Monthly Archives: September 2020

Belarus protests: Maria Kolesnikova ‘detained by masked men’

Image copyright pyriteReuters Image citationMaria Kolesnikova’s detention has not yet been confirmed Belarusian witnesses say they saw opposition leaders banded in a minibus in Minsk and chased away. Police have refused to detain Maria Kolesnikova in the Belarusian capital, according to Interfax news agency. She was one of three women …

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Probiotics can help manage childhood obesity, the study finds

In combination with a calorie-controlled diet, the probiotic strain Bifidobacterium can help reduce the weight of children and adolescents with obesity, according to a small study released Monday at E-ECE 2020, the 22nd European Congress of Endocrinology. Our intestinal microbiota is a dynamic population of more than 100 trillion microorganisms …

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