Day: February 7, 2025

Dental floss can reduce the risk of stroke

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Good oral hygiene protects teeth from tooth decay and periodontitis. According to current, as yet unpublished research from the USA, regular cleaning of the spaces between the teeth with dental floss could also help reduce the risk of stroke. Brushing your teeth at least twice daily is the usual recommendation to remove pathogens and keep the chewing apparatus healthy for as long as possible. This is because recurring or even chronic inflammation in the oral cavity not only damages the teeth. Research in recent years has shown that there may…

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14 things from the pre-internet era that we will never forget

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Today, the internet and social media are indispensable parts of our lives. They have sped up communication, made information more accessible and made entertainment ubiquitous. But with these advances, we have also lost some of the little things that made everyday life more personal and tangible. Many of the old habits and traditions that brought us closer together have disappeared in the wake of the digitalization of our lives. Before the internet became commonplace, everything was a little simpler—and perhaps a little better. Letters were written by hand, social gatherings…

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Our brain consists of 99.5% brain tissue—but the rest? Plastic: a disturbing finding

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US researchers have found up to 30 times more microplastics in brain samples than in the liver or kidneys. The concentration was even higher in dementia brains. Tiny plastic particles are increasingly accumulating in tissues of the human body. A US research team has found significantly more nano- and microplastics in the livers and brains of people who died in 2024 than in samples from 2016. The contamination was particularly high in the brain—up to 30 times higher than in the liver or kidneys, reports the group led by Matthew…

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