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Eating the Wrong Carbs May Raise Your Dementia Risk - SciTechDaily
health 2026/01/21 16:57:15

Eating the Wrong Carbs May Raise Your Dementia Risk - SciTechDaily

A study by Universitat Rovira i Virgili finds that prioritizing low glycemic index foods, including most fruits and whole grains, may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The amount and type of carbohydrates people eat may strong…

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Pyramidal neurons proportionately alter cortical interneuron subtypes - Nature
health 2026/01/21 16:42:51

Pyramidal neurons proportionately alter cortical interneuron subtypes - Nature

Pyramidal neuron-driven mechanisms actively promote the survival and terminal differentiation of their associated interneuron subtypes.

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Sending babies to nursery completely reshapes their microbiomes - Nature
health 2026/01/21 16:27:52

Sending babies to nursery completely reshapes their microbiomes - Nature

Socializing at a young age helps to develop greater diversity in their microbiota, according to an analysis of baby-to-baby transmission of gut bacteria.

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A Cardiologist and Dietitian Share the Best Foods to Eat for Better Cholesterol Levels - AOL.com
health 2026/01/21 16:21:22

A Cardiologist and Dietitian Share the Best Foods to Eat for Better Cholesterol Levels - AOL.com

What you eat plays a powerful role in your heart health. Here, a cardiologist and dietitian share the best foods to eat for cholesterol.

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Critical role for a high-plasticity cell state in lung cancer - Nature
health 2026/01/21 16:20:09

Critical role for a high-plasticity cell state in lung cancer - Nature

The high-plasticity cell state (HPCS) is a critical hub that enables reciprocal transitions between cancer cell states, and targeting the HPCS may suppress cancer progression and eradicate treatment resistance.

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EXCLUSIVE: After Receiving New Cancer Vaccine, Dad, 48, Is Only Cancer-Free Man in His Family - TODAY.com
health 2026/01/21 16:11:02

EXCLUSIVE: After Receiving New Cancer Vaccine, Dad, 48, Is Only Cancer-Free Man in His Family - TODAY.com

The only man in his immediate family to be without a cancer diagnosis, one Lynch syndrome patient made the trip to participate in a cancer vaccine clinical trial.

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