Health

  Etlingera is a genus of tropical plants that belong to the Zingiberaceae or ginger family. These plants have short inflorescence shoots and fruits that ripen underground. Etlingera plants are known perennials that produce circlets of flowers with bright red petal-like structures. According to researchers from Noakhali Science…
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  Women who fill a prescription for Ortho Tri-Cyclen®, a popular form of oral birth control, will note the inclusion in the pill pack of a lengthy insert detailing grave risks, along with side effects that are considered “not serious” such as nausea, vomiting, bleeding between menstrual cycles, weight…
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  An interdisciplinary team of scientists from KU Leuven, the University of Bremen, the Leibniz Institute of Materials Engineering, and the University of Ioannina has succeeded in killing tumour cells in mice using nano-sized copper compounds together with immunotherapy. After the therapy, the cancer did not return.…
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  Medicinal plants possess a variety of bioactive compounds that give them their beneficial properties. Among these plant components, phenolic compounds are the most widely studied due to their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Flavonoids, in particular, are well-known for contributing to the…
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  Among many substances who were tested for effectiveness against coronavirus, there are two other potential remedies vying for attention: quercetin and vitamin D. Not only are both known for their immune-boosting and antiviral benefits, they're also inexpensive and widely available. Can quercetin quell…
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  If you don’t eat bitter melon on a regular basis, or if you’ve never tried it at all, don’t worry! The name is enough to turn people away that are not a fans of bitter foods, and its appearance also leaves much to be desired. However, once you learn the amazing health benefits it offers, it’d be hard to…
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  An Italian court has ruled that prolonged use of mobile phones can cause head tumours, despite scientists claiming that there is no evidence to back this up. The Turin court of appeal upheld a ruling issued by a lower court in 2017 in relation to a man with neurinoma of the acoustic nerve, a benign but disabling…
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  You may be used to drinking a cup of coffee or tea to wake you up in the morning. Some of you may opt for a glass of cool water to replenish you and get your morning started. These things may now be morning habits; however, it can be worth reconsidering how you start your morning because research shows that drinking warm water…
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  In recent times a serious breakthrough has been made. A new cowpox-style virus could change the way cancer affects this world, and we mean that in the most mind-blowing ways. This virus was engineered by an Australian company, according to News.com and is able to kill every known type of cancer thus far but has…
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  The lenticular nucleus works in conjunction with other structures of the basal ganglia. Its connections have a lot to do with acquiring and improving skills. Our nervous system is full of curiosities, and the lenticular nucleus is one of them. It’s a subcortical brain structure that, among other things, is…
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