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Research shows several advantages of bariatric surgery

Individuals with severe obesity often reward themselves with food. Recent research shows that dieting is good for changing eating habits and weight. However, bariatric surgery has several advantages.

7 Oct 2022

Rescue Biomedical receives SBIR grant to develop opioid overdose detection and response technology

Rescue Biomedical has received a Fast-Track Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop its technology that detects when a person is overdosing on an opioid and delivers naloxone to reverse the action.

7 Oct 2022

Moffitt's effort to increase minority accrual to cancer treatment trials gets a $3.7 million boost

Moffitt Cancer Center's efforts to increase minority accrual to cancer treatment trials got a boost from the National Cancer Institute's Connecting Underrepresented Populations to Clinical Trials U01 Grants Program.

6 Oct 2022

Maternal ultra-processed food consumption may be linked to increased obesity risk in offspring

A mother's consumption of ultra-processed foods appears to be linked to an increased risk of overweight or obesity in her offspring, irrespective of other lifestyle risk factors, suggests a US study published by The BMJ today.

6 Oct 2022

CDC data highlights the urgent need to address widespread national disparities in obesity

Nineteen states and two territories have at least 35% of residents with adult obesity – more than doubling the number of states with a high obesity prevalence since 2018 – according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

6 Oct 2022

Medical debt sunk her credit. New changes from the credit reporting agencies won’t help.

After a year of chemo and radiation, doctors told Penelope “Penny” Wingard in 2014 that her breast cancer was in remission. She'd been praying for this good news.

6 Oct 2022

Did telehealth appointments improve HIV care retention during the COVID-19 pandemic?

In a new study, researchers assessed how measures of retention in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 Oct 2022

PerkinElmer’s Oxford Immunotec receives U.S. FDA approval for T-cell select to automate clinically superior tuberculosis detection

PerkinElmer’s (NYSE: PKI) Oxford Immunotec today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the T-Cell Select™ reagent kit for the automation of its T-SPOT®.TB test workflow for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use by certified laboratories.

From Oxford Immunotec 6 Oct 2022

Detecting microplastics in human samples

A new study discusses how microplastics exposure to humans can be examined, preventative measures, and future possibilities in microplastics research.

6 Oct 2022

Researchers uncover an intriguing previously unknown ability of Swiss army knife enzyme

Blue-green algae (AKA cyanobacteria) have a superpower which likely helps them be highly successful as invaders of waterways.

5 Oct 2022

EPFL and UTHSC researchers explore the interplay between genes, sex, growth, and age

Scientists led by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland are exploring the elaborate interplay between genes, sex, growth, and age and how they influence variation in longevity.

5 Oct 2022

NYU researchers collaborate with FDA to design first-ever stroke rehabilitation regulatory science tool

Stroke is the leading cause of age-related motor disabilities and is becoming more prevalent in younger populations as well.

5 Oct 2022

ACLM's new online directory helps patients to connect with lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine has launched a new searchable online directory to help patients identify and contact clinicians in their communities who are certified in the rapidly growing field of lifestyle medicine.

4 Oct 2022

Targeted cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce food allergy-related anxiety for children and parents

Children with food allergies, along with their parents, often experience heightened anxiety over risks of casual contact with food allergens.

4 Oct 2022

Viagra and Cialis may not be suitable candidates for treating dementia, NIH DREAM study shows

Results from the National Institutes of Health's Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer's Medicines (DREAM) study show that sildenafil (Viagra) and tadalafil (Cialis) may not be suitable candidates for treating dementia.

4 Oct 2022

The Increasing Use of Microfluidics in Labs and Hospitals

This interview from Bartels discusses how microfluidics will be used increasingly in labs, hospitals and doctors offices in the future. Bartels provides its clients with fast and easy entry into the microfluidics field.

From Bartels Mikrotechnik GmbH 4 Oct 2022

Research maps how infectious diseases spread at human-wildlife ‘hotspots’

New research has mapped how infectious diseases spread among wildlife populations in areas where humans and wildlife live in close proximity.

3 Oct 2022

Immune cell defect tied to the risk of developing rare bacterial infection

Everyone breathes in Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria from time to time, but most people don't get sick.

3 Oct 2022

Stanford researchers discover a sustainable way to produce cancer-fighting compound in the lab

Stanford University researchers have discovered a rapid and sustainable way to synthetically produce a promising cancer-fighting compound right in the lab.

3 Oct 2022

Enzyme found to play a crucial role in guiding cellular response to stress

An enzyme called Fic, whose biochemical role was discovered at UT Southwestern more than a dozen years ago, appears to play a crucial part in guiding the cellular response to stress, a new study suggests.

3 Oct 2022

Food News and Research

Research shows several advantages of bariatric surgery

Rescue Biomedical receives SBIR grant to develop opioid overdose detection and response technology

Moffitt's effort to increase minority accrual to cancer treatment trials gets a $3.7 million boost

Maternal ultra-processed food consumption may be linked to increased obesity risk in offspring

CDC data highlights the urgent need to address widespread national disparities in obesity

Medical debt sunk her credit. New changes from the credit reporting agencies won’t help.

Did telehealth appointments improve HIV care retention during the COVID-19 pandemic?

PerkinElmer’s Oxford Immunotec receives U.S. FDA approval for T-cell select to automate clinically superior tuberculosis detection

Detecting microplastics in human samples

Researchers uncover an intriguing previously unknown ability of Swiss army knife enzyme

EPFL and UTHSC researchers explore the interplay between genes, sex, growth, and age

NYU researchers collaborate with FDA to design first-ever stroke rehabilitation regulatory science tool

ACLM's new online directory helps patients to connect with lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians

Targeted cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce food allergy-related anxiety for children and parents

Viagra and Cialis may not be suitable candidates for treating dementia, NIH DREAM study shows

The Increasing Use of Microfluidics in Labs and Hospitals

Research maps how infectious diseases spread at human-wildlife ‘hotspots’

Immune cell defect tied to the risk of developing rare bacterial infection

Stanford researchers discover a sustainable way to produce cancer-fighting compound in the lab

Enzyme found to play a crucial role in guiding cellular response to stress

Understanding cultivated meat and its global potential 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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