In a new study, researchers synthesised data from 206,873 people across 47 studies, finding that digital health tools -- like mobile apps, websites, and text messages -- can significantly improve health and wellbeing by keeping you active, boosting steps, and improving your diet and sleep. Specifically, electronic and mobile health interventions can help people … [Read more...]
Significant Link Found Between Heme Iron, Found in Red Meat and Other Animal Products, and Type 2 diabetes risk
Higher intake of heme iron, the type found in red meat and other animal products -- as opposed to non-heme iron, found mostly in plant-based foods -- was associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. While the link between heme iron and T2D has been reported previously, the … [Read more...]
Short, Intense Bursts of Exercise More Effective After Stroke than Steady, Moderate Exercise
One-minute, short bursts of high-intensity interval training for 19 minutes may be more effective for improving fitness among people six months or more after a stroke than traditional, 20-30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise sessions, according to research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the … [Read more...]
Ketogenic Diet may reduce friendly gut bacteria and raise cholesterol levels
Published in Cell Reports Medicine, the research from the Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism involved 53 healthy adults for up to 12 weeks. Participants followed either a moderate sugar diet (control), a low-sugar diet (less than 5% of calories from sugar), or a ketogenic (keto) low-carbohydrate diet (less than 8% of calories from carbohydrates). Key findings … [Read more...]
Type 2 Diabetes Can be Prevented by Diet and Exercise Even in Individuals With a High Genetic Risk
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland is the first in the world to show that a healthy diet and regular exercise reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes even in individuals with a high genetic risk. In other words, everyone benefits from lifestyle changes, regardless of genetic risk. Type 2 diabetes is a global problem. According to the International Diabetes … [Read more...]
A Ketogenic Diet Could Improve The Response to Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
A study of fasting and the ketogenic diet reveals a new vulnerability of pancreatic tumors to an existing cancer drug. Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered a way to get rid of pancreatic cancer in mice by putting them on a high fat, or ketogenic, diet and giving them cancer therapy. The cancer therapy blocks fat metabolism, which is the cancer's only source of … [Read more...]
New Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer Combines Prophylactic and Therapeutic Activity
A new vaccine against cancer-causing human papillomaviruses (HPV) is intended to help increase the rate of HPV vaccinations, particularly in developing countries. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed a completely new vaccination concept for this purpose. The vaccine is inexpensive and protects mice against almost all cancer-causing HPV types. In … [Read more...]
Feeding Infants Peanut Products Protects Against Allergy into Adolescence, Study Suggests
Feeding children peanuts regularly from infancy to age five reduced the rate of peanut allergy in adolescence by 71%, even after many years when the children ate or avoided peanut as desired. The new findings provide conclusive evidence that introducing peanuts into babies' diets early will increase the probability of long-term prevention of peanut allergy. Lead … [Read more...]
Confronting Trauma Alleviates Chronic Pain Among Older Veterans
A new study led by UCLA Health and the U.S. Veterans Affairs Office found chronic pain among older adults could be significantly reduced through a newly developed psychotherapy that works by confronting past trauma and stress-related emotions that can exacerbate pain symptoms. Published in JAMA Network Open on June 13, the study compared the newer therapy, known as emotional … [Read more...]
Home Test Reveals The Risk of Heart Attack in Five Minutes
The study, published in Journal of the American Heart Association, uses data from the SCAPIS population study, which is based at the University of Gothenburg, with the Swedish Heart Lung Foundation as its main sponsor. The study was led by Göran Bergström, Professor of Clinical Physiology at Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, senior physician at Sahlgrenska … [Read more...]
Scientists Exploring Potential New Treatments for Glioblastoma
A new approach to treating the most malignant type of brain cancer -- glioblastoma -- has shown strong promise in pre-clinical settings, raising hopes of increasing current average survival rates beyond 18 months. Targeted alpha therapy (TAT) is emerging as a potential additional treatment for glioblastoma (GB), a disease which has confounded oncologists for decades due to … [Read more...]
Laughter The Best Medicine in Japan: Local govt Passes New Health Law
The local government in Japan’s Yamagata prefecture has introduced an ordinance encouraging residents to laugh at least once daily to promote better physical and mental health, according to a report by South China Morning Post. Passed by members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last Friday, the ordinance aims to foster a happier and healthier community. It also calls on … [Read more...]
Ozempic And Other Weight Loss Drugs Pose New Risks for Surgery, Europe Warns
Patients taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound could be at risk for respiratory complications during surgery The agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) recommended new measures to lower the risk of respiratory complications during surgery for patients taking GLP-1 treatments. GLP-1 drugs are a class of diabetes and weight loss drugs that mimics … [Read more...]
Over 6,500 Adolescent Girls Die Giving Birth Every Year Across South Asia: Study
KATHMANDU, 12 July 2024: SAARC, UNICEF South Asia, UNFPA and WHO called for increased commitment for critical services for over 2.2 million adolescent girls that give birth yearly in South Asia. This call came at the Regional Dialogue on Adolescent Pregnancy in South Asia, which is being held in Kathmandu over 11-12 July 2024. Jointly organized by the agencies, the event was … [Read more...]
WHO Warns mpox Remains Global Health Threat
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, First, an update on H5N1 avian influenza. Last week, the United States reported a fourth human case of H5N1 following exposure to infected dairy cows. Cambodia also reported two cases in children who had contact with sick or dead chickens. For the moment, no human-to-human transmission has been reported, which is why … [Read more...]
Healthy Adults Under Age of 75 Urged to Take Recommended Daily Allowance of Vitamin D
Vitamin D use and blood vitamin D levels have been associated with many common diseases. However, whether vitamin D supplementation lowers the risk of these diseases and what vitamin D blood levels are needed for better health have been debated for years. In this new guideline, the panel of experts established guidelines for vitamin D use and testing for vitamin D levels in … [Read more...]
Medical School isn’t Teaching Doctors Much About Nutrition
Nutrition is a key determinant of health. But American physicians aren't receiving effective training to counsel patients on the topic, according to a new paper from University of Georgia researchers. Current medical training focuses on weight and body mass index (BMI), exacerbating anti-obesity bias and increasing the risk of eating disorders, the authors said. And it … [Read more...]
How Stress Knocks Out Your Cognitive Reserve
While mentally stimulating activities and life experiences can improve cognition in memory clinic patients, stress undermines this beneficial relationship. This is according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. Researchers in the late 1980s found that some individuals who showed no … [Read more...]
Younger Children in School Year are more Commonly Diagnosed with ADHD than their older classmates, says new study
New research, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that teachers may be attributing signs of age-related immaturity in children, to conditions such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The results of the study, which are published in the journal European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, showed that the … [Read more...]
Study Reveals how ‘Forever Chemicals’ may Impact Heart Health in older Women
New research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has linked multiple types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals") with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in postmenopausal women. Specifically, the study reveals how PFAS chemicals interact with pro-inflammatory pathways in older women, providing potential explanations … [Read more...]
Century-old Vaccine Protects Type 1 Diabetics From Infectious Diseases
In new research, investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) show that the 100-year-old Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, originally developed to prevent tuberculosis, protects individuals with type 1 diabetes from severe COVID-19 disease and other infectious diseases. Two back-to-back randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trials found that the BCG … [Read more...]
Father’s Diet Before Conception Influences Children’s Health
For their study, the researchers used data from the LIFE Child cohort, which includes information from over 3,000 families. The analyses showed that the father's body weight influences the weight of the children and their susceptibility to metabolic diseases. This influence exists independently from other factors such as the mother's weight, the parental genetics, or … [Read more...]
Robotic Device Restores Wavelike Muscular Function Involved in Processes Like Digestion
A team of Vanderbilt researchers has developed a wirelessly activated device that mimics the wavelike muscular function in the esophagus and small intestine responsible for transporting food and viscous fluids for digestion. The soft-robotic prototype, which is driven by strong magnets controlled by a wearable external actuator, can aid patients suffering from blockages … [Read more...]
Low Intensity Exercise linked to Reduced Depression
New research has found a significant association between participating in low to moderate intensity exercise and reduced rates of depression. Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) carried out an umbrella review of studies carried out across the world to examine the potential of physical activity as a mental health intervention. The analysis, published in the … [Read more...]
Childcare Pick-Up: A 1-Hour Window to Build Healthier Eating Habits
Millions of working parents know the routine: bustle the kids off to childcare in the morning, work all day, then fight the daily traffic jams to get the kids back home. Something to drink, maybe a snack to munch, can help ease the commute. Understandably, few parents take the time to think about the nutrients or calories involved, but experts at Cincinnati Children's … [Read more...]
Nutrient Research Reveals Pathway for Treating Brain Disorders
A University of Queensland researcher has found molecular doorways that could be used to help deliver drugs into the brain to treat neurological disorders. Dr Rosemary Cater from UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience led a team which discovered that an essential nutrient called choline is transported into the brain by a protein called FLVCR2. "Choline is a vitamin-like … [Read more...]
Survey Finds Loneliness Epidemic Runs Deep Among Parents
A new national survey conducted by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds a broad majority of parents experience isolation, loneliness and burnout from the demands of parenthood, with many feeling a lack of support in fulfilling that role. The survey of parents conducted this month found: About two-thirds (66%) felt the demands of parenthood sometimes or … [Read more...]
Every Breath You Take: Study Models the Journey of Inhaled Plastic Particle Pollution
The results of the modelling, published in the journal Environmental Advances, have pinpointed hotspots in the human respiratory system where plastic particles can accumulate, from the nasal cavity and larynx and into the lungs. Dr Saha said evidence was mounting on the significant impact of nano and microplastics on respiratory health and the UTS study would provide … [Read more...]
Use of Acid Reflux Drugs Linked to Higher Risk of Migraine
People who take acid-reducing drugs may have a higher risk of migraine and other severe headache than people who do not take these medications, according to a study published in the April 24, 2024, online issue of Neurology®Clinical Practice, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The acid-reducing drugs includeproton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole and … [Read more...]
Climb Stairs to Live Longer
Climbing stairs is associated with a longer life, according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 "If you have the choice of taking the stairs or the lift, go for the stairs as it will help your heart," said study author Dr. Sophie Paddock of the University of East Anglia and … [Read more...]
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