Pyrethroid pesticide exposure appears to speed puberty in boys

Environmental exposure to common pesticides may cause boys to reach sexual maturity earlier, researchers have found.

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Making a 'beeline' past the blood-brain barrier for drug delivery

Most medicines can’t get through the blood-brain barrier, but certain peptides in animal venoms can navigate across it to inflict damage. Now, researchers are capitalizing on venomous sneak attacks by developing a strategy based on a bee-venom peptide, apamin, to deliver medications to the brain.

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Prolonged sleep disturbance can lead to lower bone formation

Insufficient sleep, a common problem that has been linked to chronic disease risk, might also be an unrecognized risk factor for bone loss.

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Exposure to common flame retardants may raise the risk of papillary thyroid cancer

Some flame retardants used in many home products appear to be associated with the most common type of thyroid cancer, papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), according to a new study.

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Early-life BPA exposure reprograms gene expression linked to fatty liver disease

Exposure during infancy to the common plasticizer bisphenol A (BPA) “hijacks” and reprograms genes in the liver of newborn rats, leading to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in adulthood. A new study has found how this process occurs.

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Chocolate chip cookie dough smoothie

Healthy protein smoothies have never looked so easy! Try this delicious chocolate chip cookie dough smoothie today.

Ingredients

• 1  frozen banana
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
• ¾ cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1 tsp butter extract
• 1 tbsp cacao nibs
• ½ cup ice

Optional Toppings:

• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Quest Protein Bar pieces
• Clean dark chocolate sauce (unsweetened dark cocoa powder + water + stevia)

Method

First blend all Need, except cacao nibs, until smooth. Add cacao nibs and blend for several more seconds. Garnish with chocolate sauce and enjoy!

NEXT: Looking for more protein smoothie recipes? Try this black forest protein smoothie.

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New genetic links underlying progressively blinding eye disease identified

Three novel genomic loci – distinct stretches of genetic material on chromosomes – linked to Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD), which often clusters in families and is roughly 39 percent heritable, have been identified by researchers. Using genome-wide association data, they deepen understanding of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, the most common cause for corneal transplants.

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