Medical Oddities: Muscle Memory Before Birth?

When dad trains offspring gain, bar tricks can end in the OR, guts that linger, empathetic pain, and “natural” immune traps this week.

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Paternal endurance training in mice enhances offspring metabolism, resulting in fitter F1 offspring with improved lean mass and endurance.
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The metabolic benefits in offspring arise from sperm small RNAs, particularly microRNAs, which reprogram early embryos for endurance.
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A case report highlights a 34-year-old man who suffered a gastric perforation after consuming a liquid nitrogen-infused drink.
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Teenage IBS often improves, but about one-third of affected individuals experience persistent symptoms into young adulthood.
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Green tea extract, while popular for immune support, may have proinflammatory effects linked to autoimmune skin diseases.

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