A PILOT REVERSE VIRTUAL SCREENING STUDY SUGGESTS TOXIC EXPOSURES CAUSED LONG-TERM EPIGENETIC CHANGES IN GULF WAR ILLNESS

A pilot reverse virtual screening study suggests toxic exposures caused long-term epigenetic changes in Gulf War Illness

Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a chronic illness that affects upward of 32% of deployed Veterans to the 1991 Gulf War (GW).The symptoms are medically unexplained, ranging across cognitive deficits, fatigue, gastrointestinal problems, and musculoskeletal pain.Research indicates that chemical warfare agents play a key role in the onset and progression of

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Coffee-induced Hypokalaemia

Taking an excess amount of caffeine (e.g.overdrinking caffeinated beverages) sometimes causes hypokalaemia.Although the Pedal detailed mechanism has not been clarified yet, an increased loss of potassium via the urine stream caused by the diuretic action of caffeine is proposed as one of the possibilities.We report the case of a 50-year-old female

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