An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
KERNICTERUS
kernicterus
(noun) an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kernicterus (uncountable)
(medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).
Synonyms
• (infant brain damage caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect free bilirubin): bilirubinencephalopathy (comparatively far rarer)
Source: Wiktionary
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(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”
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