Category: Features
High avocado consumption linked to lower risk of cardiovascular events
The American Heart Association (AHA) has recommended eating two or more servings of avocado weekly, and substituting avocado for certain fat-containing foods like butter, cheese, or processed meats, to maintain good cardiovascular health. Clinical trials also suggest avocados can lower […]
Recently discovered gut protein found to influence constipation
Researchers from Australia’s Flinders University have identified a touch sensitive protein in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract or gut, suspected to help with motility. The protein, Piezo2, is normally found in the skin: in the gut, Piezo2 is expressed in both […]
Successful 3D-printing of paracetamol in seconds
University College London (UCL) scientists have accomplished three-dimensional (3D)-printing of medicines in just 17 seconds as opposed to several minutes. A typical 3D printing process involves extruding resin layer-by-layer to form a structure – adding to this process, the UCL […]
Lack of sleep and food causes unhealthy fat accumulation in the belly
Insufficient sleep combined with increased calorie consumption – without increasing physical activity – leads to unhealthy fat accumulation: lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat area and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral fat, […]
How to declutter your mind and develop personal agency
The mind is a powerful tool: it is necessary to take stock of our mental well-being from time-to-time and create the best version of our mind that is in line with our values, interests, and passions. This is referred to […]
Fasting with diabetes during Ramadan
As the holy month of Ramadan approaches, Muslims the world over will be fasting from sunrise to sunset – this means no food or fluids consumed for more than half a day. Most Muslims anticipate the practice, but those living […]
Just 9g cranberry powder a day improves heart health
Men who drank 4.5g (0.16 oz) of freeze-dried cranberry powder twice a day were seen to have increased antioxidant metabolites in the blood critical to cardiovascular disease prevention. When researchers from King’s College London measured a metric known as flow-mediated […]
Plastics found for the first time in human bloodstream
Scientists from Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, the Netherlands, have produced evidence of plastic particles being absorbed into the bloodstream, with a novel method involving the use of mass spectrometry. “We have now proven that our bloodstream, our river of life […]
Voice analysis used to predict coronary artery disease
A study by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) is the first to use an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system to predict incidences of coronary artery disease (CAD) by analysing voice markers. Cardiology fellow Dr. Jaskanwal Deep Singh Sara said that […]
