Proof That True Love Exists

Bill & Glad have been married for over 50 years and are a reminder that love can stand the test of time, in sickness and in health. Can you pass the tissues please?

Tissues ready? Press play.

CVC Films produces short works aimed to, "help you explore those unavoidable questions about life, the universe and everything in it." Even if you are a Valentine's Day cynic, this story will warm your heart.

The 10 Weirdest Foods At Your Grocery Store (And Why You Should Eat Them)

The average grocery store sells 38,718 items. Like many shoppers, I usually buy the same 30 or so things every week, ignoring the other 38,688 options. Some of those options are just, well, weird. Millet? What’s that? Turkey neck? Gross. Chicken liver? No thanks, grandpa. But recently I’d spoken to nutrition experts who told me that varying the foods you eat can be good for your health. So I decided to take a closer look at all of those weird foods I’d never dream of eating. Should I try them? I wondered. Just how many different foods should I be eating in a week, anyway?

Beta Carotene & Healthy Skin

Beta-carotene is a provitamin A carotenoid, one of two sources of vitamin A. Vitamin A is not only important to your overall health and immunity, but also to the integrity of your organs, including your skin. In the body, beta-carotene converts to retinol and other forms of vitamin A. Retinols work actively within the body and have been used in topical skin treatments since the 1970s.

New Research on B12 Levels

Nutrients play an important role in your overall health and well-being. Although much is known about the way nutrients affect your body, researchers are still discovering new mechanisms of action. Take vitamin B-12 for instance, it is commonly known to affect red blood cell production, nerve health, DNA formation and cell division, but scientists are also finding that it influences more than that. A lack of B-12 could even be more detrimental to the body than was previously believed.

How to make Bismuth Crystals

Ever wanted to make your own bismuth crystals? Well you can by following these steps. *NOTE: As much fun and pretty as these crystals may be please be aware that this is metal. Melting metals will give off fumes; try to avoid breathing in those fumes for health reasons. For complete details on bism...
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HTRA1

Serine protease HTRA1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HTRA1 gene.^[1][2] The HTRA1 protein is composed of four distinctprotein domains. They are from amino-terminus to carboxyl-terminus an Insulin-like growth factor binding domain, a kazal domain, a trypsin-like peptidase domain and a PDZ domain.

 

This gene encodes a member of the trypsin family of serine proteases. This protein is a secreted enzyme that is proposed to regulate the availability of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) by cleaving IGF-binding proteins. It has also been suggested to be a regulator of cell growth

 

New York governor declares public health emergency to combat flu

(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a public health emergency on Saturday, giving pharmacists permission to administer flu vaccinations to more people as officials seek to stem the worst flu outbreak in that state in several years.

Cuomo's order came a day after federal health officials said that fast-spreading influenza had officially reached epidemic proportions in the United States, following an early start.

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