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The many problems that come with palm oil

How palm oil became the world’s most hated, most used fat source Jonathan E. Robins, Michigan Technological University Palm oil is everywhere today: in food, soap, lipstick,...
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World Sickle Cell Day – June 19th

World Sickle Cell Day This World Sickle Cell Day (observed every year on June 19), find new stories and resources about sickle cell disease! Sickle cell...
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Could a Nasal Spray of Designer Antibodies Help to Beat COVID-19?

Dr Francis Collins, National Institutes of Health There are now several monoclonal antibodies, identical copies of a therapeutic antibody produced in large numbers, that are...
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Fish seen as key to fighting world hunger

The 2021 World Food Prize recognizes that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition Ben Belton, Michigan State University Fish and other aquatic foods are...
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Supplement improves glucose metabolism in women’s muscle

Sharon Reynolds National Institutes of Health At a Glance In a small trial, the muscles of women who took a supplement called nicotinamide mononucleotide for 10...
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Researchers very concerned about covid variant P.1

Dr. Francis Collins National Institutes of Health By last October, about three out of every four residents of Manaus, Brazil already had been infected with SARS-CoV-2,...
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Neurological damage common among covid long haulers

Prolonged brain dysfunction in COVID-19 survivors: A pandemic in its own right? Chris Robinson, University of Florida One in three survivors of COVID-19, those more commonly...
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Good Sleep for Good Health

Understanding why your brain needs you to get enough sleep National Institutes of Health Sometimes, the pace of modern life barely gives you time to stop...
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New insights on how saturated fats hurt your health

Saturated fats make some cells lose track of time -- and that's bad David J. Earnest, Texas A&M University Foods high in fat, especially saturated fat,...
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Stress hormones linked to changes in weight

Unwanted weight gain or weight loss during the pandemic? Blame your stress hormones Lina Begdache, Binghamton University, State University of New York CC BY-ND If you have...

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