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- Read more about New App Developed to Concealed Food Safety Checks
Researchers have developed a new smartphone app that help food inspectors inconspicuously collect data related to food safety observations in restaurants and supermarkets without any fuss. The study was published in the journal Food Protection Trends.
- Read more about Lead Exposure in Mothers can Affect Offsprings
Previous research has suggested that exposure to heavy metal toxicants can influence a person's global DNA methylation profile. A new study has revealed that mothers with high levels of lead in their blood not only affect the fetal cells of their unborn children, but also their grandchildren. The study appeared online in the Scientific Reports.
- Read more about Tiny DNA machine could cut HIV diagnosis cost
Researchers have designed and synthesised a nanometer-scale DNA "machine" that can make the process of detecting the antibodies that can help with the diagnosis of infectious and auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and HIV much cheaper.
- Read more about Sit-Stand Desk at Offices can Fight Obesity
A new research suggests that replacing sitting desks with sit-stand desks at offices could offer a cost-effective and sustainable approach to fight obesity. The study was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
- Read more about Knowing High-Status People may Be Detrimental to Health
A new study has found that knowing people who enjoy comparatively higher status may be detrimental to your mental health. The findings appeared in the journal Social Science and Medicine.
- Read more about Despite Exercise Benefits, Some People Like to Strive More to Prevent Diabetes
While exercise is good for everyone, it is also a well known fact that some struggle more than others, suggested a recent study by researchers at Lund University. The researchers studied the effects of exercise in people with increased risk of type 2 diabetes caused by being immediately related to someone with the disease. The study is published in Journal of Applied Physiology.
- Read more about High-Fructose Diet Hampers Recovery After Brain Injury
Researchers have now warned that a diet high in processed foods which are often sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup may impair the brains' ability to heal after a serious traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study was published in the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
- Read more about New Powder To Stop Bleeding After Gunshot developed
Researchers created self-propelled particles in the form of powder that can stop severe bleeding in such cases as post-partum hemorrhage or gunshot wounds. This study was published in the journal Science Advances.
- Read more about Protein that Controls Fight Stress Identified
TRPV1 protein controls the nerves that release noradrenaline and affect core body temperature. This opens the doors for the development of new strategies to treat the effects of stress on the body. The study was published in The FASEB Journal.
- Read more about Sound Sleep Necessary to Boost Memory of Immune System
New research reveals that a sound sleep not strengthens the response-memory of your immune system when it comes to killing bad bacteria and viruses as they enter your body. The paper was published in the journal Trends in Neurosciences.