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May
Pseudouridimycine: New natural antibiotic capable of destroying resistant bacteria
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, popularly known as ‘superbugs', are one of the major threats to global public health. These microorganisms have once evolved to counteract the efficacy of antibiotics - usually by abusive or improper use of these drugs, in the case...
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May
Tech Tattoos
Wearable fitness devices can track pulse rates and physical activity over time in order to achieve long-term health goals; however, more advanced technology is being developed to monitor what's happening inside the body in real time. Researchers are now creating wearab...
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May
Is it Possible to be Fat and Fit?
PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY TO ME,‘Anyone who runs as much as you do deserves to be skinny. 'Of course, what they’re really saying:‘If you do all this running, why are you still so fat? ’A female heavy runner climb of her car at Black Rock Lake. It’s a shi...
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May
The weight of a calorie.
Farewell to counting calories! Right after surgery, most patients can have between 400 to 1,000 calories. At 3 months, it usually is between 800 to 1,000 calories. At one year, calorie intake is somewhere between 1,000 and 1,600. Daily calorie intake depends on restriction from th...
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May
Value Based Care Using Ultrasound.
2017 presents an opportunity for healthcare providers to evaluate how technologies like ultrasound can solve their challenges. By expanding their use of ultrasound, we believe providers can attract more patients, increase their patients' level of satisfaction, and reduce co...
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May
Clinical benefits and exercise prescription in primary cardiovascular prevention
Worldwide the leading causes of morbidity and mortality are diseases whose common denominator the atherosclerotic process, some of which represent the known cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes mellitus or hypertension, and others are as a result of these ischemic heart d...
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May
Possible Role of High-Dose Vitamin D and Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Halting Type 1 Diabetes Progression
There is a great need to identify “safe” and effective therapies that may prevent and positively impact the progression of autoimmune disorders, like Type 1 diabetes (T1D). Omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D are both safe therapies with known anti-inflammatory effects...
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May
A ‘Mini-Organ’ Delivering Real Insulin in Real Time – BioHub
The DRI BioHub is a bioengineered “mini organ” that mimics the native pancreas. It contains real insulin-producing cells that can sense blood sugar and release the precise amount of insulin needed — in real time. To the millions living with diabetes, the DRI BioH...
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May
Music in Medicine and Medicine in Music
Sounds are the common language for anyone who has an auditory system that conducts sound waves to another transducer system so that, in the next relay, they acquire a meaning. In fact, in the brain there are areas that process various components of music, such as tone, vibration...
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May
Feeling drained while losing weight?
If you feel exhausted while trying to establish a healthier diet and lifestyle, it is important to understand what your body is going through and know what to expect to help yourself and stay on track. During weight loss, there are several mechanisms that affect your metabolism m...
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