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Fitness coach Dan Go spent 28 days taking what he calls “one of the most underrated supplements on the planet” and says it transformed his digestion, reduced appetite, and improved his bathroom routine.

Over six years, researchers found high salt intake may affect brain function and memory in men, not women.

Bauhinia purpurea L. is regarded as a superior plant because of the phytochemical components found in its bark, seed, leaves, and flowers. As a winter-flowering tree, B. purpurea requires the petals to be stored with intact phytochemicals in order to be available all year round. Various drying techniques were employed, such as solar drying, oven drying, and freeze drying. The dried petals was then packaged in glass bottles, plastic bags, aluminium foil bags, and plastic bottles. Fresh petals have higher concentrations of Mn, Zn), and Cu compared to N, P, K, and Mg. The oil obtained from fresh petals contained the highest concentrations of methyl cis-8,11,14-eicosatrienoate, methyl palmitoleate, and methyl arachidate, The lowest percentage peak area is seen for methyl heneicosanoate, methyl linoleate, and methyl myristoleate, which have relative peak areas of 0.91, 1.44, and 1.52%, respectively. The ethanolic extract of B. purpurea petals demonstrated greater antimicrobial activity at 20 mg concentration against S. typhi, Proteus sp., Enterobacter sp., Pseudomonas sp., and Klebsiella sp. than hexane and acetonitrile extracts. The solar-dried had greater concentrations of protein, carbohydrates, reducing sugar, carotenoid, phenol, flavonoids, antioxidants, oxalate, and tannic acid. Alkaloids and phytic acid, which are regarded as anti-nutritional, have been demonstrated to have lower values when oven-dried at 50 °C and freeze-dried at 50 °C, respectively. While the phenol, flavonoid, and carotenoid contents appeared to be higher in all dried samples, the anthocyanin concentration decreased dramatically (p < 0.05) in all dry samples. After analysing the stored sample for three months, it was found that most of the parameters showed a negative connection with the increased months of storage. However, solar dry sample with three months of storage showed to preserve maximum metabolite compare to all other methods. Aluminum bag packaging retained maximum content of anthocyanin, carotenoid and antioxidants.

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Cerebral malaria and severe malarial anaemia are tied to long-term cognitive impairment in children under five. Read expert insight from ESCMID Global 2026.

Rebecca Waller went from planning wedding invitations with her fiance to learning that she may never walk or live independently without extensive support

Discover more about how metformin can lower odds of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma and underlying biological pathways.

Human evolution has accelerated since our ancient ancestors began farming to favour traits like red hair and narrow waists, according to a new study.

KwaZulu-Natal’s ambitious ear tagging programme is proving critical in the fight against livestock stock theft, with 14 412 cattle vaccinated and tagged in a single day across two municipalities, according to MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa. The province’s Livestock Identification and Traceability System (LITS) uses green tags for animals near wildlife reserves and yellow tags for other areas, strengthening ownership verification and preventing illegal animal movement. Combined with intensive vaccination campaigns targeting 55 000 cattle, the coordinated approach addresses both stock theft and corridor diseases, particularly in areas bordering game reserves where livestock-wildlife interaction increases infection risks.