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Prophylactic diet: A treatment for night eating syndrome
Abstract Night eating syndrome (NES) is an eating disorder that is primarily observed in obese individuals. NES should not be overlooked as it is an important factor contributing to the overall problem of obesity, in addition to its negative effects on quality of life. In regards to managing obesity, NES interferes with the efforts of ...
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Cervicogenic hypertension: A possible etiology and pathogenesis of essential hypertension
Abstract The etiology and underlying mechanisms of essential hypertension remain unclear. A neurological theory of hypertension has previously been published and recent reports have demonstrated that the sympathetic nervous system plays an important role in the pathophysiology of essential hypertension. In our clinical practice, we have found that patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) often ...
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Counting the dead is one of the world’s best investments to reduce premature mortality
Abstract Vital statistics on causes of death (COD) by age, gender, social status and geography have transformed health in developed countries. Robust COD information, especially for adult deaths, remains uncommon in most developing countries as most deaths do not occur in hospitals. I recommend five low-cost options to improve rapidly COD systems in countries with ...
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Hydrogen holds promise as a safe and effective antioxidant for alcohol
Abstract Alcohol consumption has been identified as a major risk factor for chronic disease and injury, imposing a considerable burden on sufferers, their families and society. Growing evidence suggests that increased oxidative stress caused by excessive use of alcohol is associated with many diseases. Nevertheless, there is no antioxidant that can protect all organs and ...
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Secretory carbonic anhydrase II – Finding the evolutionary key to the symbiosis of animal hosts and their cellulose-fermenting bacteria
Abstract Grasses, leaves and wood contain large amounts of structural carbohydrates such as cellulose, which in animals are digested with the help of symbiotic, cellulolytic microorganisms living in fermentative chambers in the stomach or gut. Although we find the identical relationship in grass eaters (ruminants), in leave-eaters (Colobus monkeys) and in wood-eaters (termites), still little ...
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Neanderthal-human Hybrids
Abstract Evidence from studies of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA extracted from Neanderthal fossils and humans points to fascinating hypotheses concerning the types of interbreeding that occurred between these two species. Humans and Neanderthals share a small percentage of nuclear DNA. However, humans and Neanderthals do not possess the same mitochondrial DNA. In mammals, mitochondrial DNA ...