Comparing nocturnal and diurnal rodents helps scientists understand a human eye disease
Light-sensitive cells in the retina come in two main types: rods and cones. Rods are used for vision at low
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Researchers explore how changes in diet alter microbiome in artificial intestine
Using an artificial intestine they created, researchers have shown that the microbiome can quickly adapt from the bacterial equivalent of
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Dietary fiber reduces brain inflammation during aging
As mammals age, immune cells in the brain known as microglia become chronically inflamed. In this state, they produce chemicals
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Financial incentives for cholesterol control may be cost-effective
A program that offered financial incentives to both patients and their physicians to control low-density lipoproteins (LDL) cholesterol could be
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I suffer from pain in my left arm and chest. My blood pressure is also sometimes high. What should I do?
Chest pain is a common sign of heart trouble in older adults, although thankfully problems like heart attacks are very
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Pregnant women with heart disease should give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation
Pregnant women with heart disease should give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation. That is one of the
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Healthy fat cells uncouple obesity from diabetes
About 422 million people around the world, including more than 30 million Americans, have diabetes. Approximately ninety percent of them
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Pass the salt: Study finds average consumption safe for heart health: Public health strategies should be based on best evidence
New research shows that for the vast majority of individuals, sodium consumption does not increase health risks except for those
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New soft bioelectronic mesh tested on human wrist and pulsating pig’s heart: Elastic, biocompatible, conductive mesh monitors electrophysiological signals and delivers thermal and electrical stimulations
A research team at the Center for Nanoparticle Research, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), has succeeded in developing
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Stress makes people better at processing bad news
Feeling stressed or anxious makes people more able to process and internalise bad news, finds a new UCL-led study. The
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