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Aug 16, 2024

This Amino Acid Can Help Boost Brain Function When You’re Stressed

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The dosage of tyrosine supplements given in studies greatly varies, ranging from fixed amounts of 2–20 g to 25–150 mg/kg of body weight.

Speak with a healthcare provider to discuss the most appropriate dose for your health concerns.

Many foods contain tyrosine, making it relatively easy to meet the daily requirements. Meat and meat products are among the best dietary sources. For example, each 6-ounce (oz) cooked serving of chicken and steak provides 1,446 mg and 1,640 mg of tyrosine, respectively.

Aug 16, 2024

Benefits of Fermented Papaya in Human Health

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food, health, neuroscience

Fermented foods have been used for several years all over the world, due to their unique nutritional characteristics and because fermentation promotes conservation and food security. Moreover, fermented foods and beverages have a strong impact on human gut microbiota. Papaya is the fruit of the Carica papaya plant, traditionally used as a medicinal fruit, but there are also references to the use of the fermented form of this fruit. The main purpose of this review is to provide an improved understanding of fermented papaya nutritional and health applications. A literature search was conducted in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases. Both in vitro and in vivo studies were included. According to the retrieved studies, fermented papaya has proven to be an excellent antioxidant and an excellent nutraceutical adjuvant in combined therapies against several diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, allergic reactions, anticancer activity, and anemias. Therefore, it is concluded that fermented papaya has many benefits for human health and can be used as prevention or aid in the treatment of various diseases.

Keywords: fermented food, fermented papaya, health benefits, oxidative stress.

Aug 16, 2024

Australian research links low magnesium levels to increased risk of chronic diseases

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A new Australian study has identified why a diet rich in magnesium is so important for our health, reducing the risk of DNA damage and chronic degenerative disorders.

Scientists from the University of South Australia measured blood samples from 172 middle aged adults, finding a strong link between low magnesium levels and high amounts of a genotoxic amino acid called homocysteine.

This toxic combination damages the body’s genes, making people more susceptible to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, gastrointestinal diseases, a range of cancers, and diabetes.

Aug 16, 2024

This researcher wants to replace your brain, little by little

Posted by in categories: government, health, neuroscience

A US agency pursuing moonshot health breakthroughs has hired a researcher advocating an extremely radical plan for defeating death.

His idea?


Scholz is still skeptical though. “A new brain is not going to be a popular item,” he says. “The surgical element of it is going to be very severe, no matter how you slice it.”

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Aug 16, 2024

Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected — it could now turn into the next global pandemic

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

In recent years the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever took place in the wider area and, despite the availability of vaccines and treatments, posed considerable challenges.

What needs to happen

A recent article we co-authored in The Lancet Global Health outlines what needs to be done to contain this outbreak and prevent it from turning into an epidemic, possibly even a pandemic.

Aug 16, 2024

WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, law

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency.

WHO convened its emergency committee amid concerns that a deadlier strain of the virus, clade Ib, had reached four previously unaffected countries in Africa. This strain had previously been contained to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The independent experts met virtually Wednesday to advise WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the severity of the outbreak. After that consultation, he announced that he had declared a public health emergency of international concern — the highest level of alarm under international health law.

Aug 15, 2024

CDC Declares Mpox a Continental Emergency. Can We Prevent a Pandemic?

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Alarmed by the surge in mpox cases, the Africa Centres for Disease Control has taken the unprecedented step of declaring the outbreak sweeping through African countries a continental public health emergency.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is also meeting to decide whether to trigger its highest global alert level over the epidemic.

These moves come after a virulent strain of the disease spread rapidly to 16 countries and six new countries were affected in 10 days.

Aug 13, 2024

Researchers Uncover Vulnerabilities in AI-Powered Azure Health Bot Service

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, robotics/AI

Microsoft patches critical flaws in Azure Health Bot Service that could expose patient data. Researchers detail vulnerabilities and their potential im.

Aug 13, 2024

Scientists achieve more than 98% efficiency in removing nanoplastics from water

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University of Missouri scientists are battling against an emerging enemy of human health: nanoplastics. Much smaller in size than the diameter of an average human hair, nanoplastics are invisible to the naked eye.

Aug 12, 2024

“Alien Biology” Discovered: Bacteria’s Floating Genes Leave Scientists Baffled

Posted by in categories: alien life, genetics, health

Columbia researchers discovered that bacteria can create free-floating, temporary genes outside their chromosomes, challenging the long-held belief that all genetic instructions are contained within the genome. This finding opens the possibility that similar genes could exist in humans, potentially revolutionizing our understanding of genetics and gene editing.

Since the genetic code was first deciphered in the 1960s, our genes have appeared like an open book. By interpreting our chromosomes as linear sequences of letters, akin to sentences in a novel, we can identify the genes within our genome and understand how changes in a gene’s code influence health.

This linear rule of life was thought to govern all forms of life—from humans down to bacteria.

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