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Cutting protein intake can help control obesity, diabetes and hypertension
Publicado em 21 de setembro de 2022
Cutting protein intake can help control metabolic syndrome and some of its main symptoms, such as obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure (hypertension), according to a study conducted by researchers in Brazil and Denmark to compare the effects of protein and calorie restriction diets in humans. An article reporting the study is published in the journal Nutrients.
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that heighten the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes, including [...]
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Discovery paves the way for specific therapies for common form of childhood brain and spine tumor
Publicado em 30 agosto 2022A study by scientists from Brazil, Australia, Austria and the United States has made important discoveries about a type of childhood cancer that has no approved cure and has a low survival rate. Findings described in an article published in the journal Neurooncology pave the way for finding more specific treatments. “Ependymomas are tumors of the central nervous system of various types, which are mainly treatable only by surgical removal and radiation therapy. Our study focused on gene [...]ver notícia -
Researchers analyze acute and post-acute COVID-19 presentations in athletes
Publicado em 08 julho 2022Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil analyzed data from 43 scientific articles describing the effects of COVID-19 on athletes and concluded that while the disease was asymptomatic or mild in the vast majority of cases (94%), about 8% of the subjects concerned had persistent symptoms affecting their performance and potentially preventing a return to training and competing. The data they analyzed referred to some 11,500 athletes, including amateurs and [...]ver notícia -
Diet supplemented with or deficient in methionine affects gene expression related to liver cell fat metabolism
Publicado em 15 junho 2022Having shown that diet can influence gene expression, science is starting to find out more about how this happens. According to an article recently published in Food and Chemical Toxicology, a diet supplemented with or deficient in methionine, an essential amino acid abundant in eggs, meat and seafood, affects the expression of genes associated with liver cell fat metabolism and genes that modify chromatin, the coiled fibers made up of DNA and proteins that form chromosomes in [...]ver notícia