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Study sheds new light on how obesity affects fat cells' mitochondria

The number of people with obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, resulting in a worldwide epidemic. While lifestyle factors like diet and exercise play a role in the development and progression of obesity, scientists have come to understand that obesity is also associated with intrinsic metabolic abnormalities.

29 Jan 2024

Is inflammatory bowel disease causing your erectile dysfunction?

The causal link between erectile dysfunction (ED) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

29 Jan 2024

The International Eczema Council investigate how climate change may impact eczema

Researchers summarized the literature on climatic hazards linked to greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on atopic dermatitis (AD).

29 Jan 2024

Legume intake among older adults improves cardiometabolic risk factors

The associations between cardiometabolic risk (CMR) factors and legume intake.

29 Jan 2024

Interventions for mood show promise for the management of IBD in improving mental health, inflammation and disease outcomes

Researchers performed a meta-analysis to explore the impact of mood interventions on inflammatory disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

29 Jan 2024

Revolutionary CAR T-cell therapy shows promise in reversing age-related metabolic dysfunction

study evaluates senolytic CAR T-cell therapy targeting uPAR-positive cells in aged mice, showing its effectiveness in mitigating age-related metabolic dysfunction and offering a potential long-lasting treatment for aging-associated conditions.

28 Jan 2024

Female reproductive characteristics may be overlooked as risk factors for later metabolic dysfunction

A new review of available evidence led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute suggests that female reproductive characteristics may be overlooked as risk factors that contribute to later metabolic dysfunction.

27 Jan 2024

Sweat tattoos: UMass Amherst develops skin-friendly monitors for health insights

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have received an award to develop a new type of sweat monitor that can be applied to the skin just like a temporary tattoo and assess the molecules present, such as cortisol.

25 Jan 2024

Experts urge the inclusion of low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines

A call to include recommendations on low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines has been made by an international group of experts today in the American Heart Association's scientific journal Hypertension.

25 Jan 2024

Low back pain? There’s good and bad news

Researchers performed a meta-analysis on the clinical course of acute, subacute, and persistent lower back pain.

25 Jan 2024

Mood boosters reduce inflammation in IBD by 18%, study finds

New King's College London research reveals that interventions which improve mood can reduce levels of inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease by 18 per cent, compared to having no mood intervention.

24 Jan 2024

Social isolation poses greater mortality risk than loneliness in obese individuals, study finds

A study in "JAMA Network Open" reveals that social isolation, more than loneliness, is strongly associated with increased mortality risk in obese individuals compared to those with normal weight.

24 Jan 2024

NHS health checks linked to reduced risk of heart, brain, kidney, and liver diseases

A study analyzing UK Biobank data found that individuals who underwent the NHS health evaluation had a lower long-term risk of various diseases and mortality compared to those who did not participate in the assessment.

24 Jan 2024

Maternal COVID-19 vaccination equally benefits preterm and full-term babies

A study in JAMA Network Open reveals that maternal COVID-19 vaccination provides similar antibody levels in preterm and full-term infants' cord blood, with higher doses leading to increased antibodies.

24 Jan 2024

T cells can be reprogrammed to fight aging

The fountain of youth has eluded explorers for ages. It turns out the magic anti-aging elixir might have been inside us all along.

24 Jan 2024

COVID-19 pandemic erases years of advances in cardiovascular health

New research confirms what public health leaders have been fearing: the significant uptick in the cardiovascular disease (CVD) death rate that began in 2020 has continued.

24 Jan 2024

American Heart Association awards $7.8 million to explore "food is medicine" options for health care

In an effort to identify effective food is medicine approaches for incorporating healthy food into health care delivery, the American Heart Association, the world's leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health research, now celebrating 100 years of lifesaving work, today announced grants totaling $7.8 million to 19 research projects nationwide as part of its Health Care by Food™ initiative.

24 Jan 2024

Chronic News and Research

Study sheds new light on how obesity affects fat cells' mitochondria

Is inflammatory bowel disease causing your erectile dysfunction?

The International Eczema Council investigate how climate change may impact eczema

Legume intake among older adults improves cardiometabolic risk factors

Interventions for mood show promise for the management of IBD in improving mental health, inflammation and disease outcomes

Revolutionary CAR T-cell therapy shows promise in reversing age-related metabolic dysfunction

Female reproductive characteristics may be overlooked as risk factors for later metabolic dysfunction

Sweat tattoos: UMass Amherst develops skin-friendly monitors for health insights

Experts urge the inclusion of low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines

Low back pain? There’s good and bad news

Mood boosters reduce inflammation in IBD by 18%, study finds

Social isolation poses greater mortality risk than loneliness in obese individuals, study finds

NHS health checks linked to reduced risk of heart, brain, kidney, and liver diseases

Maternal COVID-19 vaccination equally benefits preterm and full-term babies

T cells can be reprogrammed to fight aging

COVID-19 pandemic erases years of advances in cardiovascular health

American Heart Association awards $7.8 million to explore "food is medicine" options for health care

European consortium awarded €6.5M to study psychedelic-assisted therapy

More than half of Americans uninformed as heart disease claims top spot again

Study reveals new mechanisms involved in the development of inflammatory cardiovascular diseases

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