease may be linked to plaque buildup in arteries, higher risk of major CVD events

    Gum disease may be linked to plaque buildup in arteries, higher risk of major CVD events

    A new American Heart Association scientific statement details how oral health may affect cardiovascular outcomes and highlights how prevention and treatment of gum disease may reduce risk of…

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  • New analysis indicates that vaccines greatly reduce hospitalisations for flu and COVID-19

    New analysis indicates that vaccines greatly reduce hospitalisations for flu and COVID-19

    The study also reveals stark differences in vaccine uptake between countries, suggesting that much more could be done to reduce pressure on national healthcare systems.

    Despite these vaccines being proven to prevent severe illness, influenza…

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  • Ruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm in an Elderly Patient With Cerebrovascular Anomalies: A Case for Palliative Management

    Ruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm in an Elderly Patient With Cerebrovascular Anomalies: A Case for Palliative Management

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  • CBD and THC show anti-cancer effects against ovarian tumours – Drug Target Review

    1. CBD and THC show anti-cancer effects against ovarian tumours  Drug Target Review
    2. Groundbreaking ‘preliminary’ medicine for ovarian cancer comes to light  The News International
    3. Key cannabis compounds may help in the battle against one of the…

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  • Nutrition and 4 Health Benefits

    Nutrition and 4 Health Benefits

    You’ve probably sprinkled a little cilantro on top of your tacos, pad thai or pho. But is cilantro good for you?

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