⚡️ BREAKING NEWS
📢 Few hours ago WHO issued a Statement on
#Omicron
sublineage
#BA2
Based on initial data, in comparison the original Omicron, sublineage BA.2 can possible be:
👉 More transmissible
👉 More severe
👉 More resistant to immune responses
💊 “ oral vitamin D3 supplementation for more than 12 weeks could be an effective approach to reduce arterial stiffness and could be considered a useful approach to improve vascular health in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease “
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Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities
INPST-based collaborative work that we just published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (DOI: 10.1038/s41573-020-00114-z).
#INPST
#Pharma
#Pharmaceuticals
TY to all
@_INPST
collaborators
💊"Turmeric has become the wellness industry’s new cure-all. It has been subject to all kinds of wild and wonderful health claims,including the ability to relieve allergies, prevent cancer,improve heart health, reverse cognitive decline, cure depression and increase longevity"
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💊 " Vitamin D supplementation provides beneficial effects on the improvement of insulin resistance in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients "
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“Omicron was flatline … we saw zero protection with the antibodies from double-vaccinated donors … irrespective of the type of vaccine. We don’t need to talk about AstraZeneca or Pfizer, both of them are zero.”
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🚿 Imagine if… cold water showers could be efficient treatment for depression, BUT there is so far no clinical trials because no company can profit (clinical trials are very expensive and are usually funded by companies expecting to make money with their new therapy)
#health
1/5 Thread 🧵 Recent science-based stories:
👉 Vitamin D counteracts cardiovascular disease
👉 Bacteria linked to prostate cancer
👉 Air pollutants causing brain shrinkage
👉 B Complex vitamins, especially folic acid, may counteract cognitive decline
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Would you support by posting below some science-related jokes or funny pictures? I have been a little sad & lonely lately (COVID-19 social distancing & isolation & so on…) – and would be grateful for some mood-booster tweets
❤️ " British researchers have developed a biodegradable gel to repair damage caused by a heart attack in a breakthrough that could improve the health of millions of survivors worldwide "
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💊 “ supplementation of B Complex vitamins, especially folic acid, may have a positive effect on delaying and preventing the risk of cognitive decline “
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⚕️ " Scientists have discovered bacteria linked to aggressive prostate cancer in work hailed as a potential revolution for the prevention and treatment of the most deadly form of the disease "
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Vitamin D Supplementation Associated to Better Survival in Hospitalized Frail Elderly COVID-19 Patients: The GERIA-COVID Quasi-Experimental Study
#DHPSP
#Vitamins
#COVID19Patients
⚠️ Air pollutants might cause shrinkage of the hippocampal brain area, which may explain why air pollution has been related to memory loss, cognitive decline, and dementia
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💊 A combination of five amino acids (serine, alanine, glutamate, aspartate, and tyrosine; SAGAT) "contributes to maintaining proper motivation and cognitive function"
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Sub-Chronic Consumption of Dark Chocolate Enhances Cognitive Function and Releases Nerve Growth Factors: A Parallel-Group Randomized Trial
#Chocolate
#Nutrition
#Brain
☣️ " Using a machine learning approach, we found that the “B+” blood group frequency is an important factor at all stages of the pandemic, confirming previous findings that blood groups are linked to COVID-19 severity and fatal outcome "
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Stanford University Names World’s Top 2% Scientists
Dataset:
Scientific publication:
I am glad to see my name in this list! For more information about my work you might also look at:
☣️ " A growing body of evidence indicates that the Omicron Covid variant is more likely to infect the throat than the lungs, which scientists believe may explain why it appears to be more infectious but less deadly than other versions of the virus "
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Intermittent Fasting Enhanced the Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment by Inducing Biochemical and Metabolic changes: A 3-Year Progressive Study
#IntermittentFasting
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80% Of People Hospitalized With Coronavirus Still Had Symptoms Two Months Later, Says New Study
#Hospitalized
#Coronavirus
#Symptoms
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🍲 " Vegetarians have a 14% lower chance of developing cancer than carnivores, according to a large study that links meat-eating to a heightened risk of the disease "
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🧠 " Scientists have developed a blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease without the need for expensive brain imaging or a painful lumbar puncture, where a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is drawn from the lower back"
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The Effect of Caffeine on the Risk and Progression of Parkinson’s Disease: A Meta-Analysis
#Caffeine
#Parkinson
#Parkinsons
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⚠️ " Microplastic pollution has been discovered lodged deep in the lungs of living people for the first time. The particles were found in almost all the samples analysed "
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👉 " Scientists have discovered the world’s largest known bacterium, which comes in the form of white filaments the size of human eyelashes, in a swamp in Guadeloupe "
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💊 " Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) consumption, especially omega-3 from animal source >2 g/day, may improve inflammatory rheumatic diseases activity and might be an adjuvant therapy in rheumatoid arthritis "
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🐝 " Enzymes that rapidly break down plastic bags have been discovered in the saliva of wax worms, which are moth larvae that infest beehives.
The enzymes are the first reported to break down polyethylene within hours at room temperature"
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1/5 Thread 🧵 Recent science stories:
👉 Vitamin D supplementation to combat NAFLD
👉 Air pollutants are causing brain shrinkage
👉 B-Complex vitamins, especially folic acid, may combat cognitive decline
👉 Vitamin D counteracts cardiovascular disease
⬇️ Check it out below
Final Results In Remdesivir Trial Confirm It Shortens Length Of Covid-19 Cases, But Has Small Impact On Death
#Remdesivir
#COVID__19
#COVID
ー19
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