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Migraine drug could be a potential treatment for acute kidney injury

The drug lasmiditan, which is used to treat migraines, shows promise as a possible treatment for acute kidney injury, according to a new study from the University of Arizona.

15 Feb 2023

How does previous diet impact the endocannabinoidome and microbiome response to a short-term Mediterranean diet intervention?

Researchers assessed the different impacts of diet on the gut microbiome.

15 Feb 2023

As opioids mixed with animal tranquilizers arrive in Kensington, so do alarming health challenges

Many people living on the streets in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood — the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast — are in full-blown addiction, openly snorting, smoking, or injecting illicit drugs, hunched over crates or on stoops. Syringes litter sidewalks, and the stench of urine fouls the air.

15 Feb 2023

Cocaine use disorder leads to changes in the 'methylome' of a brain region

Scientists tend to view substance addiction as primarily a disease of the brain. When we enjoy sex, food, music, or hobbies, regions of our brain within the reward pathway are flooded with pleasure-inducing dopamine.

14 Feb 2023

Research examines whether meat or dairy-based complementary foods affect gut microbiota and growth

A new study in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition aimed to analyze the impact of complementary foods on the development of infant gut microbiota and whether it is associated with infant growth.

14 Feb 2023

Study indicates that ultra-processed foods are linked to depression

The current paper, published in the journal Nutrients, looks at UPFs in relation to depressive symptoms in a group of younger Italian adults.

14 Feb 2023

Study on modern diets and how they impact the environment

A review article published in the journal Nutrients describes the impact of six popular diets on human health as well as planetary health. The health and environmental impacts of these diets have been compared in the review using carbon footprint databases and representative meal plans.

14 Feb 2023

Alternate-day fasting diet and exercise benefit the health of people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago studied 80 people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and found that those who followed an alternate-day fasting diet and exercised were able to improve their health.

14 Feb 2023

In California, Democrats propose $25 minimum wage for health workers

Union-aligned Democrats were set to introduce legislation Wednesday mandating a statewide $25 minimum wage for health workers and support staffers, likely setting up a pitched battle with hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis clinics.

14 Feb 2023

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher receives $1.4 million to help construction workers quit smoking

The Florida Department of Health recently awarded more than $1.4 million from the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program to Taghrid Asfar, M.D., at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, to help construction workers quit smoking.

14 Feb 2023

Nutritional intelligence: do we have an inbuilt capacity to recognize differences in food composition?

Researchers explored food sensitivities found in daily dietary decisions based on food composition.

14 Feb 2023

The efficiency of lifestyle intervention, orlistat, and experimental diet therapy in patients with obesity and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease

Researchers compared the effects of an experimental low-carbohydrate and high-protein diet and orlistat with that of a control diet to examine their impact on Asian MAFLD patients with obesity.

14 Feb 2023

How are changes in coffee and caffeine intake associated with changes in fat tissue?

A recent study published in Clinical Nutrition evaluated the associations between changes in coffee and caffeine consumption and fat tissue changes.

14 Feb 2023

Butyrate in human milk negatively associated with infant weight and BMI

A recent study in the journal Nutrients provided evidence on the origin of HM butyrate based on HM microbiota composition. This study also elucidated the maternal and antenatal factors linked with HM butyrate concentration.

13 Feb 2023

Do nuts help with type 2 diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder that affects one in ten people worldwide. There has been an alarming increase of 16% in the global prevalence of type 2 diabetes over the past two years.

13 Feb 2023

Study elucidates how cannabidiol reduces seizures in treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy

A study reveals a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD), a substance found in cannabis, reduces seizures in many treatment-resistant forms of pediatric epilepsy.

13 Feb 2023

Does frequent eating inhibit unhealthy weight gain in children?

Even as childhood obesity continues to increase worldwide, with an estimated 390 million obese children and adolescents being heavier than expected for their age, temptations for children to eat a diet with poor quality are rife. Could this be counteracted by offering healthy food to children more frequently? A new research paper examines this hypothesis, showing the positive effects of increased meal frequency on childhood obesity.

13 Feb 2023

Fructose may be fueling the formation of Alzheimer’s disease

An ancient human foraging instinct, fueled by fructose production in the brain, may hold clues to the development and possible treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

13 Feb 2023

Ingestible sensor could offer an alternative to invasive procedures used to diagnose motility disorders

Engineers at MIT and Caltech have demonstrated an ingestible sensor whose location can be monitored as it moves through the digestive tract, an advance that could help doctors more easily diagnose gastrointestinal motility disorders such as constipation, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and gastroparesis.

13 Feb 2023

Researchers report a physical barrier against SARS-CoV-2 infection based on an inhalable bioadhesive hydrogel

Researchers developed spherical hydrogel inhalation for enhanced lung defense to protect against SARS-CoV-2 infections.

13 Feb 2023

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Migraine drug could be a potential treatment for acute kidney injury

How does previous diet impact the endocannabinoidome and microbiome response to a short-term Mediterranean diet intervention?

As opioids mixed with animal tranquilizers arrive in Kensington, so do alarming health challenges

Cocaine use disorder leads to changes in the 'methylome' of a brain region

Research examines whether meat or dairy-based complementary foods affect gut microbiota and growth

Study indicates that ultra-processed foods are linked to depression

Study on modern diets and how they impact the environment

Alternate-day fasting diet and exercise benefit the health of people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

In California, Democrats propose $25 minimum wage for health workers

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher receives $1.4 million to help construction workers quit smoking

Nutritional intelligence: do we have an inbuilt capacity to recognize differences in food composition?

The efficiency of lifestyle intervention, orlistat, and experimental diet therapy in patients with obesity and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease

How are changes in coffee and caffeine intake associated with changes in fat tissue?

Butyrate in human milk negatively associated with infant weight and BMI

Do nuts help with type 2 diabetes?

Study elucidates how cannabidiol reduces seizures in treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy

Does frequent eating inhibit unhealthy weight gain in children?

Fructose may be fueling the formation of Alzheimer’s disease

Ingestible sensor could offer an alternative to invasive procedures used to diagnose motility disorders

Researchers report a physical barrier against SARS-CoV-2 infection based on an inhalable bioadhesive hydrogel

Enhancing confidence in chemical ionization spectrometry data eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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