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Eating at least two servings of fruit per day reduces diabetes risk by 36%

Researchers at Edith Cowan University revealed that people who consumed at least two servings of fruit per day had higher measures of insulin sensitivity than those who ate less than a half serving. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, showed that a healthy diet including whole fruits, but not fruit juice, may play a role in mitigating type 2 diabetes risk.

4 Jun 2021

Mental health effects common among mild and severe cases of COVID-19

Findings on mental health outcomes of COVID-19 infection show frequent symptoms associated with lasting neurological symptoms.

4 Jun 2021

Anti-inflammatory diets could help lower the risk of breast cancer

Women eating more foods that increase inflammation in the body have a 12% increase in their risk of breast cancer relative to women who did not.

4 Jun 2021

Social trend of announcing preferred pronouns improves how they are understood

A growing number of people use they/them pronouns to signal their gender identity, but for many people, use of "they" to refer to a single individual takes some getting used to.

4 Jun 2021

Pitt researchers use a unique and powerful MRI device to study sickle cell disease

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetically inherited group of red blood cell disorders. According to the CDC, an estimated 90,000 to 100,000 people in the United States live with this disease, and it disproportionately affects Black or African Americans; it occurs in roughly 1 in every 500 individuals in this demographic.

3 Jun 2021

Study reveals prevalence of multimorbidity among people using methamphetamine

People who use methamphetamine are more likely to have health conditions, mental illness, and substance use disorders than people who do not use the drug, according to a new study by researchers at the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at NYU School of Global Public Health.

3 Jun 2021

FDA alerts health care providers to no longer implant heart failure patients with Medtronic's HVAD System

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care providers to no longer implant end-stage heart failure patients with Medtronic's Heartware Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System due to a growing body of observational clinical comparisons that demonstrates a higher frequency of neurological adverse events and mortality associated with the system when compared to other commercially available devices, as well as complaints that the internal pump may delay or fail to restart.

3 Jun 2021

New survey highlights key role of ECT for treating severe depression, other conditions

When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in North America in March 2020, health care facilities stopped providing all but "essential" care, to reduce infection risks and preserve protective gear known as PPE.

3 Jun 2021

Partners can directly influence pregnant woman's likelihood of drinking alcohol, study finds

A new study by a team of University of Rochester psychologists and other researchers in the Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders finds that partners of mothers-to-be can directly influence a pregnant woman's likelihood of drinking alcohol and feeling depressed, which affects their babies' development.

2 Jun 2021

Study: People who eat 2 servings of fruit per day have 36% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes

A new study finds people who consume two servings of fruit per day have 36 percent lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes than those who consume less than half a serving. The research was published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

2 Jun 2021

Methamphetamine users more susceptible to have medical, mental, and substance use issues

People who use methamphetamine are nearly twice as likely to have medical multimorbidity, and over three times as likely to have a mental illness.

2 Jun 2021

“Cognitive clock” emerges as a new way to measure brain health

Researchers have developed a novel method to monitor the brain health of patients to improve the early diagnosis and treatment of certain diseases.

2 Jun 2021

New algorithm could be an important step toward adaptive deep brain stimulation

By delivering small electrical pulses directly to the brain, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can ease tremors associated with Parkinson's disease or help relieve chronic pain.

1 Jun 2021

Use of pain medications adds to falls risk of adults with cognitive impairment

Older adults with cognitive impairment are two to three times more likely to fall compared with those without cognitive impairment. What's more, the increasing use of pain medications for chronic pain by older adults adds to their falls risk.

1 Jun 2021

Weaker association between brain activity and cerebrospinal fluid flow increases the likelihood of Alzheimer's disease

New imaging research shows that brain activity during sleep was less connected with cerebrospinal fluid flow in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

1 Jun 2021

Function and regeneration of dendritic cells impaired in COVID-19

A group of researchers from Germany has investigated and analyzed circulating dendritic cells and monocyte subsets in 65 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with mild to severe presentations of the infection. A variety of patients were included in their study, from those who exhibited minor signs of acute disease to convalescents, as well as healthy controls

31 May 2021

Intra-host SARS-CoV-2 composition varies over time, hinting at viral evolution during infection

Researchers at the Southern University of Science and Technology in China revealed rapid and dramatic changes in quasispecies diversity upon evaluating the SARS-CoV-2 populations present in the upper and lower respiratory tracts of patients with varying COVID-19 severity.

31 May 2021

DFG establishes new collaborative research centers to promote world-class research at universities

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing eleven new Collaborative Research Centers (CRC) to promote world-class research at universities. This was announced by the relevant Grants Committee, which met by video conference due to the coronavirus pandemic.

29 May 2021

Study provides new insights into the origins of genetic disorders

New insights into the ability of DNA to overcome harmful genetic changes have been discovered by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Lausanne and their collaborators.

29 May 2021

New SARS-CoV-2 lineages continue to threaten pandemic control in England, suggests genomic study

A new study shows the pattern of the rise of various strains in the UK, as shown by the data collected by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium. This allows the rise and fall of 62 different viral lineages to be traced through over 300 local authorities from September 2020 to April 2021.

28 May 2021

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Eating at least two servings of fruit per day reduces diabetes risk by 36%

Mental health effects common among mild and severe cases of COVID-19

Anti-inflammatory diets could help lower the risk of breast cancer

Social trend of announcing preferred pronouns improves how they are understood

Pitt researchers use a unique and powerful MRI device to study sickle cell disease

Study reveals prevalence of multimorbidity among people using methamphetamine

FDA alerts health care providers to no longer implant heart failure patients with Medtronic's HVAD System

New survey highlights key role of ECT for treating severe depression, other conditions

Partners can directly influence pregnant woman's likelihood of drinking alcohol, study finds

Study: People who eat 2 servings of fruit per day have 36% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Methamphetamine users more susceptible to have medical, mental, and substance use issues

“Cognitive clock” emerges as a new way to measure brain health

New algorithm could be an important step toward adaptive deep brain stimulation

Use of pain medications adds to falls risk of adults with cognitive impairment

Weaker association between brain activity and cerebrospinal fluid flow increases the likelihood of Alzheimer's disease

Function and regeneration of dendritic cells impaired in COVID-19

Intra-host SARS-CoV-2 composition varies over time, hinting at viral evolution during infection

DFG establishes new collaborative research centers to promote world-class research at universities

Study provides new insights into the origins of genetic disorders

New SARS-CoV-2 lineages continue to threaten pandemic control in England, suggests genomic study

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