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New Research Shows Exercise Intensity Alters Your Gut in Surprising Ways

New Research Shows Exercise Intensity Alters Your Gut in Surprising Ways

Scientists at Edith Cowan University have discovered that the gut microbiome changes with training intensity. These shifts may hold hidden clues about performance, recovery, and overall health. Credit: Shutterstock Exercise intensity affects the gut microbiome, shifting bacteria and gut health markers. Diet and rest patterns also contribute to these changes. Exercise is widely known to benefit both mental and physical …

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Metformin Alters Copper, Iron and Zinc Levels

Metformin Alters Copper, Iron and Zinc Levels

For decades, scientists have puzzled over how metformin, the world’s most prescribed diabetes drug, works beyond lowering blood sugar. Now, a study from Kobe University reports that metformin users have lower blood copper and iron levels and higher zinc levels compared with non-users. The findings, published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, suggest that the drug’s ability to bind …

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Scientists Sequenced the DNA of the ‘Last Neanderthal’—and It Alters Human History

Scientists Sequenced the DNA of the ‘Last Neanderthal’—and It Alters Human History

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In 2015, a paleoanthropology team discovered jaw remains of a roughly 42,000-year-old Neanderthal in France. Over the next several years, the team, led by Ludovic Slimak, found more of the Neanderthal’s remains and began to analyze …

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Scientists Sequenced the DNA of the ‘Last Neanderthal’—and It Alters Human History

Scientists Sequenced the DNA of the ‘Last Neanderthal’—and It Alters Human History

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In 2015, a paleoanthropology team discovered jaw remains of a roughly 42,000-year-old Neanderthal in France. Over the next several years, the team, led by Ludovic Slimak, found more of the Neanderthal’s remains and began to analyze …

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