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Long-Term Smoking Might Change Your Personality
Discover - 5 Jul 2019 18:43
(Credit: Nopphon_1987/Shutterstock We all know smoking is bad for your health. But it seems smoking might be bad for your personality, too. A recent paper published in the Journal of Research In Personality reports that,...
Soy: Good for Your Heart, or Just OK? Scientists Still Disagree
Discover - 5 Jul 2019 17:55
Soy products have repeatedly been found to help cholesterol levels. But do they do enough to make a difference? (Credit: 1989studio/Shutterstock) If you pick up a carton of soy milk, chances are you'll spot some sort of ...
Caspase-1 initiates apoptosis, but not pyroptosis, in the absence of gasdermin D
EurekAlert! - 5 Jul 2019 06:00
(Kanazawa University) Caspase-1 triggers programmed necrosis called pyroptosis by gasdermin-D (GSDMD) cleavage. GSDMD-deficient cells are, however, susceptible to caspase-1-mediated cell death. Researchers at Kanazawa Un...
Risk of cancer among children, young adults with congenital heart disease
EurekAlert! - 5 Jul 2019 06:00
(JAMA Network) National registry data in Sweden were used in this study that assessed the risk of developing cancer in children and young adults with congenital heart disease compared with healthy people in the general p...