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Coronavirus latest: Mouthwash could destroy COVID-19 and protect people from infection

Coronavirus is covered by a fatty layer that is vulnerable to certain chemicals. Now scientists want to explore whether mouthwash could break down the virus’s outer layer. A research team led by Cardiff University have stated oral rinses are an “under-researched area of major clinical need”. The team have based their investigation on the premise… Read More: Coronavirus latest: Mouthwash could destroy COVID-19 and protect people from… »

How can diabetes protect their kidneys

Almost all patients with Type I diabetes develop some evidence of functional change in the kidneys within two to five years of the diagnosis. This unhealthy habit increases the risk of many health problems besides lung cancer. If you choose not to decrease your protein, sodium, and potassium levels, it makes your kidneys work harder… Read More: How can diabetes protect their kidneys »

Brain cells protect muscles from wasting away

While many of us worry about proteins aggregating in our brains as we age and potentially causing Alzheimer’s disease or other types of neurodegeneration, we may not realize that some of the same proteins are aggregating in our muscles, setting us up for muscle atrophy in old age. University of California, Berkeley, scientists have now… Read More: Brain cells protect muscles from wasting away »

How Coffee Could Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes

A possible molecular mechanism explaining the protective effect of coffee against type 2 diabetes has been discovered. The biological activity of estrogen and testosterone, the sex hormones of the body, which are believed to play a part in type 2 diabetes development are regulated by a protein known as SHBG (sex hormone-binding globulin). And it… Read More: How Coffee Could Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes »