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November 24, 2024

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Probiotic May Counteract Fire-Retardant Chemical Damage

Nov. 22, 2024 — Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are fire-retardant chemicals that are found everywhere. A mouse study reports that probiotic supplementation can reduce the negative impacts of PBDEs on neurodevelopment, behavior, and ...

New Discovery May Lead to More Effective Treatment for Cardiovascular Disease

Nov. 13, 2024 — Researchers have identified a new target to treat atherosclerosis, a condition where plaque clogs arteries and causes major cardiac issues, including stroke and heart ...

Researchers Suggest Stress Hormones Explain How Obesity Causes Diabetes

Nov. 12, 2024 — Obesity causes insulin resistance by increasing activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of the stress hormone norepinephrine, according to a new ...

How the Keto Diet Could One Day Treat Autoimmune Disorders

Nov. 4, 2024 — Scientists have long suspected the keto diet might be able to calm an overactive immune system and help some people with diseases like multiple sclerosis. Now, they have reason to believe it could be true. Scientists have discovered that the diet ...

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What's Overweight Enough for Lower Disability After Stroke?

Nov. 5, 2024 — Slightly overweight stroke survivors have a lower risk of sustaining disabilities. New research adds another aspect to the obesity paradox but also highlights the importance of considering the ...

New Research Identifies Ways to Protect Neurons from the Negative Effect of High-Fat Diet on Multiple Sclerosis Progression

Nov. 1, 2024 — New research has identified crucial links between dietary choices and the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). The study explored how enzymes ...

Oct. 24, 2024 — Researchers have found that semaglutide may lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease in people with type 2 diabetes ...

Live Well, Think Well: Research Shows Healthy Habits Tied to Brain Health

Oct. 23, 2024 — In middle-aged people, having risk factors like blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol that are not well-controlled combined with not following certain healthy habits including exercise, diet ...

The Decision to Eat May Come Down to These Three Neurons

Oct. 23, 2024 — Manipulating a newly identified neural circuit can curb appetite -- or spur massive ...

Researchers Show How Gut Hormones Control Aging in Flies and How It Relates to Human Biology

Oct. 17, 2024 — The discovery of a gut-to-brain regulation pathway in flies calls for additional consideration on how certain medications, especially GLP-1 agonists, ...

Coffee During Pregnancy Safe for Baby's Brain Development, Study Suggests

Oct. 9, 2024 — A new study has failed to find any strong links between drinking coffee during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental difficulties in ...

Medical and Psychological Harms of Obesity Depend on Where You Live, Study Indicates

Oct. 2, 2024 — Researchers collected archival data on more than 3.4 million people living in the United States and United Kingdom. They found evidence that obesity ...

Study of Former NFL Players Finds 1 in 3 Believe They Have CTE

Sep. 23, 2024 — A study of nearly 2,000 former NFL players shows one-third believe that they have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Those individuals were more likely to report cognitive symptoms, and 25% of ...

Can the MIND Diet Lower the Risk of Memory Problems Later in Life?

Sep. 18, 2024 — People whose diet more closely resembles the MIND diet may have a lower risk of cognitive impairment, according to a new study. Results were similar for Black and white participants. These results do ...

Experiences of Discrimination Linked to Postpartum Weight Retention

Nov. 11, 2024 — Researchers have been unable to explain why after giving birth, Black patients are two to three times as likely to retain or gain additional weight compared to their white counterparts, even when ...

Calorie Labels on Alcohol Might Help Some Drinkers Maintain a Healthier Weight

Sep. 19, 2024 — Just over half of heavier drinkers in England say they would make changes to their drinking if calorie labels for alcohol were introduced, according to a new ...

Babies Born to Women Consuming a High Fat, Sugary Diet at Greater Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in Later Life

Sep. 13, 2024 — Babies born to pregnant women with obesity are more likely to develop heart problems and diabetes as adults due to fetal damage caused by the high-fat, high-energy diet of their ...

Uncertain If Lifestyle Advice Actually Works

Sep. 12, 2024 — Healthcare professionals are increasingly giving advice to patients on how to improve their health, but there is often a lack of scientific evidence if this advice is actually ...

Unaffordable Food Putting Mums-to-Be at Risk

Sep. 10, 2024 — Pregnant women who have limited access to affordable, nutritious, and healthy foods have a higher chance of developing both physical and mental health problems and their baby's weight is at ...

A Groundbreaking Study Describes a New Molecular Pathway Involved in the Control of Reproduction

Aug. 29, 2024 — A new study provides the first evidence of a direct interaction between kisspeptins, proteins crucial for sexual development, and astrocytes, non-neuronal cells of the nervous system, blazing new ...

Swipe Up! Health Apps Deliver Real Results En Masse

Aug. 13, 2024 — They're the little digital tools you can download in a few seconds, but despite their literal size, health and fitness apps pack a real punch when it comes to getting results, say ...

Parents' Eating Behavior Influences How Their Children Respond to Food

Aug. 12, 2024 — Young children often display similar eating behavior as their parents, with a parent's own eating style influencing how they feed their ...

Study Reveals Ways in Which 40Hz Sensory Stimulation May Preserve Brain's 'White Matter'

Aug. 9, 2024 — Scientists report that gamma frequency light and sound stimulation preserves myelination in mouse models and reveal molecular mechanisms that may underlie the ...

Children Can Inherit Early Aging Symptoms from Parents Who Abuse Alcohol, Researchers Find

Aug. 8, 2024 — Researchers say they now know that offspring are inheriting dysfunction in their mitochondria as a result of their parents' substance abuse. This dysfunction causes these individuals to show ...

Peer Influence Can Promote Healthier Shopping Habits, Study Reveals

July 30, 2024 — A randomized trial conducted by health economists found that a bit of peer influence can nudge us to select healthier ...

Does Your Body Composition Affect Your Risk of Dementia or Parkinson's?

July 24, 2024 — People with high levels of body fat stored in their belly or arms may be more likely to develop diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's than people with low levels of fat in these areas, ...

Food Aroma Study May Help Explain Why Meals Taste Bad in Space

July 16, 2024 — A new study on common food aromas may help explain why astronauts report that meals taste bland in space and struggle to eat their normal nutritional intake. This research has broader implications ...

Discovery Could Help Reduce Adverse Side Effects of Popular Next-Generation Obesity Medications

July 10, 2024 — By teasing apart the therapeutic benefits from the adverse effects of new generation obesity medications, researchers found a population of neurons in the brain that controls food intake without ...

Researchers Identify Cause of Serious Brain Bleeding Condition in Premature Newborns

July 9, 2024 — Scientists have found that in premature newborns with very low birth weight, salt and water transporters on immature neurons can cause brain tissue to shrink in response to a lack of oxygen, which in ...

Weight Change Across Common Antidepressant Medications

July 1, 2024 — A new study compared weight change across eight common first-line antidepressants for patients taking an antidepressant for the first time. The study found differences in weight change between the ...

'A Hearty Debate' Concludes Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Are Healthier for Your Heart Than Meat

June 26, 2024 — Even though there is substantial variability in the contents and nutritional profiles of plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs), the nutritional profiles tend to reflect a heart-healthy dietary ...

A High-Fat Diet May Fuel Anxiety

June 17, 2024 — New research shows when animals are fed a diet high in saturated fat for nine weeks, their gut bacteria change in ways that influence brain chemicals and fuel ...

Does Having a Child With Low Birth Weight Increase a Person's Risk of Dementia?

June 12, 2024 — People who give birth to infants less than 5.5 pounds may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems later in life than people who give birth to infants who do not have a low birth weight, ...

Testing Immune Cells in the Placenta May Indicate the Health of Fetal Brain Immune Cells

June 10, 2024 — Immune activation in a pregnant woman can occur in response to metabolic diseases like obesity, infections in pregnancy, exposure to pollution and environmental toxins, or even stress and can have ...