/oss/taxonomy/term/6708/all en /oss/article/covid-19-critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/nattokinases-clot-busting-promises-sway-scientists-who-should-know-better <p>It has been called a “powerful all-natural supplement,” one that shows “exceptionally potent” clot-busting action. This same enthusiastic source even refers to it as a “miracle food.” No, this was not written by a naturopath on Facebook; it comes from <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fijms18030523">a scientific paper</a>, whose authors really ought to be more objective.</p> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:44:02 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9593 at /oss /oss/article/medical/can-you-really-tug-heartstrings <p>Have you ever heard the story of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D#:~:text=Hachik%C5%8D%20would%20meet%20Ueno%20at,day%20to%20await%20Ueno's%20return.">Japanese dog, Hachikō</a>? For years, Hachikō accompanied his owner, Ueno, on part of his commute to work, walking with him to and from the Shibuya train station. Even after Ueno passed away, Hachikō continued to walk to the train station, awaiting his owner’s return from the workday. Hachikō’s loyalty never wavered — he waited faithfully until the day he died, almost ten years later.</p> Fri, 03 Mar 2023 14:06:50 +0000 Cat Wang, B.Sc. 9422 at /oss /oss/article/health-and-nutrition/just-say-no <p>“A spoonful of sucrose helps the medicine go down,” as Mary Poppins told us. But she neglected to say that it also increases our risk of cardiovascular disease. Actually, Mary didn’t say sucrose, she said a “spoonful of sugar.” Sucrose is the chemical term for table sugar and is actually composed of two smaller molecules, glucose and fructose joined together. All three are referred to as “simple sugars,” in contrast to “complex sugars” such as the starch in food, or the glycogen stored in the liver, that are composed of long chains of glucose molecules. </p><p></p> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:34:01 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9410 at /oss