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Study shows addiction potential and health risks of alternatives to menthol cigarettes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should extend the ban on menthol flavored cigarettes and cigars to include potential substitutes like menthol pipe tobacco and cigarette tubes, say researchers at Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies and The Ohio State University.

5 Dec 2022

Financial incentives effective in boosting weight loss among low-income populations

Paying cash to people with obesity for losing a specific amount of weight or completing weight-reducing activities works better than offering stand-alone free tools, such as weight-loss programs, diet books, and wearable fitness trackers, a new study shows.

5 Dec 2022

New trial to evaluate a potential treatment for irritability in teenagers with autism

A new trial will test whether a medication that targets gut bacteria can also improve irritability in teenagers with autism spectrum disorder.

5 Dec 2022

Study confirms the growing resistance in non-pathogenic Listeria species

In the food processing industry, the deadly bacteria Listeria monocytogenes is monitored closely. Not only can the bacteria make people extremely ill, it is known to be developing resistance to various food safety measures across the world.

5 Dec 2022

Discovery offers an avenue for development of novel therapies for Chagas disease

Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, affects some 8 million people worldwide. More than a third develop severe heart or digestive problems with a heightened risk of death.

5 Dec 2022

Researchers examine hesitancy to use evidence-based treatment for childhood anxiety disorders

Both medication and a specific form of talk therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are proven evidence-based treatments for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders.

5 Dec 2022

Managers express explicit and implicit bias toward others from marginalized groups, study finds

In a study that examined bias in the workplace, a University of Florida researcher found that those in management positions demonstrate explicit and implicit bias toward others from marginalized groups and often express more implicit bias than people who are not in management.

2 Dec 2022

Adoption of front-of-pack nutrition labeling in the Americas can help reduce poor-nutrition related NCDs

The adoption of best practice front-of-pack nutrition labeling in more countries of the Americas can help reduce poor-nutrition related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes, high blood pressure and some cancers in the region, a recent study led by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno and the Pan American Health Organization suggests.

2 Dec 2022

Pumpkin byproducts exhibit antioxidant and antimicrobial activity

Researchers characterized the bioactive agents in the food industry byproducts of pumpkins.

2 Dec 2022

Maternal stress during pregnancy linked to accelerated cell aging of white children, not Black kids

Does stress during pregnancy impact children's cell aging, and does race matter? The answer is yes, according to a new UC San Francisco study published Dec. 2 in Psychological Medicine.

2 Dec 2022

What is the association between renal function and regular coffee consumption?

Researchers explored the correlation between regular coffee usage and renal function.

2 Dec 2022

New report shows increase in mental disorder rates among 17 to 19 year olds in 2022

One in four 17 to 19 year olds in England had a probable mental disorder in 2022 – an increase from one in six in 2021.

2 Dec 2022

NYU Langone’s Center for Amputation Reconstruction now adds osseointegration treatment to its other surgical techniques

NYU Langone Health has completed its first set of surgeries using the only U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved implantable prosthetic for people with limb loss available in the greater New York City area.

1 Dec 2022

Chemical residue from commercial dishwashers causes gut epithelial barrier damage

Residue from rinse agents is left behind on dishes after they are cleaned in professional-grade dishwashers.

1 Dec 2022

Self-driven healthcare ecosystems could help improve health outcomes and control costs

A vision for building sustainable, self-driven healthcare spanning primary care, secondary care and the wider health and social care system has been set out by medical innovators writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

1 Dec 2022

Study implicates gut microbiome health in Parkinson's disease

A new study published in the journal Nature Communications discusses the links between this condition that affects the brain and changes in the gut microbiome that may predate brain changes.

1 Dec 2022

Very low-calorie and vegan diets improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes

Very low-calorie diets and vegan diets improve weight loss and anthropometric markers in type 2 diabetes patients.

1 Dec 2022

New metagenomic study reveals global landscape of antimicrobial resistance

There are large geographical differences in both how frequently resistant genes occur and in which types of bacteria the genes are found.

1 Dec 2022

Researchers develop 3D organoid model to advance understanding of gastroesophageal junction cancer

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have created a laboratory-grown three-dimensional "organoid" model that is derived from human tissue and designed to advance understanding about how early stages of cancer develop at the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) — the point where the digestive system's food tube meets the stomach.

1 Dec 2022

Her apartment might have put her son’s health at risk. But ‘I have nowhere else to go.’

When Louana Joseph's son had a seizure because of an upper respiratory infection in July, she abandoned the apartment her family had called home for nearly three years.

1 Dec 2022

Food News and Research

Study shows addiction potential and health risks of alternatives to menthol cigarettes

Financial incentives effective in boosting weight loss among low-income populations

New trial to evaluate a potential treatment for irritability in teenagers with autism

Study confirms the growing resistance in non-pathogenic Listeria species

Discovery offers an avenue for development of novel therapies for Chagas disease

Researchers examine hesitancy to use evidence-based treatment for childhood anxiety disorders

Managers express explicit and implicit bias toward others from marginalized groups, study finds

Adoption of front-of-pack nutrition labeling in the Americas can help reduce poor-nutrition related NCDs

Pumpkin byproducts exhibit antioxidant and antimicrobial activity

Maternal stress during pregnancy linked to accelerated cell aging of white children, not Black kids

What is the association between renal function and regular coffee consumption?

New report shows increase in mental disorder rates among 17 to 19 year olds in 2022

NYU Langone’s Center for Amputation Reconstruction now adds osseointegration treatment to its other surgical techniques

Chemical residue from commercial dishwashers causes gut epithelial barrier damage

Self-driven healthcare ecosystems could help improve health outcomes and control costs

Study implicates gut microbiome health in Parkinson's disease

Very low-calorie and vegan diets improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes

New metagenomic study reveals global landscape of antimicrobial resistance

Researchers develop 3D organoid model to advance understanding of gastroesophageal junction cancer

Her apartment might have put her son’s health at risk. But ‘I have nowhere else to go.’

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