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From The Labs

Image of the month: This brain region coordinates survival adaptations to food shortages

January 4, 2022 behavioral adaptations,  fasting,  food shortage,  hippocampal dentate gyrus,  metabolic adaptations,  Research,  SCR-2

SRC-2 (green) in POMC neurons in the hypothalamus helps animals survive when food is hard to find.

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Fasting lowers blood pressure by reshaping the gut microbiota

April 29, 2021 animal model,  bile acids,  fasting,  gut microbiota,  Hypertension,  Research

For the first time researchers show that intermittent fasting can reduce hypertension by reshaping the gut microbiota in an animal model.

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How to care for the fasting child

May 8, 2018 fasting,  Healthcare,  Omar Jaber,  pediatrics

The middle of May marks the beginning of the month of Ramadan, the time of year where Muslims around the world choose to abstain from

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlNiMWHUhbc

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