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The role of phytochemicals in combating metabolic diseases
Research highlights the potential of plant-derived compounds in addressing chronic conditions like obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease by targeting inflammation, oxidative stress, and microbiota imbalances.
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Light and moderate wine consumption linked to lower risk of cardiovascular complications
Light and moderate consumption of wine is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular complications, according to a multicenter study led by researchers from the University of Barcelona, the Hospital Clínic and the August…
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Research pinpoints critical age for improving children’s cardiovascular health
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a critical public health concern, with risk factors such as high blood pressure, abnormal blood sugar levels, elevated cholesterol, and obesity beginning in childhood. A new study pinpoints the…
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Home food environment shapes adolescent dietary choices
A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, highlights the significant influence of the home food environment on adolescent dietary patterns compared to neighborhood food options.…
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Could microalgae fermentation create the superfoods of the future?
Fermentation is turning microalgae into a sustainable superfood, delivering health breakthroughs like diabetes management and paving the way for greener, healthier diets.
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Space experiment shows faster maturation of brain organoids in microgravity
Microgravity is known to alter the muscles, bones, the immune system and cognition, but little is known about its specific impact on the brain. To discover how brain cells respond to microgravity, Scripps Research scientists,…
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Microbial bile acids affect colon cancer risk in opposite ways
Microbes living in our guts help us digest food by reshaping the bile acids that our livers produce for breaking down fats. It turns out that two of these microbially-modified bile acids may affect our risk -; in opposite…
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Dinuclear platinum(II) complexes could offer a more targeted approach to treating prostate cancer
Prostate cancer remains a global health challenge, ranking as the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among men. Although treatments like androgen deprivation therapy have been effective for early-stage prostate cancer,…
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Flavonoid kaempferol could offer natural relief for food allergies
Allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis, and food allergies have been increasing in frequency over the last few years. Food allergies in particular affect millions of people worldwide-;this includes allergies to…
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Higher diet quality scores linked to lower emissions but come with trade-offs
Plant-based dietary patterns show the most favorable sustainability outcomes, reducing emissions, energy use, and land impact but increasing water use and costs, highlighting complex trade-offs in diet sustainability
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