Researchers have found that caffeine activates a sensor that helps cells to deal with stressful situations such as energy shortages. The new insight may help to explain why coffee consumption is linked to health and long life.
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Elephant ivory trade is illegal, however, trade of ivory from mammoths is allowed. Now poachers can be found out by a test based on stable isotopes by telling apart the one from the other.
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A protein from SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19, can damage healthy cells by tagging them so that the immune system assumes them to be infected. As a consequence, the healthy cells may be destroyed and the efforts of the immune system are guided away from the infected cells. It has also been found that a common blood thinner, enoxaparin, can stop this.
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A meta-analysis with more than 44,000 people finds that 30 to 40 minutes of running or other moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity per day can almost level out the negative health effects of sitting for many hours.
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A new study with more than 46,000 adults in the USA finds that people who drink one to two cups of caffeinated coffee per day have a 14 percent reduced risk of all-cause mortality (compared to those who do not drink coffee). The effect is reduced when milk (or other saturated fats) and/or sugar is added.
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Since 2017, trains in the Netherlands have been running to 100 percent on wind generated energy. To this end 2200 wind turbines were built in the Netherlands, but also a significant amount of wind generated electricity comes from other countries such as Finland and Sweden.
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A new study found that the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, psilocybin, can reduce depression symptoms in cancer patients for two years, even when given only as a single 25 mg dose.
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In addition to standard fillings, tooth decay can be halted for years by two minimally invasive treatments: silver diammine fluoride (SDF) and atraumatic restorative treatment (ART), a sealant, a new study finds.
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Life expectancy can be increased and chronic diseases be avoided by consuming flavonoid-rich foods such as tea, berries, dark chocolate, and apples, a study with 120,000 people finds.
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A new study found that people using a smart watch or other wearables to track their progress are seven times as likely to stick to an exercise programme as others.
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According to a new study, cycling is a particularly good means of transport for reducing the risk of developing dementia (better than inactive ones and walking).
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Scientists found in blood samples fragments of genetic material that points towards tumours. The blood samples had been taken up to three years before the persons were diagnosed with cancer. The insight could lead to a test for the early detection of cancer with more opportunities for treatment at a very early stage.
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New research finds that a compound of kencur, a type of ginger, makes it difficult for cancer cells to generate energy by disrupting their fat-making machinery. Healthy cells do not rely on the disrupted mechanism.
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Studying different cohorts of some 150,000 old people in the US, Europe, and England, it has been found that the dementia risk seems to be declining. For instance, people living in the US between 81 and 85 that were born between 1890 and 1913 had a 25.1 percent risk of dementia, compared to a risk of 15.5 of those born between 1939 and 1943. It had not been investigated what the reasons for this decline may be.
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A new study shows that adding a therapy with an electric field device to immumotherapy and chemotherapy can significantly increase the life expectancy of patients with gliblastoma. The device delivers electric waves into tumors, which hinder tumor growth and stimulate the body's immune system.
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In order to protect rhinoceroses from poaching, their horns have been trimmed in eleven nature reserves in South Africa. This way poaching could be reduced by 78 percent.
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In northern Guatemala parts of a 3000 year old Maya city with human-like sculptures have been found.
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A new study finds that singing to babies improves their mood and leads to a better quality of life for babies and parents.
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In a new book presenting results of a 17 year long study, the main message is that longevity is not mainly determined by the genes but that, for instance, one lifestyle change could add 10 healthy years to life: regular resistance training.
related: #health #longevity #resistance_training
There seems to be a major breakthrough in the development of an effective vaccine against HIV. A study finds that in non-human primates, a new vaccine provokes a strong immune response blocking a range of nearly 70 percent of HIV strains.
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