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Eating two serves of fruit daily linked with lower type 2 diabetes risk

Eating at least two serves of fruit daily has been linked with 36 percent lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes, a new Edith Cowan University study has found.

2 Jun 2021

Could higher carnitine levels in the blood protect against severe COVID-19?

Researchers at the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK, found that carnitine and its derivative acetyl-carnitine provide a protective effect against severe COVID-19. Doubling of carnitine or acetyl-carnitine is tied to a 40-percent reduction risk of disease progression.

2 Jun 2021

Could certain genes be associated with a loss of smell in some COVID-19 patients?

Researchers at the 23andMe COVID-19 Team, who help search for genetic links associated with the severity of COVID-19, found that the genes UGT2A1 and UGT2A2 may be associated with the loss of smell in those infected with SARS-CoV-2.

2 Jun 2021

Antibiotics provide no benefit for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, study finds

Doctors have hoped that antibiotics could benefit patients with chronic lung diseases, but a new study has found no benefit for patients with life-threatening idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in preventing hospitalization or death.

2 Jun 2021

BMI may not be best obesity indicator to evaluate lung cancer risk, study suggests

New research published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology suggests the method used to calculate how obesity is measured may affect whether it is considered a risk factor for lung cancer.

2 Jun 2021

Could semen quality indicate SARS-CoV-2 insult susceptibility in polluted areas?

In a recent review in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Italian researchers focused on “the evidence that correlates the degree and type of pollution with the increased susceptibility of many countries to this pandemic and proposes human semen as an early marker of the environmental health and the general health of individuals.” Their observations are based on a robust body of experimental evidence.

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

New app helps women achieve healthy weight gain and lifestyle during pregnancy

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have developed an app to help women achieve a healthy weight gain and lifestyle during a pregnancy.

2 Jun 2021

Study identifies protein that could be the key to improving heart attack treatment outcomes

A new study led by researchers at Washington State University has identified a protein that could be the key to improving treatment outcomes after a heart attack.

2 Jun 2021

Study examines how job losses during the Great Recession affected physical activity of young adults

A new study published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine finds critical links between job loss and physical inactivity in young adults during the U.S. Great Recession of 2008-09 that can be crucial to understanding the role of adverse economic shocks on physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Jun 2021

Coronavirus strain associated with dogs found in humans

Coronavirus strain associated with dogs found in swabs taken from pneumonia patients in Malaysia.

2 Jun 2021

From racial justice to dirty air, California’s new AG plots a progressive health care agenda

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a longtime Democratic state lawmaker, comes to his new role well known for pursuing an unabashedly progressive agenda on criminal justice issues.

2 Jun 2021

The ‘grief pandemic’ will torment Americans for years

Cassandra Rollins' daughter was still conscious when the ambulance took her away.

2 Jun 2021

Doctors tell how to make the most of your telehealth visits

When the pandemic sidelined in-office visits at his practice, Dr. Dael Waxman "wasn't exactly thrilled with being at home." But he quickly shifted gears to video and telephone appointments.

2 Jun 2021

Cmed Technology Adds More Capabilities to its Encapsia Platform and Reports Increased Demand for Use in Decentralized Trials (DCT)

Innovative technology for clinical trials is now, more than ever, necessary to deliver decentralized trials (DCT) and enable design of hybrid protocols that support trial continuity and patient-centricity.

2 Jun 2021

Research News and Research

Eating two serves of fruit daily linked with lower type 2 diabetes risk

Could higher carnitine levels in the blood protect against severe COVID-19?

Could certain genes be associated with a loss of smell in some COVID-19 patients?

Antibiotics provide no benefit for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, study finds

BMI may not be best obesity indicator to evaluate lung cancer risk, study suggests

Could semen quality indicate SARS-CoV-2 insult susceptibility in polluted areas?

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

New app helps women achieve healthy weight gain and lifestyle during pregnancy

Study identifies protein that could be the key to improving heart attack treatment outcomes

Study examines how job losses during the Great Recession affected physical activity of young adults

Coronavirus strain associated with dogs found in humans

From racial justice to dirty air, California’s new AG plots a progressive health care agenda

The ‘grief pandemic’ will torment Americans for years

Doctors tell how to make the most of your telehealth visits

Cmed Technology Adds More Capabilities to its Encapsia Platform and Reports Increased Demand for Use in Decentralized Trials (DCT)

Can immunity form and interaction with seasonal coronaviruses influence SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology?

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A newly developed electronic ‘nose’ could identify COVID-19-infection

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

Aptamer Group and PinotBio collaborate to develop new therapeutic drug conjugates

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