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A family of weird proteins hijacks plants’ cellular plumbing

Many of the bacteria that ravage crops and threaten our food supply use a common strategy to cause disease: they inject a cocktail of harmful proteins directly into the plant's cells.

13 Sep 2023

Adult food literacy program effective in producing positive changes across dietary behaviors

Improving food literacy positively influences diet quality and reduces the risk of chronic diseases; however, interpreting the evidence of its effectiveness has been limited.

12 Sep 2023

How your sugar fix affects your vitamins: Surprising link between added sugar and nutrient intake

Study examines the relationship between added sugar intake from various beverages and nutrient adequacy in U.S. adults, revealing that higher added sugar from soft drinks is linked to inadequate nutrient intake. In contrast, added sugar from fruit drinks, flavored milk, and other dietary sources may help meet nutrient adequacy goals.

11 Sep 2023

Targeted diet and exercise intervention could improve chemotherapy outcomes for breast cancer patients

A new Yale Cancer Center study finds a targeted diet and exercise intervention could improve outcomes for women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.

11 Sep 2023

Dietary cholesterol and fruit tannins synergistically promote kidney stone formation

Kidney stones (KS), hard crystalline formations that occur within the kidney, are a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide.

11 Sep 2023

Brain-blood barrier found to play a key role in governing ant behavior

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) has been found to play a significant role in controlling behavior critical to how ant colonies function, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

8 Sep 2023

Rising tide of early-onset cancers: Study predicts alarming increase by 2030

An international study published in BMJ Oncology analyzes the Global Burden of Disease 2019 dataset to explore the rising incidence and mortality rates of early-onset cancers (ages 14-49) worldwide. The study highlights varying cancer burdens by gender and region, identifies lifestyle and environmental risk factors, and predicts a significant increase in early-onset cancer rates by 2030.

7 Sep 2023

High dietary intake of added sugars could increase the risk of coronary heart disease

The associations between individual dietary sugar types and the risk of coronary heart disease.

6 Sep 2023

Cornell biologists shine light on the possible origin of differences in human social behaviors

Male fruit flies don't usually like each other. Socially, they reject their fellow males and zero in on the females they discern via chemical receptors – or so scientists thought.

5 Sep 2023

Early onset cancers exacting heaviest toll on young adults over the past three decades

There's been a striking 79% increase in new cases of cancer among the under 50s around the world over the past three decades (1990-2019), finds research published today in the open access journal BMJ Oncology.

5 Sep 2023

UVA Health receives NIH grant for testing radical new approach to managing type 2 diabetes

The National Institutes of Health has provided $3.5 million for a large-scale clinical trial testing a radical new approach to managing type 2 diabetes that, in an earlier study, put almost 70% of participants in remission without weight loss or medication.

4 Sep 2023

Can the consumption of colorful fruits and vegetables improve the management of gestational diabetes?

A new paper explores the dietary effects of consuming colorful fruits and vegetables (CFV).

1 Sep 2023

Study reveals pathogenic mechanism of rare pediatric neurodegenerative disorder

A recent study published in Nature Metabolism has revealed the pathogenic mechanism underlying a rare pediatric neurodegenerative disorder known as mitochondrial enoyl reductase protein-associated neurodegeneration (MEPAN) syndrome.

31 Aug 2023

Scientists discover new microglial population important for memory and learning

Following more than seven years of research, researchers at the University of Seville-IBiS (Institute of Biomedicine of Seville) have identified a new key cell type with a critical role in the developmental processes of memory and learning.

31 Aug 2023

How to promote healthy diet practices among female cancer survivors with fertility challenges

A cancer diagnosis can increase the risk of infertility in young women. While consuming a healthy diet – including whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and healthy fatty acids – has been found to improve both fertility and cancer survivorship, over 90% of young adult cancer survivors don't meet the dietary recommendations and have diets consisting of high fat and low fruit and vegetable intake.

30 Aug 2023

GADx's BotrytisAlert now detects fungal crop pathogen across several critical points in wine production

Global Access Diagnostics (GADx), a social enterprise and leading developer of lateral flow and rapid diagnostic technologies, today announced it has expanded the applications of its low-cost, rapid diagnostic test, BotrytisAlert.

From Global Access Diagnostics 30 Aug 2023

Two studies find link between ultra-processed food and increased risk of heart attack, stroke

Recent news stories have reported that eating ultra-processed food increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, based on results from two new research studies.

30 Aug 2023

Produce prescriptions linked to improved health outcomes for people at risk of cardiovascular disease

People at increased risk for cardiovascular disease who participated in produce prescription programs increased their consumption of fruits and vegetables, which was associated with improved body mass index (BMI), blood sugar and blood pressure levels, as well as a decrease in food insecurity.

29 Aug 2023

More cities address ‘shade deserts’ as extreme heat triggers health issues

If it weren't for the traffic along South MacDill Avenue, Javonne Mansfield swears you could hear the sizzle of a frying pan.

28 Aug 2023

Ciliopathies: A new understanding of the role of the NSL complex

The non-specific lethal (NSL) complex is a chromatin-associated factor that has been shown to regulate the expression of thousands of genes in both fruit flies and mammals.

25 Aug 2023

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A family of weird proteins hijacks plants’ cellular plumbing

Adult food literacy program effective in producing positive changes across dietary behaviors

How your sugar fix affects your vitamins: Surprising link between added sugar and nutrient intake

Targeted diet and exercise intervention could improve chemotherapy outcomes for breast cancer patients

Dietary cholesterol and fruit tannins synergistically promote kidney stone formation

Brain-blood barrier found to play a key role in governing ant behavior

Rising tide of early-onset cancers: Study predicts alarming increase by 2030

High dietary intake of added sugars could increase the risk of coronary heart disease

Cornell biologists shine light on the possible origin of differences in human social behaviors

Early onset cancers exacting heaviest toll on young adults over the past three decades

UVA Health receives NIH grant for testing radical new approach to managing type 2 diabetes

Can the consumption of colorful fruits and vegetables improve the management of gestational diabetes?

Study reveals pathogenic mechanism of rare pediatric neurodegenerative disorder

Scientists discover new microglial population important for memory and learning

How to promote healthy diet practices among female cancer survivors with fertility challenges

GADx's BotrytisAlert now detects fungal crop pathogen across several critical points in wine production

Two studies find link between ultra-processed food and increased risk of heart attack, stroke

Produce prescriptions linked to improved health outcomes for people at risk of cardiovascular disease

More cities address ‘shade deserts’ as extreme heat triggers health issues

Ciliopathies: A new understanding of the role of the NSL complex

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