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It’s common sense that what we eat regularly is very important to our general wellbeing. Among the vast plethora of different diets, aside from them being different nation-wise, region-wise, local, and so on, there are also many planned diets that are practiced globally based on both proven and not-so-proven scientific …

  Sports participation is important from a public health perspective. There is no longer any doubt that regular physical activity reduces the risk of premature mortality, in general, and of coronary heart disease, hypertension, colon cancer, obesity, and diabetes mellitus, in particular. The question is whether the health benefits of …

The corona virus pandemic, which originated from Wuhan city of China and spread to Europe, USA, Africa, and Asia, has affected 108 million people globally, leading to more than 2.4 million deaths. COVID-19 spared no one, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, geography, and social status, and it appears to be …

Having a family background where allergies or allergic diseases are common increases your risk of developing an allergy to some foods. This includes allergy to wheat, which may manifest in symptoms like skin rash, nausea, stomach cramps, indigestion, vomiting, or diarrhea, sneezing, stuffy or runny nose, and asthma (rarely, anaphylaxis). …

A group of “big eight” foods—milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans—has been identified as the cause of 90% of food allergies. Among this group, researchers are trying to develop less allergenic varieties of wheat and peanuts, using plant breeding and genetic engineering. These are foods that …

Dr. Digbijay Mahat, a research scientist at MIT, has developed and patented a novel methodology for single cell nascent RNA sequencing. His technology is used in blood biopsy, which helps to identify cancers before they metastasize to other organs. During the current pandemic, Dr. Mahat helped develop a new RT-PCR …

Vaccines greatly reduce the risk of infection by working with the body’s natural defenses to safely develop immunity to disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA). Vaccination protects people from getting the disease and passing on the pathogen, thus breaking any chains of transmission. And, vaccination of a significant …

Till January 16, 2021, more than 39.7 million doses of various COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in 51 countries. While the US began its vaccinations on December 14, 2020, by vaccinating health workers, China and Russia authorized their vaccinations for some groups back in July and August, 2020, respectively. June …

If you are in your 30s, your odds of death are around one in 1,000 per year. If you are 90 years old, your odds of dying are one in six. Our risk of death doubles every eight years. What is the underlying biological process driving this exponential increase? The …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat, and there is an ever growing list of bacteria that are becoming resistant to treatment with the currently available antibiotics. To add to this, very few new antibiotics are in the pipeline. Now, researchers at the Wistar Institute, USA, say that …