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How a Cystic Fibrosis Drug Given Prenatally Changed the Lives of One Family

Stanford Childrens

Before birth, both of the couple’s sons — Jaxon, born in 2018, and Elijah, born in 2020 — developed bowel blockages related to cystic fibrosis , a genetic disease that primarily affects the lungs and digestive system. After the surgeries, Jaxon and Elijah faced extended hospital stays and long-term digestive complications.

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Decoding Peptides: The Body’s Little Helpers

Designs for Health

Amino acids are known to be the “building blocks for proteins” because when protein is consumed at a meal, the body’s digestive system breaks proteins apart into amino acids. Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins Proteins are made up of varying sequences of the 20 different amino acids that are found in the human body.

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Sweat Your Way to Wellness: The Top 10 Benefits of Saunas

The Sporting

Your digestive system can also suffer. Stress can disrupt the normal functioning of our digestive tract, leading to issues like stomach aches, indigestion and even inflammatory bowel diseases. As a result, they can be useful to people suffering from peripheral artery disease and even help them improve their walking endurance.