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“Exposure to air pollutants is associated with an increased risk of developing many health disorders, including heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections.”

“When the authors of the study looked at specific causes of death, they found that those who ate five servings of fruits and vegetables per day were 12 percent less likely to die from cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke; 10 percent less likely to die from cancer; and 35 percent less likely to die from respiratory illness, even after ruling out other risk factors.”

“The researchers then quantified each individual’s preferred alcohol intake level by monitoring their behaviours when the animals received four hours of daily access to a bottle of 10% ethanol solution alongside plain tap water.”

“Nutrient sensing – a cell's capacity to recognize and respond to fuel sources – plays a critical role in human health, ultimately influencing the aging process and susceptibility to age-related disease.”

“Since the 1980’s, clinicians and researchers have been puzzled by the “French paradox”: the observation that residents of France have a surprisingly low incidence of cardiovascular disease given their high rates of smoking, intakes of saturated fat, and hypercholesterolemia (i.e. abnormally high serum levels of harmful low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol).”

“Oxidative stress is a biological phenomenon that manifests when highly reactive molecules produced during metabolism accumulate in the body, damaging DNA and cells and driving a wide of range of chronic diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment.”

“Participants experienced meaningful benefits from the ketogenic diet: Self-reported depression symptoms and clinician ratings dropped by about 70 percent by the end of the study, with measurable improvement already visible within two weeks in some patients.”

“After exposing both groups of animals to cold temperatures (40°F, 4°C) for four hours, the researchers measured their body temperatures using a thermal camera and performed an in vitro study to examine the cellular integrity of mitochondria and their ability to produce energy from multiple common fuel sources.”

“The investigators examined autopsy-derived brain tissues from 203 subjects living in Mexico City, ranging in age from 11 months to 40 years, to identify the presence of amyloid-beta plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles.”

“While previous work indicates that it might offer a safe and effective alternative to traditional drug therapies for some mental health disorders, flawed features of study design have cast doubt on their conclusions.”