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Probiotics: What is it, Types & Foods, and The Role in Special Needs

Probiotics are live microorganisms that can maintain or improve normal microflora in the body and improve microbial balance, particularly in the gastrointestinal tract. They consist of Saccharomyces boulardii yeast or lactic acid bacteria. They are generally regulated as dietary supplements and foods. How do probiotics work? They can lower intestinal pH They can decrease colonisation […]

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Gluten: What is it, Gluten Related Disorders and Food Source

Introduction Consumers love wheat, maise, and rice because they are rich in carbohydrates and, hence, primary energy for humans. These nutritional sources are also contained in gluten. Gluten is a complex mixture of hundreds of related and distinct proteins, mainly composed of gliadin and glutenin. Secalin, hordein and avenins are collectively referred to as “gluten”.

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Boosting Neurotransmitters May Be A Promising Therapy To Reverse Down Syndrome

Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder caused by the extra copy of chromosome 21, and it affects multiple systems and alters brain development and diverse degrees of intellectual disability. Amino acids and monoamine make the neurotransmitters seem to help neuronal development, including neuronal and glial proliferation. Recent studies show there are reductions in serotonin,

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Down Syndrome Awareness: Words can hurt and what words should be used instead

Language has always mirrored the connection between emotional pain and physical kind. There is a lot of hate speech towards people with Down syndrome, and the public keep using it without knowing it spreads hatred, violence and discrimination towards people with Down syndrome. Following are the examples of hurtful words : 1. Disease  Down syndrome

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Stress Hormone – What It Is, Synthesis, Functions, and Related Disorder

In today’s modern environment, one is exposed to various stressful conditions such as illness, infection, psychological stress and trauma; in response to those situations, the level of various stress hormones changes. The stress hormone is an umbrella term for hormones released in response to stressful conditions to increase the mobilisation of energy sources and adapt

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