Sweetened drinks represented 62% of children’s drink sales in 2018
Fruit drinks and flavored waters that contain added sugars and/or low-calorie (diet) sweeteners dominated sales of drinks intended for children in 2018, making up 62 … Read more
Children are more likely to have higher blood pressure by age six if their mother used snus during pregnancy
Five to six year old children had higher systolic blood pressure if their mothers used snus, a moist, powdered smokeless tobacco that contains nicotine, while … Read more
Hormone therapy associated with improved cognition
Estrogen has a significant role in overall brain health and cognitive function. That’s why so many studies focused on the prevention of cognitive decline consider … Read more
Methylation Clocks and True Biological Age
The good news is that the DataBETA project has found a home. After several months of seeking a university partner, I am thrilled to be … Read more
US green economy worth $1.3 trillion per year, but new policies needed to maintain growth
The US green economy is estimated to generate over $1.3 trillion in revenue per year, representing 16.5% of the global green economy, according to a … Read more
Neurosteroid can treat detrimental effects of marijuana
As a growing number of U.S. states legalize the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana, an increasing number of American women are using cannabis before … Read more
Sperm and egg cell ‘immune response’ protects koala DNA
Discovery of a type of immunity that protects koalas’ DNA from viruses has importance for the survival of koalas and our fundamental understanding of evolution. … Read more
Quantum paradox experiment may lead to more accurate clocks and sensors
More accurate clocks and sensors may result from a recently proposed experiment, linking an Einstein-devised paradox to quantum mechanics. University of Queensland physicist Dr Magdalena … Read more
NIH study in mice explains how brain can turn pain signals up or down
A new study in mice uncovered a previously unknown role that the central amygdala can play in upgrading or downgrading pain signals in the brain’s … Read more
Drug reverses signs of liver disease in people living with HIV
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston report that the injectable hormone tesamorelin reduces liver … Read more
Microbleeds may worsen outcome after head injury
Using advanced imaging, researchers have uncovered new information regarding traumatic microbleeds, which appear as small, dark lesions on MRI scans after head injury but are … Read more
