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South Korea researchers report that onion helps to protect the brain from stroke-related vascular damage, in a lab animal model. Elevated levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), a reactive carbonyl compound that is considered a marker of oxidative stress, are found in the brain affected by stroke. Soo-Wang Hyun, from Ajou University School of Medicine (Republic of …
Obese children as young as three years old may have elevated levels of C-Reactive Protein and other inflammatory markers linked to heart disease in adulthood. While previous studies have established an association between blood levels of inflammatory markers and obesity in adults, the relationship is less clear in children. Asheley Cockrell Skinner, from University of …