The ‘optimal diet’ could add more than a decade to your life – and it’s simple to follow
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Read MoreSARS-CoV-2 hijacks antiviral human proteins to enter human cells
SARS-CoV-2 depends on the broadly antiviral interferon-induced human transmembrane proteins (IFITMs), to enter human cells and replicate inside them, according to research published this week in the Journal of Virology, a publication of the American Society for Microbiology. The investigators found that…
Read MoreLa California rural utilizará mosquitos modificados genéticamente para luchar contra sigilosos depredadores
VISALIA, California – Hace siete meses, Bryan Ruiz se mudó con su familia a una casa recién construida, en este centro agrícola del Valle Central, y pronto se sintió atacado. Los mosquitos les picaban y acosaban a plena luz del…
Read MoreTelemedicine Increases Black Patients’ Primary Care Access: Study
The increased availability of telemedicine was associated with improved access to primary care for Black patients in 2020, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania. The study, which used administrative data from 60 primary care clinics in…
Read MoreThe Biochemistry of Human Milk
Introduction Lipids Carbohydrates Protein Conclusion References Further Reading Human milk is a complex and unique fluid tissue that provides nourishment to neonates. The complicated nature of human breast milk differentiates it from all other mammalian milk and there is much…
Read MoreTestis tissue frozen for more than two decades can produce viable sperm after reimplantation
A breakthrough study published in PLoS Biology demonstrates that rat testis tissue frozen for over 20 years can be successfully transplanted into infertile mice to regenerate and produce sperms. However, the sperms are produced at a reduced rate compared to…
Read MoreStudy reveals how the creativity of people evolved during the first COVID-19 lockdown
Covid-19 took us by surprise and the exceptional situation of the first lockdown required great capacities of adaptation, in particular for our brain. A study conducted at the Paris Brain Institute (Inserm/CNRS/Sorbonne University/AP-HP) has just revealed how our creativity evolved…
Read MoreNew methods can make spinal cord less excitable and could be used to treat muscle spasms
Poor sleep, difficulty moving and injuries from hitting something accidentally are just some of the challenges faced by suffers of often-painful involuntary muscle spasms. However, an Edith Cowan University (ECU) study investigating motoneurons in the spine has revealed two methods…
Read MoreExpectant Dad Chris Pratt Says He Wants 'Dozens' of Kids
Chris Pratt wants a Jurassic-sized family, and he’s well on the way as he’s currently expecting his third child with wife Katherine Schwarzenegger. The two already share Lyla, 1, and Pratt is dad to Jack, 9, with ex-wife Anna Faris….
Read MoreRunning an Abortion Cinic While Waiting for Court Decision
The people who run America’s abortion clinics agree: There’s no job like it. There are the clients — so many of them desperate, in need, grateful. There are the abortion opponents — passionate, relentless, often furious. And hovering over it…
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