Daily Archives: December 5, 2022

Three cups of coffee per day reduces risk of liver disease

Coffee drinkers have a significantly lower risk of developing advanced liver fibrosis. U.S. doctors came to this conclusion after studying data from 4,500 American adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) and underwent elastometry, a diagnostic method to determine the extent of liver fibrosis. Researchers found no association between coffee…

Teens’ brains aged faster during the first year of the pandemic, study says, and stress may be to blame

The brains of US teens have physically changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, aging faster than normal, a new study says. The young study participants also reported more severe symptoms of anxiety, depression and what scientists call internalized problems – meaning feelings of sadness, low self-esteem and fear and trouble regulating their emotions – after the first…