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A Guinea Pig Named Khryun Drank Heavy Water for 156 Days and Became a Living Map of Metabolism

Russian scientists gave one guinea pig 20% deuterium-labeled water for 156 days, then tracked how long each class of molecule took to turn over.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

5 Signs Your Body Is Running Low on Iodine Even When You Use Iodised Salt Every Day

Your thyroid is working, but not well enoughThe thyroid gland needs iodine to produce T3 and T4 hormones. When iodine supply drops even slightly below what the gland requires, it compensates by enlarging, a condition called goitre, or by slowing hormone output without enlarging at all. That second pattern, subclinical…

Times Life · Aug 19

What Folate Deficiency Does to the Brain and Body of Indian Women Before Pregnancy

The damage starts before the pregnancy test turns positiveThe neural tube, the embryonic structure that becomes the brain and spinal cord, closes between days 21 and 28 after conception. Most women do not confirm a pregnancy until week 5 or 6. That gap is the clinical problem with folate deficiency.…

Times Life · Aug 19

7 Signs of Adrenal Exhaustion: Fatigue, Cortisol Crashes and Symptoms You Should Not Ignore

Crushing fatigue that sleep cannot fixThe most reported symptom of adrenal exhaustion is waking up tired after a full night's sleep. The adrenal glands produce cortisol in a rhythm: a sharp peak around 6 to 8 a.m. that pulls you into alertness, then a steady decline through the day. When…

Times Life · Aug 16

Your Pancreas Controls Insulin, Digestion, and Your Diabetes Risk. Here Is How.

A Small Organ Doing Two Very Different JobsThe pancreas sits behind your stomach, about 15 centimetres long, and most people could not point to it on their own body. It runs two entirely separate systems simultaneously. The first is exocrine: it produces digestive enzymes, lipase, amylase, protease, that travel through…

Times Life · Aug 15

Why Pancreatitis Is Alarmingly Common in India and What Your Diet and Alcohol Habits Have to Do With It

The numbers nobody talks aboutIndia accounts for a disproportionate share of acute pancreatitis cases in Asia, and the burden is growing. A 2019 study published in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology found that tropical chronic pancreatitis, a form almost exclusive to South and Southeast Asia, affects an estimated 125…

Times Life · Aug 15

An Approved Osteoporosis Drug Prevented Spinal Disc Damage in Zebrafish Carrying a Collagen Gene Defect

A bisphosphonate blocked mineral buildup in zebrafish bred to lack a working collagen IX gene, a model of early-onset spinal disc degeneration.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

8 Dietary Habits That Raise Your Risk of Kidney Stones, Ranked by How Common They Are in India

Not Drinking Enough WaterThe single most preventable cause of kidney stones is low urine output. When you do not drink enough water, urine becomes concentrated and minerals crystallise. The Indian Council of Medical Research recommends at least 2.5 to 3 litres of fluid per day for adults in tropical climates.…

Times Life · Aug 11

What Gout Is Telling You About Your Uric Acid Levels and Long-Term Kidney Health

The attack is a symptom. The acid is the problem.Gout announces itself with a specificity that few conditions match: a single joint, usually the big toe, becomes so inflamed that even a bedsheet touching it is unbearable. That inflammation is caused by monosodium urate crystals depositing in joint tissue when…

Times Life · Aug 7

Why Rheumatoid Arthritis Hits Indian Women Three Times More Often Than Men, And What Drives It

The Numbers Behind the GapRheumatoid arthritis affects roughly 0.5 to 1 percent of India's adult population, but that burden is not distributed evenly. Women account for nearly 75 percent of all RA cases globally, and data from the Indian Rheumatology Association places the female-to-male ratio in India at close to…

Times Life · Aug 6