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Myopia Control in Children: Essilor Stellest Eyeglass Lenses Authorised  

Myopia (or near-sightedness) in children is a highly prevalent vision condition. It is estimated that the worldwide prevalence will reach about 50% by the...

Lead Poisoning in Food from certain Aluminium and Brass Cookware 

Test result has shown that certain aluminum and brass cookware leach significant levels of lead (Pb) from the cookware used for cooking into food....

Targeting Neurons in Hypothalamus for Stress-related Sleep disorders

Stress-related sleep and memory disorders are important health problem facing many people. The corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) neurons in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) in the hypothalamus...

Resistance Training by Itself Not Optimal for Muscle Growth?

A recent study suggests that combining a high load resistance exercise for a muscle group (such as relatively heavy dumbbell bicep curls) with a...

Negative Effect of Fructose on the Immune System

New study suggests that increased dietary intake of fructose (fruit sugar) may have negative effect on immunity. This further adds reason to caution dietary...

Potential Use for New GABA-Targeting Drugs in Alcohol Use Disorder

Use of GABAB (GABA type B) agonist, ADX71441, in preclinical trials caused significant reductions in alcohol intake. The drug potently reduced motivation to drink and...

IGF-1: Trade Off Between Cognitive Function and Cancer Risk

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is a prominent growth factor which conducts many of the growth-promoting effects of growth hormone (GH) through GH's stimulation...

Intermittent Fasting or Time-Restricted Feeding (TRF) Has Significant Negative Effects on Hormones

Intermittent fasting has a wide range of effects on the endocrine system of which many could be detrimental. Therefore, time-restricted feeding (TRF) should not...

Hypertrophic Effect of Endurance Exercise and the Potential Mechanisms

Endurance, or "aerobic" exercise, is generally viewed as cardiovascular exercise and is not generally associated with skeletal muscle hypertrophy. Endurance exercise is defined as...

Barry’s Half-Century of Saving Iives in North Wales

AN AMBULANCE service stalwart is celebrating a half-century of saving lives in North Wales. Fifty years ago today, on 08 June 1970, an 18-year-old Barry...

Scurvy Continues to Exist Among Children

Scurvy, a disease caused due to deficiency of vitamin C in diet is supposed to be non-existent, however there were several reports of cases...

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