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Posted on August 31st 2022 (over 2 years)

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are among the most widely used drugs worldwide, available in both prescription and over-the-counter forms, ...

Posted on August 2nd 2022 (over 2 years)

Chocolate and its principal component, cocoa, are popular topics – no doubt because they taste so good. But a wide range of beneficial health effects have be...

Posted on July 27th 2022 (over 2 years)

Continuous glucose monitors – CGMs, for short – are wearable devices that measure blood glucose levels through a tiny sensor placed under the skin. The CGM c...

Posted on July 21st 2022 (almost 3 years)

Vitamin K is a type of fat-soluble vitamin that participates in blood clotting, cardiovascular health, and bone metabolism. Naturally occurring forms of vita...

Posted on July 5th 2022 (almost 3 years)

Dietary fiber is a broad term that refers to the non-digestible components of fruits and vegetables. Gut microbes break down certain types of fiber, releasin...

Posted on June 21st 2022 (almost 3 years)

Meat – especially red meat – is perhaps one of the most polarizing topics in the nutrition world today. Some camps tout the benefits of eating an all-meat di...

Posted on June 15th 2022 (almost 3 years)

While some research suggests drinking alcohol improves health, an abundance of evidence indicates that drinking alcohol also harms health. Particularly, high...

Posted on May 27th 2022 (almost 3 years)

The Mediterranean diet pattern is rich in micronutrient-dense foods such as vegetables, fish, and olive oil and has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiova...

Posted on May 17th 2022 (almost 3 years)

Aging – a process that began the moment we were born – is generally thought of as inevitable. But could aging become reversible in the future? Technologies l...

Posted on April 26th 2022 (almost 3 years)

The idea of aging "gracefully" – looking, feeling, and thinking well as the years pass – is not only appealing, but (science suggests) also achievable. Exerc...

Posted on April 19th 2022 (about 3 years)

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune neurodegenerative disorder that destroys myelin, the insulating layer that surrounds neurons. The causes of MS are c...

Posted on March 30th 2022 (about 3 years)

Autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis occur when the immune system mistakes the body's own proteins for t...

Posted on March 22nd 2022 (about 3 years)

A healthy intestinal barrier limits the transport of pathogens and endotoxins from the gut to the bloodstream; however, increased gut permeability (known as ...

Posted on March 2nd 2022 (about 3 years)

The cardioprotective effects of omega-3s are pretty well established. But the research on omega-3s has also revealed that they're involved in nearly every as...

Posted on February 5th 2022 (about 3 years)

Early studies of omega-3 fatty acid intake demonstrated dramatic biological effects. Since then, the body of research enumerating the profound anti-inflammat...

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