Artificial Sweeteners: How Safe Are They?
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Artificial Sweeteners: How Safe Are They?
2024-03-06 15:08:56
by Jesse Zucker

WASHINGTON — If you’ve ever set out to eat a little healthier, you may have gravitated towards sugar-free or zero-calorie products. Many of these products contain artificial sweeteners, which provide a sweet taste with fewer calories and less effect on... Read More

Injection-Free Diabetes Control May Be Within Reach
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Injection-Free Diabetes Control May Be Within Reach

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a new implantable device to help in the treatment of Type 1 diabetes. One promising approach to treating Type 1 diabetes is implanting pancreatic islet cells that can... Read More

Diabetes Drug May Benefit All Heart Failure Patients
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Diabetes Drug May Benefit All Heart Failure Patients
2022-09-07 21:09:40
by Dan McCue

BOSTON — Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have uncovered new evidence that shows drugs originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes may benefit a wide range of patients with heart failure.  The research was presented at the recent European... Read More

NIH Chief, Who Led Fight Against COVID, Alzheimer’s and Cancer, Retiring
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NIH Chief, Who Led Fight Against COVID, Alzheimer's and Cancer, Retiring
2021-10-05 18:02:50
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health for 12 years and a key leader in the nation’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, is retiring. Collins, who is 71, said he intends to step down... Read More

Arsenic in Rice a Persistent Problem and Climate Change Could be Making it Worse
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Arsenic in Rice a Persistent Problem and Climate Change Could be Making it Worse
2021-08-18 21:23:16
by Alexa Hornbeck

A recent paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reviews decades of efforts by scientists to get arsenic out of rice.  Arsenic, in inorganic form, is a pollutant which can stem from industrial processes and pesticides,... Read More

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