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Cholesterol-lowering 'portfolio diet' also reduces blood pressure
Science Daily - 7 Nov 2015 14:47
A diet developed for reducing cholesterol also lowers blood pressure, a new study has found. The portfolio diet lowered blood pressure by an average two per cent, when compared with another diet recommended to reduce hyp...
This Week's Awesome Stories from Around the Web (Through Nov 7)
Singularity Hub - 7 Nov 2015 20:37
ROBOTICS: Service robots finally start to catch on Andra Keay | VentureBeat "What is becoming clear, as robotics catches up to computerization, is that we don't just want faceless AI and automation....
Meet Your Microbes: Museum Exhibit Reveals a 'Secret World'
Live Science - 7 Nov 2015 16:56
A new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History explores our inner microbial selves.
Diverse subtypes of serotonin-producing neurons uncovered
Science Daily - 7 Nov 2015 14:47
It used to be enough to call a serotonergic neuron a serotonergic neuron. These brain cells make the neurotransmitter serotonin, which helps regulate mood, appetite, breathing rate, body temperature and more. Recently, h...
Racial disparities associated with living kidney donation assessed
Science Daily - 7 Nov 2015 14:47
Increasing median income levels of transplant candidates' zip codes were associated with higher rates of living donation, but African American candidates living in the wealthiest neighborhoods had only slightly higher ra...