Five picky eating habits—and how to help your child overcome them

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Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Have you ever found yourself negotiating with a pint-sized dictator about eating a single pea? You’re not alone. Almost half of kids go through a

Mankai plant found to reduce post-meal sugar levels in diabetics

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Study design and flowchart. Type 2 diabetes. Credit: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (2024). DOI: 10.1111/dom.15840 A pioneering clinical trial conducted at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Ben-Gurion University of

Study reveals how insulin-producing cells work together to respond to metabolic demands

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Modulation of individual IPCs by aminergic and peptidergic neurons in patch-clamp recordings. Credit: eLife (2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.99548.1 Scientists have revealed how a population of insulin-producing cells (IPCs) in the fruit

Can having a stroke change your sleep?

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who have had a stroke may be more likely to sleep too much or too little compared to those without prior stroke, according to a

Interdisciplinary team maps role of P. gingivalis in drug resistance

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Credit: iScience (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109860 A new paper from an interdisciplinary team at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center describes how the bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis interferes with chemotherapy-induced mitophagy, allowing oral cancer

Laughter may be as effective as drops for dry eye disease

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Dry eye disease (DED) is a chronic condition estimated to affect around 360 million individuals worldwide. Common symptoms include uncomfortable, red, scratchy or irritated eyes. Evidence

UK to restrict junk food ads in childhood obesity fight

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The UK will ban junk food advertising on the internet and daytime TV in a bid to tackle childhood obesity, sparking criticism on the political right

Parkinson’s disease study develops analytical pipeline to identify unexploited genes

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A pipeline to explore candidate target genes using transcriptomics and unknomics. Credit: Takayuki Suzuki/Hiroshima University A research team from Hiroshima University has developed an analysis pipeline to identify unexploited genes

Uptick in drug overdose rates widely reported in Colombia, especially among young women

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Overdose rates in Colombia involving illegal opioids, hallucinogens, stimulants and sedative psychotropic medication increased greatly during 2018–2021, mainly caused by overdoses in young women, according to

Chemotherapy before surgery helps patients with nose and sinus cancer avoid debilitating eye and bone removal

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Results from a clinical trial by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) show a striking improvement for patients who received chemotherapy before surgery to remove advanced