Authors: Astrid Austvoll-Dahlgren, Arild Bjørndal, Jan Odgaard-Jensen, Sølvi Helseth DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037715 Abstract SummaryA web portal designed to boost health literacy skills showed promise in improving parents' attitudes toward searching for health information. In a...
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Authors: Michael M. Scott, Mario Perello, Jen-Chieh Chuang, Ichiro Sakata, Laurent Gautron, Charlotte E. Lee, Danielle Lauzon, Joel K. Elmquist, Jeffrey M. Zigman DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044089 Abstract SummaryNew research reveals how ghrelin, the "hunger hormone,"...
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Authors: Zhi-Gang Yu, Cun-Xian Jia, Li-Yuan Liu, Cui-Zhi Geng, Jin-Hai Tang, Jin Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Yu-Yang Li, Zhong-Bing Ma DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037784 Abstract SummaryLarge study of 122,058 women in Eastern China reveals breast cancer prevalence...
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Authors: Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Nazanin Moslehi, Golaleh Asghari, Roya Gholami, Parvin Mirmiran, Fereidoun Azizi DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057696 Abstract SummaryNew research following 134 girls for 6.5 years reveals that pre-pubertal milk consumption may trigger earlier menstruation....
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Authors: Fan Wang, Qiurong Li, Chenyang Wang, Chun Tang, Jieshou Li DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042027 Abstract SummaryNew research reveals that intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury causes significant disruption of gut bacteria within 6 hours, with harmful E. coli...
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