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Protein linked to commonest cause of blindness identified

The protein, called FHR4, was found by the team to be present at higher levels in the blood of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared to individuals of a similar age without the disease, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications. Feb 8, 2020
Malaysian Food

Eat your food with hands to enjoy it more

The study, published in the Journal of Retailing, revealed that when high self-control individuals touch food directly with their hands, compared to when they use cutlery, they not only find what they eat -- tastier and more satisfying -- but also eat more. Feb 8, 2020
Yoga

This pain medication may up hip fracture risk

Tramadol is used to help relieve moderate to moderately severe pain. It is similar to opioid (narcotic) analgesics and works in the brain to change feeling and response of the body to pain. Feb 6, 2020
Depression

Women going through menopause at greater heart disease risk

Midlife is not just a period where women have hot flashes and experience other menopausal symptoms, it's a time when their cardiovascular disease risk is increasing as we see significant changes in multiple clinical measures of their physical health. Feb 4, 2020