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April 19, 2024

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Take It from the Rats: A Junk Food Diet Can Cause Long-Term Damage to Adolescent Brains

Apr. 15, 2024 — A study on the effects of a junk food diet on rats reinforces scientific understanding about the gut-brain ...

Family and Media Pressure to Lose Weight in Adolescence Linked to How People Value Themselves Almost Two Decades Later

Apr. 15, 2024 — People who as teenagers felt pressure to lose weight from family or from the media, females, people who are not heterosexual, and people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage, are most at risk of ...

Blended Antioxidant Supplement Improves Cognition and Memory in Aged Mice

Apr. 2, 2024 — Cell damage from oxidative stress is a major underlying cause of age-related cognitive and muscle strength decline. Antioxidants can reduce oxidative stress and prevent age-related health decline. A new study has found that mice administered with a ...

Pilot Study Shows Ketogenic Diet Improves Severe Mental Illness

Apr. 1, 2024 — A small clinical trial found that the metabolic effects of a ketogenic diet may help stabilize the ...

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Feeding the Lonely Brain

Apr. 4, 2024 — A new study has found that women who perceive themselves to be lonely exhibited activity in regions of the brain associated with cravings and motivation towards eating especially when shown pictures ...

Risk Factors for Faster Aging in the Brain Revealed in New Study

Mar. 27, 2024 — Researchers have used data from UK Biobank participants to reveal that diabetes, traffic-related air pollution and alcohol intake are the most harmful out of 15 modifiable risk factors for ...

Keto Diet Prevents Early Memory Decline in Mice

Mar. 20, 2024 — A new study shows the keto diet prevents early memory decline in mice. A molecule in the diet plays a key role in slowing Alzheimer's ...

Fatty Food Before Surgery May Impair Memory in Old, Young Adults

Mar. 15, 2024 — Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that interferes for weeks with memory-related cognitive function in older adults -- and, ...

Middle-Age Obesity Is Caused by Changes in the Shape of Neurons in the Brain

Mar. 13, 2024 — Researchers discovered a mechanism behind middle-age obesity in rat brains. They believe that a similar mechanism exists in humans as well. This ...

A Healthier Diet Is Linked With a Slower Pace of Aging, Reduced Dementia Risk, Study Shows

Mar. 14, 2024 — A healthier diet is associated with a reduced dementia risk and slower pace of aging, according to a new study. The findings show that a ...

Factors Associated With Age-Related Hearing Loss Differ Between Males and Females

Mar. 6, 2024 — Certain factors associated with developing age-related hearing loss differ by sex, including weight, smoking behavior, and hormone exposure, ...

Avid Appetite in Childhood Linked to Later Eating Disorder Symptoms

Feb. 20, 2024 — The study looked at survey data from 3,670 young people in the UK and the Netherlands to investigate how appetite traits in early childhood might relate to the likelihood of developing eating ...

Could Ultra-Processed Foods Be the New 'Silent' Killer?

Feb. 20, 2024 — Hundreds of novel ingredients never encountered by human physiology are now found in nearly 60 percent of the average adult's diet and nearly 70 percent of children's diets in the U.S. An emerging ...

Protein-Rich Breakfast Boosts Satiety and Concentration

Feb. 15, 2024 — A new study has explored the link between diet and cognitive function, and the results reveal that a protein-rich breakfast can increase satiety and improve concentration. This is important knowledge ...

Metformin During Pregnancy Affects the Brain Development in Offspring Mice, Study Finds

Mar. 20, 2024 — With the rise in gestational diabetes and metabolic disorders during pregnancy, metformin is also being prescribed more frequently. Although it is known that the oral antidiabetic agent can cross the ...

Consuming Refined Carbs Might Be Linked to Perceived Facial Attractiveness

Mar. 6, 2024 — In a new study, participants' levels of consumption of refined carbohydrates were statistically linked with their facial attractiveness as rated by heterosexual volunteers of the opposite ...

Understanding Rapid Weight Loss in Older Women: Message from the Heart

Feb. 1, 2024 — Unexplained rapid weight loss in older people could be a sign of underlying disease and can be linked with increased risk of falls and fractures, as well as a poorer long-term ...

Study Urges People to Think Twice Before Going on a Diet

Jan. 29, 2024 — A new qualitative study highlights the negative interpersonal and psychological consequences associated with 'yo-yo dieting,' also known as weight cycling. The work underscores how toxic ...

'Furry Fruit' Improves Mental Health -- Fast

Jan. 24, 2024 — Kiwifruit has proven itself as a powerful mood booster and new research has shown just how fast its effects can ...

Scientists Identify How Dietary Restriction Slows Brain Aging and Increases Lifespan

Jan. 11, 2024 — Restricting calories is known to improve health and increase lifespan, but much of how it does so remains a mystery, especially in regard to how it protects the brain. Scientists have now uncovered a ...

Drugs Used to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Reduce Alcohol Cravings, Use in Individuals With Obesity

Jan. 8, 2024 — An analysis of those posts, together with a remote study of individuals with obesity who reported using semaglutide and tirzepatide, found that the drugs decreased cravings and reduced alcohol ...

Hearing Loss Increases the Risk of Dementia

Jan. 5, 2024 — In a new study featuring data from 573,088 people, researchers have found a link between hearing loss and the development of dementia. The study is the largest of its kind to ...

Spinal Cord Injury Causes Acute and Systemic Muscle Wasting

Dec. 21, 2023 — Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) patients lose body weight and muscle mass, despite being on a high-calorie diet while in the intensive care unit. Their muscle wasting is substantial and extends beyond ...

Body Dissatisfaction Linked With Depression Risk in Children

Dec. 13, 2023 — Body dissatisfaction at age 11 is linked to increased risk of depression by age 14, finds a new longitudinal ...

Fat Flies Live Longer on a Diet at Any Age

Dec. 12, 2023 — Putting even elderly, obese flies on a restricted calorie diet extends their lifespan markedly, suggesting obese humans might get similar benefits from cutting calories, even at advanced ...

Survey Finds Americans Struggle to Maintain Healthy Habits During the Holiday Season

Dec. 4, 2023 — The holiday season is a time for joy and celebration but many Americans admit the endless flurry of activities make it difficult to eat healthy, exercise and get adequate rest, according to a new ...

From the First Bite, Our Sense of Taste Helps Pace Our Eating

Nov. 22, 2023 — When you eagerly dig into a long-awaited dinner, signals from your stomach to your brain keep you from eating so much you'll regret it -- or so it's been ...

Poor Work Performance Among Japanese Employees Strongly Associated With Insufficient Sleep

Nov. 20, 2023 — This study examined the association between work performance and lifestyle habits among Japanese employees. The results revealed that insufficient sleep was the predominant factor affecting work ...

Following a Mediterranean Diet Reduces the Risk of Cognitive Decline in Older People

Nov. 17, 2023 — Old people who follow a Mediterranean diet are at a lower risk of cognitive decline, according to a new study. The study provides new evidence for a better understanding of the biological mechanisms ...

Obesity Linked to Neurodegeneration Through Insulin Resistance

Nov. 7, 2023 — Researchers have discovered a link between obesity and neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease. Using the common fruit fly, the research shows that a high-sugar diet -- a hallmark ...

Women With a Heart Healthy Diet in Midlife Are Less Likely to Report Cognitive Decline Later

Oct. 20, 2023 — Women with diets during middle age designed to lower blood pressure were about 17 percent less likely to report memory loss and other signs of cognitive decline decades later, a new study ...

How Plant-Derived Nutrients Can Affect the Gut and Brain

Oct. 10, 2023 — Can plant-derived nutrients alter gut bacteria to affect brain function? Scientists investigated this question in a study of overweight adults. Their findings suggest that dietary fiber can exert ...

Being a Vegetarian May Be Partly in Your Genes

Oct. 4, 2023 — A person's genetic makeup plays a role in determining whether they can stick to a strict vegetarian diet, a new study has found. The findings open the door to further studies that could have ...

Discrimination Alters Brain-Gut 'Crosstalk,' Prompting Poor Food Choices and Increased Health Risks

Oct. 2, 2023 — People frequently exposed to racial or ethnic discrimination may be more susceptible to obesity and related health risks in part because of a stress response that changes biological processes and how ...