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This fiber-packed salad contains a mix of immunity-supporting antioxidants thanks to colorful vegetables, fruits and walnuts. This salad highlights winter produce like kale, Brussels sprouts, pears and pomegranate.Make this salad in just 20 minutes when you need a crowd-pleasing dish. This Brussels Sprouts, Kale & Pear Salad is a true celebration of the season, bringing brightness and crunch to the table. Fiber-packed kale and Brussels sprouts are tenderized in a tangy apple-cider vinaigrette, which softens their edges and infuses them with flavor. Pear slices add a juicy counterpoint, while crunchy pomegranate arils offer bursts of tartness in every forkful. Make the…

Yogurt is versatile, nutritious and pairs well with plenty of ingredients—including cocoa powder.Cocoa powder is rich in antioxidants and a source of fiber without any sugar, helping to add flavor and nutrition to your yogurt.Along with cocoa powder, try adding extra fruit or seeds for even more nutrition. Yogurt is a classic for a reason—it tastes great and is packed with nutrition. “Yogurt is a gem in the nutrition world—it’s accessible, often affordable and incredibly versatile,” explains Jenna Werner, RD. “Plus, it has protein, calcium and probiotics and is a great base to add a ton of other nutrition to.” …

The Chinese government hopes a new visa will encourage talented young researchers to move there.Credit: VCG via GettyChina has introduced a visa that will allow young foreign researchers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to move there without having to secure a job first.Before the introduction of the K visa, most foreign STEM researchers hoping to move to China had to find a job in advance and then apply for a work visa.The Chinese government is making “a serious bid” to attract the world’s brightest minds in STEM, says Jeremy Neufeld, the director of immigration policy at the Institute…

Credit: Stocktrek Images / Getty Images image of a multiple sclerosis neuron. Roche announced this week that two important Phase III studies of its oral drug fenebrutinib for treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) met their primary endpoints. Fenebrutinib is a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a class of drugs currently only approved to treat different forms of the blood cancers leukemia and lymphoma but also being developed by several companies such as Novartis, Sanofi, and Roche to treat MS. BTK inhibitors can cross the blood–brain barrier and block an enzyme which is crucial for signaling in both B cells and…

The board includes:Darren G. Candow, Ph.D., CSEP-CEP, FISSN – Professor, University of Regina; Director, Aging Muscle and Bone Health LaboratoryDouglas Kalman, Ph.D., R.D., FACN, FISSN – Clinical Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University; Co-founder, Substantiation SciencesSusan Hewlings, Ph.D., R.D. – Senior VP of Scientific Affairs, Radicle Science; Co-founder, Substantiation SciencesMichael B. Schwartz, M.D. – Board Certified Internist, Princeton Longevity Center; Chief Ringside Physician, Professional Boxing & MMAAbbie E. Smith-Ryan, Ph.D., CSCS*D, FNSCA, FACSM, FISSN – Professor & Associate Chair, UNC Chapel Hill; Director, Applied Physiology Laboratory & Human Performance CenterWilliam Wallace, Ph.D. – Director of Product Development & Scientific Affairs, ProHealth…

In the nervous system, synapses are where the action is. There, across a narrow gap between adjacent cells, neurons talk to one another through the dynamic exchange of chemical and electrical signals. Molecules known as neurotransmitters and neuromodulators induce or inhibit action potentials — spikes in voltage across neuronal cell membranes that trigger the release of other molecules. This cross-talk ultimately enables the production of emotions, thoughts, behaviours — everything that makes the brain what it is.A new way to capture the brain’s electrical symphonyTo decode these conversations, researchers have relied on various tools. These include electrophysiology, in which electrodes…

In mindbodygreen’s parenting column, Parenthetical, mbg parenting contributor, psychotherapist, and writer Lia Avellino explores the dynamic, enriching, yet often complicated journey into parenthood. In today’s installment, Avellino explores shame.

Consuming unsalted, skin-roasted peanuts may significantly improve brain vascular function and memory, according to a new study by Dutch researchers. Their findings support that consuming 60 g (approximately two servings) of peanuts daily for 16 weeks increases global cerebral blood flow by 3.6% and verbal memory by 5.8%. The research involved 31 healthy older adults between the ages of 60–75. Next to cognitive improvements, their systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure decreased by 5 mmHg and 4 mmHg, respectively.Snacking on peanuts also resulted in increased blood flow in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, which are both important…

James Watson, PhD, sporting a double-helix T-shirt on his 90th birthday, as his wife Elizabeth looks on. [Kevin Davies] James Watson, PhD, died last week. He was 97 years old. He co-discovered the structure of DNA and helped to launch the Human Genome Project in 1990. He served as director and president of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) for 35 years. Seven years ago, the Nobel laureate was seriously injured in a car crash, his car plummeting down a 20-foot ditch near his home on the CSHL campus on the north shore of Long Island, New York. But the…

All cellular life, from single-celled bacteria to towering trees, can trace its origins back to a single forerunner that existed roughly four billion years ago, the last universal common ancestor (LUCA).1 The story of viruses—an infectious collection of genetic material inside a protein or lipid shell—is far less straightforward. Viruses arose in not one but at least seven separate events, each one giving rise to a “realm” of viruses that share a common lineage.2 Scientists have put forward a bevy of theories to explain how each realm came into existence. However, new genome sequencing data is compelling virologists to rework…