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Does water really taste like nothing?

Actually, the claim that water tastes like nothing is not true. In fact, Peter Cameron, a biologist at the University of California, has shown that some insects, such as the vinegar fly, have a gene that makes a protein - PPK28 - that serves only to taste water in taste cells.

A protein that protects against Alzheimer's

An experiment with mice has revealed that raising the levels of the protein Clotho can protect us against the learning and memory deficits caused by Alzheimer's disease. The research has been developed by a team of scientists from the Gladstone Institute and the University of California in San Francisco (USA) and has been published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Identify 10 proteins in the blood that help predict Alzheimer's

A team of researchers from King College London (UK), led by Oxford University professor Simon Lovestone, has identified a group of a total of 10 proteins in the blood that will serve to predict, with 87% of precision, the onset of Alzheimer's disease. The study has been published in the journal Alzheimer & Dementia.

A diet rich in fish can reduce the risk of stroke

People who follow a high-protein diet, especially fish, are 20% less likely to suffer a stroke or stroke, according to a study carried out by the Nanjing University School of Medicine (China ) and published in the journal Neurology.

High protein diets are good for your bones

This type of diet could be beneficial for the bones, according to a recent research carried out by the University of Granada (Spain), which would help the elderly and postmenopausal women to control their level of calcium in the bones.

Too much protein in adulthood is just as bad as smoking

Although a high protein diet can help us lose weight and fat in the short term, two new studies conclude that in the long term excess protein can affect our health and reduce our life span. Both studies have been published in the journal Cell Metabolism.

The formula to know if you will die in less than 5 years

As published in the journal 'PLoS Medicine', a team of Estonian researchers says they have found the magic formula to know if we are in danger of death in the short or medium term. And it turns out that it is very simple.

What is the milk with the highest protein content?

It is reindeer milk, which contains 11% protein, more than triple that of cow's milk (with only 3.4% protein). Furthermore, reindeer milk is also five times more fat than cow's milk.

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