Bar Lab Tests Ghrelin Blocker to Curb Alcohol Craving
NIH researchers simulate a fully stocked bar in a hospital lab to test if blocking ghrelin can curb alcohol cravings. Lead researcher Lorenzo Leggio notes the controlled setting aims to mirror real life while ensuring safety as volunteers sample scent cues and potential alcohol exposure. Initial safety results are expected this spring.
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National Institutes of Health
Lorenzo Leggio
Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality
Food and Drug Administration
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Stocks close mixed on first trading day of year
U S stocks opened 2024 mixed as manufacturing slowed. The Dow rose 10 points to 17833 after intraday gains, S&P 500 little changed at 2058, Nasdaq fell 9 to 4726. Oil fell to 52.69 a barrel, euro slid to a four and a half year low, 10 year yield at 2.11 percent.
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Monahans Sand Hills Run and Downtown Abbey Fundraiser
The Basin lists events around the Basin including a Monahans Sand Hills 5K 10K and Health Walk at Monahans Sand Hills State Park with medals for top finishers, and An Evening Inspired by Downtown Abbey fundraiser hosted by Basin PBS at Wagner Noé Performing Arts Center with box office hours. Also ongoing volunteer drives at Odessa Crisis Center and Food 2 Kids West Texas.
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New diet guidelines may weigh environment in choices
Washington reports a government advisory panel plans to add environmental impact to healthy eating guidance. The draft calls for more plant based foods and less meat to protect resources, while beef and meat groups push back as Congress and environmentalists weigh in.
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Agriculture Department
U.S
Proceedings of
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National Academy of Sciences
Agriculture and Health and Human Services
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National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Richard Thorpe
American Meat Institute
Congress
Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
Executive Branch
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