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Can Probiotics Ease Major Depressive Disorder?

Research published in JAMA Psychiatry1 adds more support to the importance of probiotics for mental health. The study, by researchers with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, found supplementing with probiotics led to greater improvements in symptoms of depression compared to placebo, along with relieving anxiety symptoms as well.2… Read More »

Griffin submits application for UK banking authorisation, hitting major milestone in building a developer-friendly bank for fintechs

The London-based company is building an API-first Banking as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, designed to couple best-in-class technology with the security and reliability of an authorised bank Thursday 12th May 2022, London – Today, Griffin – a UK Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) fintech – announces the completion of an important step in its application for a banking licence. Griffin… Read More »

Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton Are Giving Us Major 2000s Vibes in New Skims Velour Tracksuits

Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton are bringing back velour tracksuits in a new Skims campaign. Kim and Paris are singlehandedly making the 2000s cool again. Hey Kim, 2003 called and they want their velour tracksuits back. Kim Kardashian is launching her new Skims velour tracksuit line with the one and only Paris Hilton. That’s right,… Read More »

McGill study identifies new role of major genetic risk factor in Alzheimer’s disease

For years, physicians have been aware that patients carrying the apolipoprotein ꜫ4 (APOE ꜫ4) gene are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. New research from McGill University has now found the gene plays an even greater role in dementia. In a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Neurology, Dr. Pedro… Read More »

Heart cells’ environment a potentially major factor in heart disease

By William Weir When it comes to heart disease, the health of the scaffold where cardiac cells grow may be a much bigger factor than previously believed. Stuart Campbell, associate professor of biomedical engineering & cellular and molecular physiology, led a team of researchers examined the effects of a diseased extracellular matrix (ECM) — the… Read More »