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New research center aims to study the impact of everyday life stress on heart health

A team of UC Davis Health scientists are establishing a new research center to study the impact of stress from everyday life on heart health in underserved communities.

8 May 2023

The impact of living in a ‘food desert’ on metabolic health during pregnancy

Research paper investigates the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), food desert severity, and metabolic health during pregnancy. The study found that lower SES predicted higher food desert severity, which in turn predicted higher percent adiposity during the second trimester of pregnancy.

7 May 2023

GlyNAC supplementation plays beneficial role in promoting brain health and cognitive function in aging

As people get older, they aspire to live healthy lives as free as possible from the natural decline of cognitive abilities that occurs with aging.

5 May 2023

Poor verbal memory increases the risk of hospitalization for psychiatric patients

Memory plays a crucial role in people's social and working lives. Now, new research shows that verbal (i.e. linguistic) memory also determines whether psychiatric patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder or depression are at risk being hospitalized or readmitted to a psychiatric ward.

5 May 2023

Study analyzes effects of a calorie-restricted diet on the hippocampus in old rats

A study coordinated by the Institute of Neurosciences of the UAB (INc-UAB) analyzes in old rats the effects of a calorie-restricted diet on the hippocampus, a brain structure that is critical in learning and memory processes.

5 May 2023

Study finds a pharmacological-based approach to revert immune escape of breast cancer cells

Freiburg researchers discover a mechanism by which cancer cells escape the immune system.

4 May 2023

Childhood adversity a risk factor for adult pre-pregnancy weight gain

Researchers investigate the association between adverse childhood experiences and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) in a population-based cohort in Trøndelag county, Norway. The study found that perceiving childhood as difficult was associated with higher odds of pre-pregnancy underweight and obesity.

4 May 2023

Research underscores watermelon's contributions to diet quality and heart health

There's no question that watermelon is both delicious and nutritious, but new research underscores this nutrient-rich fruit's contributions to overall diet quality and heart health.

4 May 2023

Scientists to lead a $15 million project to study how chronic stress can increase cardiovascular risk

Teams of research scientists from three universities will lead an innovative $15 million project to study the biological mechanisms of chronic stress that can increase cardiovascular disease risk.

4 May 2023

Gun assault rates doubled for children in 4 major cities during the pandemic, new data shows

Rates of gun assaults on children roughly doubled during the covid-19 pandemic, according to a study that looked at gun deaths and injuries in four major cities. Black children were the most frequent victims.

4 May 2023

The effects of vitamin C, vitamin E, and β-carotene on the gut microbiota

Researchers reviewed the impact of vitamins C and E and β-carotene on the gut microbiome to understand how known vitamins modify the gut microbiota.

4 May 2023

Long-term PM2.5 exposure associated with increase in hospital procedures in heart failure patients

Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution was associated with an increase in hospital procedures in heart failure patients, according to a study published May 3, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Samantha Catalano from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, and colleagues.

4 May 2023

Is an increase in cortisol levels associated with impaired working-memory retrieval and recognition in students?

Researchers examined the memory scores and electroencephalogram profiles of students to understand exam-induced stress and anxiety among the student population.

4 May 2023

Does stress increase biological age?

Researchers evaluated stress-induced biological age (BA) changes among mice and humans.

4 May 2023

Study suggests DASH diet may improve mental well-being in addition to lowering blood pressure

Researchers explore the effect of the DASH diet on mental well-being.

3 May 2023

Sharing meals with friends may lower depression, anxiety, and stress in teens

Researchers investigate the impact of family meals and social eating behavior on anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms in adolescents.

3 May 2023

Finnish mitochondrial disease of newborns shows cancer-like changes in proliferating cells

A study found that a mitochondrial disease of newborns shows cancer-like changes in proliferating cells, causing tissues to age prematurely.

3 May 2023

Sleep spindles may regulate anxiety in people with PTSD

A new study shows that sleep spindles, brief bursts of brain activity occurring during one phase of sleep and captured by EEG, may regulate anxiety in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

3 May 2023

What factors are associated with improved physical health and function during midlife among women?

Study identifies interventional targets that could bring in clinically relevant improvements in the physical health and function of women in their early midlife.

3 May 2023

Researchers develop gene-edited stem cells to reduce arrhythmias in heart attack patients

In a recent study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell, researchers hypothesized that pacemaker-like activity of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CMs) resulted in engraftment arrhythmias (EAs), which hampers the clinical use of cell-based therapy using hPSC-CMs for treatment of myocardial infarction (MI).

2 May 2023

Stress News and Research

New research center aims to study the impact of everyday life stress on heart health

The impact of living in a ‘food desert’ on metabolic health during pregnancy

GlyNAC supplementation plays beneficial role in promoting brain health and cognitive function in aging

Poor verbal memory increases the risk of hospitalization for psychiatric patients

Study analyzes effects of a calorie-restricted diet on the hippocampus in old rats

Study finds a pharmacological-based approach to revert immune escape of breast cancer cells

Childhood adversity a risk factor for adult pre-pregnancy weight gain

Research underscores watermelon's contributions to diet quality and heart health

Scientists to lead a $15 million project to study how chronic stress can increase cardiovascular risk

Gun assault rates doubled for children in 4 major cities during the pandemic, new data shows

The effects of vitamin C, vitamin E, and β-carotene on the gut microbiota

Long-term PM2.5 exposure associated with increase in hospital procedures in heart failure patients

Is an increase in cortisol levels associated with impaired working-memory retrieval and recognition in students?

Does stress increase biological age?

Study suggests DASH diet may improve mental well-being in addition to lowering blood pressure

Sharing meals with friends may lower depression, anxiety, and stress in teens

Finnish mitochondrial disease of newborns shows cancer-like changes in proliferating cells

Sleep spindles may regulate anxiety in people with PTSD

What factors are associated with improved physical health and function during midlife among women?

Researchers develop gene-edited stem cells to reduce arrhythmias in heart attack patients

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