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A new study shows that adding selenium-rich Brazil nuts to an energy-restricted diet significantly reduces inflammation and improves gut health in women, making it a promising dietary strategy for managing obesity-related symptoms. Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa HBK) consumption in an energy restriction intervention reduces proinflammatory markers and intestinal permeability in overweight/obese women: a controlled trial (The Brazil Nut Study). Image credit: Igor Dutina/Shutterstock In a recent study published in The Journal of Nutrition, researchers evaluated the effects of daily consumption of selenium-rich Brazil nuts (BN) on inflammatory biomarkers and intestinal permeability (IP) in overweight/obese women following an energy-restricted diet. background…

Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow was considered the established star among the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks at Louisiana State University who would face him on Monday night, and Washington Commanders rookie Jayden Daniels has a promising future but isn’t quite up to par with Burrow yet.It seems like the NFL now has two star quarterbacks from LSU. Daniels was the better one on Monday night. He’s the one everyone’s talking about all week. A new NFL phenomenon may have arrived before a national television audience.Daniels, the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft, was outstanding in Washington’s 38-33 win over…

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc, researchers in Pittsburgh are doing all they can to prevent another devastating pandemic from happening again.Most of us would like to forget about the COVID-19 pandemic, but for those studying the dangerous virus at the University of Pittsburgh’s Vaccine Research Center, it’s motivation.”People like us at the Vaccine Research Center have to remember that this happened and prepare for the next one,” said Paul Duprex, director of the Vaccine Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh.Duplex is excited that the center will be joining a new network at the National Institutes…

Former President Donald J. Trump appears to be benefiting from vote-splitting voters in Arizona, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll released Monday, highlighting Mr. Trump’s support among Latinos and young people as well as specific weaknesses among Republican Senate candidates.The poll shows Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Ruben Gallego leading Trump aide Kali Lake by six percentage points, while Trump has a five-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in the state.Such a scenario would mean a more pronounced split in the vote, perpetuating a trend that surveys have shown throughout this election cycle: Democratic senatorial candidates in many…

Background and objectives: “Long COVID” refers to continued symptoms or the emergence of new symptoms 3 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection. For many patients with Long COVID, primary care represents the first point of contact with the health care system. This study aimed to explore the expectations and experiences of primary care patients seeking treatment for Long COVID. Research approach: Researchers conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with primary care patients at the University of Utah’s long-term COVID triage clinic from 2022 to 2023. The interviews focused on understanding and describing participants’ lived experiences and perceptions through open-ended, flexible questions using a phenomenological…

In an ad released this morning, the Harris campaign takes aim at IVF, arguing that a reshuffle of the Trump administration would jeopardize access to the treatment. The ad features the wife of a military member in Arizona undergoing IVF treatment, expressing concern about potential threats to the procedure. “My husband is in the military, he’s a volunteer, and we’re patriots, so we’ll go wherever he’s deployed,” she said. “What if we end up in a state where IVF is no longer legal? What will we do then?”Contrary to the ad’s claims, Trump has sought to distance himself from Republican…

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. As a child, I would often sit in front of my family’s desktop computer in the kitchen. Storytelling became a way of expression for me, which was crucial as a child who struggled to socialize and connect with others. Like many of my peers, I ended up being influenced by the mantra that creative writing is not a sustainable career path. My priorities shifted and I ended up in the arguably more stable field of journalism. At the very least, I could still make a…

Banshee Gichovi In recent years, an increasing number of African scholars have been conducting botanical research with the support of Chinese research institutions. Bansi Gichobi, a master’s student at the China-Africa Joint Research Center in Wuhan, Hubei province, is one of them. Her interest in studying in China began in 2015 when she was an undergraduate at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, headquarters of the Centre for China-Africa Studies in Africa, and was fascinated by the enduring ties between China and Kenya. In 2019, she applied for a scholarship that gave her the opportunity to further her studies…

CNN — Mark Robinson, the scandal-plagued Republican candidate in the North Carolina gubernatorial race, is weathering fallout from a CNN report about his inflammatory comments on a pornography site, and national Republican groups are withdrawing their funding for him. The Republican Governors Association acknowledged in a statement Monday that “no further placements will be made” after current media buys expire on Tuesday. “While we don’t comment on internal strategy or investment decisions, we can confirm the publicly-available facts: Our current media buy in North Carolina expires tomorrow and no further advertising will be placed. RGA remains committed to electing Republican…

Here’s a post I wrote on my blog earlier this year – https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2020/09/apple-fitness-plus-a-personalized-fitness-experience-comes-to-life-with-apple-watch/. I upgraded my Apple Watch from Series 5 to Series 9 as a birthday gift in February this year. I started using the Apple Watch because I like technology, not because I was interested in fitness. Until last year, I did yoga and swimming occasionally, and meditated regularly with an app called Balance. However, when I recently upgraded my Apple Watch, I was surprised to receive a 3-month trial of Apple Fitness+.At first, I was skeptical and didn’t even consider taking advantage of the free trial as…