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Hardly anyone uses this surprisingly simple fix for high blood pressure

September 22, 2025 0 Comments #039, amp, Diet and Weight Loss, Diseases and Conditions, Eye Care, Heart Disease, Nutrition, Obesity, Pharmacology, s Healthcare, Today&amp

Despite strong evidence that salt substitutes can safely lower sodium intake and reduce high blood pressure, very few Americans use them. A new analysis of nearly 20 years of national health data found that usage peaked at just over 5% and then declined, even among those with hypertension. Researchers say this represents a major missed opportunity to improve heart health, especially since salt substitutes are inexpensive and effective.

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Scientists finally reveal the hidden mechanism linking alcohol to fatty liver

September 22, 2025 0 Comments #039, amp, Cancer, Chronic Illness, Diabetes, Diseases and Conditions, Healthy Aging, Pharmacology, Pregnancy and Childbirth, s Healthcare, Today&amp

Mayo Clinic scientists uncovered how excessive drinking triggers fatty liver disease by disrupting the enzyme VCP, which normally prevents harmful protein buildup on fat droplets in the liver. Alcohol blocks this protective process, allowing fat to accumulate and damage liver cells.

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Alcohol’s hidden shortcut lets gut bacteria wreck the liver

September 22, 2025 0 Comments Cold and Flu, Diseases and Conditions, Human Biology, Immune System, Mental Health Research, Nervous System, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology

Alcohol-associated liver disease is becoming a massive health and economic burden, but researchers at UC San Diego may have uncovered a new way forward. They discovered that chronic alcohol use blocks a crucial protein that normally helps keep gut bacteria from leaking into the liver, worsening damage. Restoring this protein’s function, using drugs already in development, could not only reduce liver disease but also have implications for treating alcohol addiction itself.

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Wildfire smoke could kill 70,000 Americans a year by 2050

September 22, 2025 0 Comments Air Pollution, Air Quality, Asthma, Environmental Issues, Environmental Science, Health Policy, Pharmacology, Pregnancy and Childbirth

Wildfires are no longer a seasonal nuisance but a deadly, nationwide health crisis. Fueled by climate change, smoke is spreading farther and lingering longer, with new research warning of tens of thousands of additional deaths annually by mid-century. The health costs alone could surpass all other climate damages combined, revealing wildfire smoke as one of the most underestimated threats of our warming world.

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Could plastic in your food be fueling Azheimer’s?

September 22, 2025 0 Comments Consumer Behavior, Diet and Weight Loss, Dieting and Weight Control, Diseases and Conditions, Fitness, Gender Difference, Pharmacology, Social Psychology

Plastic particles from everyday items like Styrofoam cups and take-out containers are finding their way into the brain, where they may trigger Alzheimer’s-like symptoms. New research shows that mice carrying the Alzheimer’s-linked APOE4 gene who consumed microplastics exhibited sex-dependent cognitive decline, mirroring the differences seen in human patients.

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Rogue DNA rings may be the secret spark driving deadly brain cancer

September 22, 2025 0 Comments Behavior, Borderline Personality Disorder, Brain Tumor, Intelligence, Medical Devices, Personalized Medicine, Pharmacology, Social Psychology

Rogue DNA rings known as ecDNA may hold the key to cracking glioblastoma’s deadly resilience. Emerging before tumors even form, they could offer scientists a crucial early-warning system and a chance to intervene before the disease becomes untreatable.

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Bio-inspired nano-catalyst guides chiral reactions

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Nature of Water, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology

Many medicines are twisted molecules with two mirror image versions, but the body uses only one. Inspired by photosynthetic bacteria, a team built a catalyst that guides chemical reactions toward the right version of twisted molecules. It could lead to more efficient production of some medicines.

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Evolving alongside other bacteria keeps hospital bug potent

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Bacteria, CRISPR Gene Editing, Dentistry, Extreme Survival, Infectious Diseases, Microbes and More, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology

Bacteria that evolve in natural environments — rather than laboratory tests — may become resistant to phage treatments without losing their virulence, new research shows.

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Turning wood into pharmaceutical ingredients

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Controlled Substances, Diseases and Conditions, Environmental Science, Hazardous Waste, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology, Recycling and Waste, Water

Production of hazardous waste during drug manufacturing is a serious concern for the pharmaceutical industry. Typically, large amounts of flammable solvents are used during these processes, which usually require several steps to make structurally complex drugs. Researchers now report a method to produce pharmaceutically relevant compounds in just two or three steps, with water as the only waste product, using renewable woodchips as starting material.