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Scientists Discover Sleep Switch That Builds Muscle, Burns Fat and Boosts Brainpower
Deep sleep does more than help you feel rested. It actively rebuilds your body, strengthening muscles, supporting bone growth, and helping burn fat. For teenagers, it is also essential for reaching full height potential. At the center of all this is growth hormone, which surges during sleep. But scientists have long puzzled over why poor ...
Scientists Reveal How Exercise Protects The Brain From Alzheimer’s
Researchers at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified a biological process that may explain why exercise sharpens thinking and memory. Their findings suggest that physical activity strengthens the brain’s built in defense system, helping protect it from age related damage. The study is published in the journal Cell. As people grow older, the ...
Non-nutritive Sweeteners Affect Human Microbiomes and Can Alter Glycemic Responses
Since the late 1800s non-nutritive sweeteners have promised to deliver all the sweetness of sugar with none of the calories. They have long been believed to have no effect on the human body, but researchers challenge this notion by finding that these sugar substitutes are not inert, and, in fact, some can alter human consumers’ ...
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