New study seeks to eliminate the risk of future, more transmissible COVID variants by using a method that alters protein in the human cell which acts as a gateway into the body for the virus
Even though vaccines may be steering the world toward a post-pandemic normal, a constantly mutating SARS-CoV-2 necessitates the development of effective.
Beta-sitosterol may relieve anxiety: Mouse study Scientists say the plant-derived substance may play a key role in reducing anxiety levels in humans.
Israeli researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science found that a plant-derived substance may play a key role in reducing anxiety levels.
Beta-sitosterol is one of a many organic compounds found in plants that have a structure like that of body-produced cholesterol. It’s found in a number of foods such as avocado, nuts, and grains, and is also sold as a dietary supplement intended mainly to reduce cholesterol levels.
The research
The new study, published in
Cell Reports Medicine, piggybacks off of research from several years ago, which examined international genomic databases to find existing drugs or compounds that mimicked a certain gene expression that would help induce “calmness.” The search led to a series of behavioral experiments which found that beta-sitosterol was able to produc