Medical claims, wellness fads, and what the evidence actually supports.
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Pigs are currently the generally accepted source species for xenotransplantation into humans due to their physiological similarity to humans and the ability to scale production.
NOT BS
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The study described in PubMed Central article PMC12952596 was a randomized clinical trial with a sample of 212 adults.
SOME BS
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Most digestive enzymes produced by the small-intestinal wall are bound to the apical (brush-border) cell membrane of intestinal epithelial cells rather than being freely secreted into the intestinal lumen.
NOT BS
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The human gut microbiome produces enough neurotransmitters to directly influence human personality traits and temperament.
TOTAL BS
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The gut-brain axis is a real biological communication system between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain.
NOT BS
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A cohort study of 382 adults younger than 60 years old, assessed 3 months after a first myocardial infarction and followed for 20 years, found that participants in the highest tertile of interleukin-6 had a 2.70-fold higher risk of…
SOME BS
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A prospective Fudan University study of 724 patients with recent myocardial infarction found that soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) was an independent predictor of long-term major adverse cardiac events, reporting an unadjusted…
NOT BS
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Among patients 12 months after ST-elevation myocardial infarction, those with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels greater than 26.4 mg/L had a 12% rate of major adverse cardiovascular events, compared with a 4% rate among those…
HARDLY BS
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Eating chocolate cures depression.
TOTAL BS
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Drinking coffee stains teeth yellow.
HARDLY BS
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In humans, taste buds that detect sweetness are concentrated at the tip of the tongue.
TOTAL BS
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Under normal conditions, only a very small fraction of dietary amino acids in the small-intestinal lumen are diverted by other substances or are consumed by colonic bacteria before being absorbed, so amino-acid loss is very low.
HARDLY BS
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Most intestinal juice in the small intestine comes from the contents released when small-intestinal epithelial cells rupture and slough off, rather than from fluid actively secreted by intestinal glands.
TOTAL BS
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After proteases finish digesting food in the duodenum, they move with chyme into the mid and distal small intestine and begin digesting themselves and other enzymes into amino acids.
MOSTLY BS
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During acute stress, pulmonary blood flow increases mainly because cardiac output increases.
HARDLY BS
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Physiologic stress can increase intestinal permeability by disrupting tight junctions between enterocytes, which increases translocation of luminal antigens and bacteria.
HARDLY BS
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Villous blunting can reduce intestinal absorption of nutrients including glucose, amino acids, and fat-soluble vitamins.
NOT BS
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During an acute stress response, splanchnic vasoconstriction reduces gastrointestinal perfusion and prioritizes blood flow to the heart, lungs, and skeletal muscle.
HARDLY BS
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Reduced perfusion of the small-intestinal mucosa can impair enterocyte renewal and contribute to villous blunting (villous atrophy), reducing absorptive surface area.
NOT BS
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Consuming sugary drinks before midnight makes babies hyperactive and less likely to fall asleep at their usual bedtime.
TOTAL BS
No checks match that verdict.