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Component of vegetable protein linked to lower BP
Washington, July 7 (ANI): A new study has shown that consuming an amino acid commonly found in vegetable protein is associated with lower blood pressure.
The study, conducted by Jeremiah Stamler, M.D., lead author of the study, and colleagues, showed that a 4.72 percent higher dietary intake of the amino acid glutamic acid as a [...]
Long-necked dinos needed far too much energy to browse tall trees
Sydney, April 1 (ANI): In a new research, a scientist has suggested that long-necked sauropod dinosaurs would had to have used far too much energy to hold their neck upright and browse tall trees.
Sauropods were about as heavy as a whale and had necks nearly five times the length of a giraffe’s.
The animals have [...]
Cold weather may raise blood pressure in elderly
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Cold weather may increase older adults’ blood pressure, according to a new study.
Previous research has shown that blood pressure changes with the seasons, but few studies have looked specifically at old people.
For the study, Annick Alpérovitch, M.D., of the Institut National de la Santé et de la Récherche Médicale, Paris, and [...]
