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News & Articles By Divina Ramirez
08/24/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
How safe are urban gardening crops?
As more people learn about their benefits, urban gardens have increased in number across the United States. However, there are several issues surrounding food production in urban areas, like soil contamination, that are thought to pose risks to human health. In a recent breakthrough, a team of researchers from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM) in Spain conducted a probabilistic risk […]
08/19/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Microplastics in the Atlantic Ocean could amount to more than 200 million tons, according to recent projections
There could be more than 200 million tons of minuscule plastic fragments floating across and beneath the entire Atlantic Ocean, and that’s just for three of the most littered plastics. In a major breakthrough, scientists from the U.K.’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) found 12–21 million tons of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene suspended in the top 200 meters (m) of the Atlantic. Lead author […]
08/18/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Microencapsulated compound from thyme essential oil kills larvae of dengue mosquitoes, study finds
Dengue is a mosquito-borne tropical disease that continues to be a pressing problem in some countries. Despite being painful and debilitating, it remains a neglected disease due to scant research, and there isn’t a range of treatments to choose from outside of bed rest and medication. In a major breakthrough, scientists from the University of Sao Paulo (USP) […]
08/14/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Introducing prebiotics to children helps diminish the negative effects of early life stress
Prebiotics, the fibers that feed the good bacteria in the gut, can protect children from the effects of early life stress (ELS), according to scientists from University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland and Mead Johnson Pediatric Nutrition Institute in Indiana and the Netherlands. Published in the European Journal of Neuroscience, their findings demonstrated that introducing prebiotics to mice that had […]
08/13/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
How does sugar drain your brain? Science explains
It’s no secret that too much sugar is bad for cardiometabolic health. From triggering insulin resistance to increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke, eating a high-sugar diet can pose serious consequences. Recent research published in the journal Nature Communications adds another sugar-related consequence: rapid metabolic shifts. In fruit flies fed a high-sugar diet, important metabolites […]
08/13/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Increasing blood pressure meds for elderly patients increases risk of readmission due to falls and kidney injury
Blood pressure medications might reduce the risk of cardiometabolic conditions, but researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) found that healthcare professionals might be doing more harm than good in prescribing more intense medications. Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, their results demonstrated that patients admitted for non-cardiac conditions but had high blood pressure had a greater risk of readmission, falls, fainting […]
08/12/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Curcumin found to have protective effects against stomach cancer
Curcumin, the main bioactive compound in turmeric (Curcuma longa), can be utilized in the prevention and treatment of stomach cancer, according to a team of scientists from the Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) and the Federal University of Para (UFPA) in Brazil. Published in the journal Epigenomics, their findings underscored the cellular mechanisms behind curcumin’s beneficial effects […]
08/12/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Dolphins in the English Channel have high levels of mercury in their skin AND blubber: Chemicals have been poisoning dolphins for decades, warn scientists
Bottlenose dolphins might not be an endangered species, but these charming marine mammals do face certain threats, such as commercial fishing and habitat destruction. Nonetheless, scientists find that neither of these is as serious nor as pressing as another emerging threat: chemical poisoning. In a major breakthrough, scientists from the University of Liege (ULiege) in Belgium and […]
08/11/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Electric scooters shouldn’t be treated as toys: Face and head injuries from their use TRIPLED in the last decade
Electric scooters are all the rage in major cities across America. Light, fast and simple enough to operate, scooters offer a fun and emissions-free means of getting around urban neighborhoods and bustling metropolises for children and adults alike. But people hopping onto electric scooters in cities are among the most susceptible to injuries, according to recent […]
08/10/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Insulin resistance happens in the gut – but how? Researchers explain
Insulin resistance is a metabolic condition often studied in relation to diabetes. This is because it is considered a precursor to Type 2 diabetes. According to a group of researchers from Canada and the U.S., obesity can bring about insulin resistance, and it all starts in the gut. Published in the journal Nature Communications, their groundbreaking finding […]
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