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Exercise made a metabolic regulator in blood vessels 60% more active in obese mice compared to mice that didn't exercise.
Exercise boosted a key signaling protein in blood vessels by 37% in obese mice, which helps improve blood flow.
Exercise increased the activity of a protein that helps blood vessels relax by more than double in the blood vessels of obese mice compared to sedentary mice.
Exercise made a key metabolic regulator in the fat around blood vessels 2.45 times more active in obese mice compared to sedentary mice.
Exercise boosted levels of a protective anti-inflammatory protein in the blood vessels of obese mice by nearly five times compared to mice that didn't exercise.
Exercise reduced the levels of a key inflammatory protein in the blood vessels of obese mice by over 60% compared to mice that didn't exercise.
Even without the surrounding fat tissue, exercise helped obese mice's blood vessels relax 17% better when exposed to a chemical that promotes widening.
When obese mice exercised, their blood vessels relaxed 19% better in response to a chemical that normally makes them widen, especially when the surrounding fat tissue was present.
Exercise made the fat cells around the blood vessels in obese mice about 4.1% smaller than in mice that didn't exercise.
Obese mice that exercised on a treadmill for 8 weeks weighed about 22.6% less than obese mice that didn't exercise.
Higher depression levels in Ukrainian female students were strongly linked to higher emotional loneliness, moderately linked to general loneliness, and weakly linked to social loneliness.
Ukrainian female students reported feeling less emotionally lonely over time, with a small but statistically significant decrease from 2022 to 2024.
Nearly 30% of Ukrainian female students had thoughts of suicide in the past month, with secular students more likely to report this than religious students.
Ukrainian female students who were married or partnered reported significantly higher burnout than single students, with a very large difference.
Ukrainian female students who identified as secular reported significantly higher burnout than religious students, with a very large difference.
Ukrainian female students who became refugees reported higher fear of war than those who stayed in their homes, with a statistically significant difference.
Higher depression levels in Ukrainian female students were strongly linked to higher fear of war and burnout, especially for burnout where the connection was very strong.
Ukrainian female students experienced less burnout in 2023 but more in 2024 compared to earlier years, with statistically significant changes.
Depression levels in Ukrainian female students decreased in 2023 but increased again in 2024 compared to previous years, with statistically significant changes.
Ukrainian female students reported higher fear of war in 2024 than in 2023, with the difference being statistically significant but small in size.
Even a small salt reduction of 1 gram per day over 10 years would save money on healthcare costs.
Reducing salt nationwide would save more money per health benefit than giving blood pressure meds to everyone with high blood pressure.
Cutting salt by 3 grams daily could lower heart disease cases as much as cutting smoking in half.
Women would see bigger drops in strokes from eating less salt than men, especially Black women with 9-15% fewer strokes compared to 5-9% for other women.