EATING RED MEAT THE RIGHT WAY
Red meat has been demonised as not only harmful to our weight loss goals but also to our general health. In 2015, the WHO called red meat a “probable carcinogenic,” and warned that a diet rich in it has been shown to contribute to colorectal, pancreatic and prostate cancers, shocking many a meat lover across the country. A 2012 study also found red meat consumption increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and death overall. But is the backlash warrantedIJ Or is it OK to eat a burger without feeling like you’re issuing yourself a death sentenceIJ The short answer: Yes — you just have to eat it the right way. Despite the alarming headlines, red meat isn’t all bad. “A healthy diet can absolutely include moderate amounts of red meat,” Rachel Begun, MS, RDN, a nutrition educator and advocate, told Fox News. It’s packed with protein (there are about 22 grams in a three-ounce portion), which plays a role in weight loss by inducing that feel-full sensation, Begun said.
COMBINATION THERAPY FOR BRAIN CANCER
A team of researchers has discovered a vaccine, combined with high-dose chemotherapy, for treating the most aggressive form of brain cancer. According to researchers, vaccine targeting cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigen pp65, combined with high-dose chemotherapy (temozolomide), improved both progression-free survival and overall survival of glioblastoma, also known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), patients. The findings, appeared in journal of Clinical Cancer Research, indicated that 11 patients, who received this combination therapy, demonstrated a median progression-free survival of 25.3 months and a median overall survival of 41.1 months. However, three patients remain progression-free more than seven years after diagnosis.
GAMBlERS MAY NOT BE ABlE TO TAKE RISK
If you are a gambling addict, chances are that you may develop poor ability to assess and adapt to high-risk situations in real life, says a study. Gambling addiction is a mental disorder characterised by excessive risk-taking despite negative results. “We noticed that gambling addicts also have higher levels of mood and anxiety disorders,” said lead author Hidehiko Takahashi from Kyoto University, Japan. “Hence pleasure may not be the main goal, but rather an inability to properly recognise risk and adapt accordingly,” Takahashi said. Through a series of gambling tasks which required participants to earn a certain amount of credits, the researchers determined their flexibility in risk-taking between addicts and non-addicts. Addicts were found to go with a risky strategy even if that choice was sub-optimal.