Thursday 18 April 2019

Replace Red Meat With Plant Protein for Heart Health

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Your heart will thank you if you replace red meat with healthy plant proteins. Doing so will lower your odds for heart disease, according to a new study.



from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2IsoMrm

Scientists Generate 'Activity' in Dead Pig Brain

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The cells of the brain remained viable six hours later, compared with other brains not preserved using the newly developed process, the researchers reported.



from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2UIxFng

Wednesday 17 April 2019

Gene Therapy Restores Immunity for ‘Bubble Boys’

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A team of scientists say they have treated 10 "Bubble Boy' babies born with the disease called X-linked combined severe immunodeficiency, or SCID-X1, using a combination of gene therapy and chemotherapy.



from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2UFiZVQ

More TV, Tablets, More Attention Issues at Age 5

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Compared with their peers who spent no more than a half-hour in front of a screen each day, 5-year-olds who logged over two hours were six times more likely to have "clinically significant" attention issues.



from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2XmDkMA

Gulf War Legacy: Higher Risk of Birth Defects

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Rates of major birth defects were similar for children of deployed and non-deployed veterans. And there was no difference in major birth defects among children whose mothers were or weren't deployed.



from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Pj91Dx