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20/06/2023

Some universities that are little known outside China are rapidly surpassing their more established counterparts in the West – including Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton and Caltech – in high-quality scientific research, according to the latest Nature Index.⁠
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Seven of the top 10 university contributors were from China in the updated list – maintained by the academic journal Nature – that tracks contributions to research articles published in 82 of the world’s most influential natural science journals.⁠
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The index was based on scientific research output between February 1, 2022 and January 31, using “simple, transparent and current metrics that demonstrate high quality research and collaboration”, according to Nature.

20/06/2023

Colorful Gimbap Korean Sushi

Ingredients
• 300 grams cooked rice
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 2 pinches salt
• 50 grams kimchee
• 3 lettuce leaves
• 1 sheet nori
• 1 tablespoon ground black sesame seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
• 30 grams pickled radish (takuan)
• 2 teaspoons kimchee juice
• 30 grams boiled spinach
• 100 grams thinly sliced beef
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon ginger, minced
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced

12/06/2023

Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has been associated with cognitive impairment and dementia.

In one study, people who had sleep apnea had higher markers of Alzheimer’s pathology (amyloid beta 40 and 42, and tau) in their cerebrospinal fluid and blood, and therefore higher risk for dementia.
PMID: 35753156

In multiple population studies, people with untreated sleep apnea had higher prevalence of Alzheimer’s dementia, vascular dementia, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.
PMID: 35366021, PMID: 31809332

CPAP machines are the typical first line treatments for OSA. They may be uncomfortable, but they make a big difference in reducing risk. Speak with your healthcare provider if you suspect you may have sleep apnea, and encourage others to do so as well.

02/06/2023

It’s been said, “The kids are the future”, but how do we ensure their future is healthy?

Here are some proactive moves that need to be made:

4️⃣Limiting passive screen time and devices
3️⃣Regular autonomous free play
2️⃣Healthy role role modelling at home
1️⃣Mandatory daily physical education in school

I’d argue that the home influences can trump school physical education and activity, BUT…

With over 70% of American adults overweight or obese, very few households are actually practising proactive health habits that can trickle down to the children.

It’s just the sad reality of the modern age.

For parents, coaches and teachers out there, we have a massive role to play in our kids' physical and health education. Arguably, there’s nothing more important.

Because without your health, you have nothing.

And being at risk of losing your health at younger and younger ages is a problem that needs to be aggressively addressed from all angles and actions.

Here’s to the future being bright 🙏

22/05/2023

A genetic modification has been discovered that protects mice against cancer and allows them to live up to 20 per cent longer. The discovery is especially promising as the benefits can be transferred to ordinary mice by a single transplant of blood stem cells.⁠
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“It was a big surprise,” says Che-Kun James Shen at Taipei Medical University in Taiwan. “So far, we have not found any negative side effects.”⁠
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Shen says his team is already collaborating with biotech companies interested in using the findings to improve cancer treatments in humans. Blood stem cell transplants are already part of the treatment for certain blood cancers, and the hope is that making this genetic alteration to the transplanted cells will reduce the risk of cancers returning.

18/05/2023

Release your ENTIRE back with this easy stretch! To get a deeper stretch, sink hips lower. Make sure to stretch both sides by reach arms into both directions. Hold for 10 seconds and repeat up to 3x on each side! FOLLOW TO RELAX YOUR BODY!

17/05/2023

Upon reading the headline, I thought it was a prank. “Eating cheese and drinking red wine can reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s,” announced the Mirror. I

11/05/2023

If you or a family member breathes through the mouth you can likely spot postural giveaways.

As a patient walks into our surgery, we can often tell if there is a breathing problem just by a quick once over.

The side neck muscle or sternocleidomastoid muscle pictured above is responsible for the mechanical action in the majority of the head movements. It's also an accessory muscle for respiration.

When the muscle is overactive, it's a sign the patient uses shallow breathes as the muscle can be used to life the upper chest.

Poor breathing means poor posture and inability to recruit primary respiratory muscles.

Forward head posture is another giveraway and is comon. Cell phones don't help, but real cause is poor breathing.

The anterior throat muscles (Supra- & Infrahyoid group) assist in balancing the jaw against the muscles of mastication, as well as flexing the neck when rising from a supine position.

In a forward head posture, these muscles, along with the longus colli tend to be stretched out and weak (see the picture), which leads to increased load on the SCM muscles.

In turn, this stretching causes mandibular depression which then forces the the mandibular elevator muscle group to create a sustained contraction in order to keep the mouth closed.

You can often observe this with overactive chin muscles due to the lower lip pursing to seal the motuh.

Overall, this leads to altered TMJ Joint mechanics, trigger points in the involved muscle groups, and painful guarding all leading to what is commonly referred to as TMJ Dysfunction.

If your SCM bothers you try this exercise:

1) Sit or stand facing forward.
2) Exhale as you slowly tilt your right ear down toward your shoulder.
3) Use your right hand to apply gentle pressure to your head to deepen the stretch.
4) Hold for a few breaths, feeling the stretch on the side of your neck down to your collarbone.

To follow these mouth body tips you can listen to my podcast on Itunes and Spotify.

Do suffer from forward head posture or mouth breathing?

05/05/2023

It’s works, try it.

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