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Sweet truths and bitter pills: How free sugars affect human health

The current evidence about the effect of free sugars on health outcomes in humans, including mood, cognition, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity.

3 Apr 2024

How gut microbiome influences obesity onset differently in men and women

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) identifies changes in the composition of gut bacteria that may play a key role in the onset and development of obesity, with differences in men and women, which might affect the metabolism of different nutrients and therefore the presence of bioactive molecules in the gut that influence the development of metabolic disease.

2 Apr 2024

To ban or not to ban, the case for reformulating ultra-processed foods

Despite concerns about ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), evidence of causality remains unclear; reformulating UPFs may offer significant health advantages.

1 Apr 2024

Ultra-processed foods raise chronic kidney disease risk, study shows

Consuming ultra-processed foods is linked to an 18% increased risk of chronic kidney disease, with every 10% rise in UPF intake energy contributing to a 7% greater CKD risk.

1 Apr 2024

Eating soy products linked to lower cancer risk, study finds

Soy product consumption, particularly tofu and soymilk, is linked to a reduced risk of certain cancers, highlighting the dietary factor's potential protective effect against the disease.

1 Apr 2024

Eating fish during pregnancy doesn't shape kids' heart health, study finds

A comprehensive study published in Nutrients finds that maternal fish consumption during pregnancy does not affect the cardiovascular health of their children at age 11, challenging assumptions about diet's long-term impact on heart health.

28 Mar 2024

ATLAS: The AI revolutionizing dietetics education with virtual patients

Study showcases "Authentic Teaching and Learning Application Simulation (ATLAS)," a generative AI model designed to enhance communication skills in nutrition and dietetics students by using virtual simulated patients, offering an innovative, cost-effective alternative to traditional human-simulated patients.

28 Mar 2024

Dartmouth research unlocks extended cell death pathway in aging brain cells

For oligodendrocytes-;the central nervous system cells critical for brain function-;age may not bring wisdom, but it does come with the power to cling to life for much, much longer than scientists knew.

28 Mar 2024

How do acetylsalicylic acid and warfarin interact with various nutrients?

45 drug-nutrient interactions (DNIs) that modify micro-nutritional status, particularly focusing on how acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and warfarin may affect patients through various mechanisms.

28 Mar 2024

Organ-on-a-chip technology revolutionizes drug development for women's health

Women's bodies and their health in general have for too long been assigned low priority in the field of research.

26 Mar 2024

Vitamin D shows promise in targeting aging's biological mechanisms, study finds

What is currently known about the potential effect of vitamin D (VitD) on modulating some hallmarks of aging.

26 Mar 2024

Vitamin D receptor presence in breast cancer tumors linked to better survival outcomes

Research identifies vitamin D receptors (VDR) in breast cancer tumors as a promising prognostic marker, linking VDR presence to tumor characteristics, survival outcomes, and potentially informing treatment strategies.

25 Mar 2024

New method paves the way for clearer dietary guidelines on brain health

Study outlines a protocol for harmonizing disparate data on the link between dietary habits and cognitive health from various research, aiming to consolidate findings into actionable dietary guidelines.

25 Mar 2024

Research provides first evidence for a possible cause of familial ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disease. The neurons responsible for movement begin to die and muscle control is progressively lost, leading to a fatal outcome.

22 Mar 2024

No consistent pattern found in health responses to blueberry interventions, study shows

A blueberry intervention using quartile divisions to define inter-individual responses in vascular and cognitive endpoints.

22 Mar 2024

Biomechanical model simulates breast tumor growth

Scientists from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Johns Hopkins University (JHU), in the USA, have analyzed the growth of breast tumors from a biomechanical perspective and have created a computational model that simulates the invasion process of cancer cells, depending on the characteristics of the surrounding tissue and cell junctions, among other parameters.

21 Mar 2024

Cooking rice with high arsenic water puts millions at health risk

The use of water contaminated with higher than recommended levels of arsenic could pose a serious health risk to millions, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found.

21 Mar 2024

Tailored diet could boost growth in malnourished kids via gut bacteria action

Study demonstrates how microbiota-targeted food (MDCF-2) and the presence of Prevotella copri in the gut can enhance weight gain in malnourished children, offering a novel approach to treating malnutrition through diet and microbiome manipulation.

20 Mar 2024

Regular intake of sugary drinks, fruit juices tied to higher Type 2 diabetes risk in boys

A small, long-term study of almost 500 children in Massachusetts has found that regularly drinking sugary drinks and 100% fruit juices during childhood and adolescence may be linked to a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes among boys than girls, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention│Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Scientific Sessions 2024, March 18- 21, in Chicago.

20 Mar 2024

Artichoke's health secret, traditional remedy to modern marvel

Study highlights the artichoke's nutritional benefits and its potential to improve cardiovascular health, exhibit neuroprotective effects, and offer antimicrobial properties, emphasizing its value beyond dietary use.

18 Mar 2024