A large new study suggests that higher levels of a common amino acid called tyrosine may be linked to a shorter lifespan in men.
Category: 8. Health
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Study suggests one common amino acid may affect how long men live
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Daily Aspirin May Do More Harm Than Good for Cancer Prevention
A major new review challenges the idea that a daily aspirin can reliably prevent bowel cancer in the general population. For years, aspirin has been floated as a simple, low-cost way to lower colorectal cancer risk. A new Cochrane review argues…
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Muscle repair may hinge on a timed metabolic 'switch,' study suggests
Scientists at the University of California, Irvine’s School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences have discovered how muscle stem cells “flip a switch” to rebuild damaged muscle—a finding that could help address muscle loss linked to aging,…
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Chatbot Use Can Cause Mental Illness to Get Worse, Research Finds
A new study found that chatbot use appeared to worsen symptoms of mental illness in people…
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Call for dentists to reduce unnecessary nitrous oxide use
Nitrous oxide used for sedating patients during dental appointments has a significant environmental impact, with wide variation in use and wastage across the UK, according to a new study by UCL (University College London) researchers.
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Drug that targets immune cells shows potential as new treatment for diabetic heart disease
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have found that a medication originally developed for glycemic control can reverse serious heart damage—not by controlling blood sugar as originally intended, but by retraining the immune system…
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Testosterone increases severity of bacterial skin infections, researchers discover
Men are more susceptible than women to skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, but the biological basis for this disparity has remained unclear. A new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers is the first to…
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Metabolic dysfunction is main driver of chronic kidney disease risk
Metabolic dysfunction, rather than steatotic liver disease (SLD), seems to be the main driver of chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk, according to research published online Feb. 23 in Nutrition & Diabetes.
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Changing the past in your imagination: Working with memories can reduce fear of failure
Certain imagery-based techniques can reduce the fear of failure that results from difficult childhood memories, according to research by scientists from SWPS University and the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology. The researchers described…
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'Sensory checkpoint' in adult brain keeps remodeling itself long after adolescence, scientists find
The dominant theory in neuroscience has been that the sensory processing circuits in our brain are finalized in early childhood and fixed afterward. A recently published study, however, overturned this widely believed theory, and suggested that…
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