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How eating mushrooms may lower blood pressure levels

Scientists review the potential of edible mushrooms as functional foods in improving cardiovascular function and ameliorating hypertension.

11 May 2023

Mobile app encourages people with spinal cord injury to get active

A UBC Okanagan researcher has been testing the effectiveness of a mobile app that encourages people living with a spinal cord injury - but can walk - to get active.

11 May 2023

Short-term therapy sessions offer wonderful benefits to mothers, children in homeless shelters

https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000810

11 May 2023

Nervous system of people with post-Covid fatigue found to be underactive in three key areas

Experts from Newcastle University found the nervous system of people with post-Covid fatigue was underactive in three key areas. Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of long Covid.

11 May 2023

What is the association between obesity and insulin resistance in youth and its production of colon-derived acetate, gut-derived hormone secretion, and adipose tissue lipolysis?

Researchers assessed whether insulin resistance and adiposity in youth were linked to the fermentation of dietary fibers.

11 May 2023

Is medical cannabis treatment associated with improvements in health-related quality of life?

Researchers investigated whether cannabis treatment could improve the health-associated quality of life.

11 May 2023

Are quaternary ammonium compounds associated with adverse environmental and health outcomes?

Researchers presented an overview of quaternary ammonium compounds and their environmental and human health concerns.

11 May 2023

How did media attention impact minoxidil hair loss treatment prescribing patterns?

Researchers investigated changes in oral minoxidil prescribing.

11 May 2023

Researchers show the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on somatosensory abnormalities in a hamster model

In a recent article published in the journal Science Immunology, researchers in the United States performed a longitudinal cohort study in a golden hamster model to investigate the sensory-altering mechanisms induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection compared to an influenza A virus (IAV).

11 May 2023

Ketogenic diet's surprising impact on opioid sensitivity and withdrawal

Research investigates the effects of a ketogenic diet (KD) on responses to oxycodone, a commonly prescribed opioid for pain management. The study found sex-biased effects of KD on oxycodone responses in mice, suggesting potential implications for clinical pain management and treatment of opioid use disorder.

10 May 2023

Protein inhibition could offer new strategies for treating severe asthma

Inhibiting a protein on the surface of immune cells could offer new strategies for treating severe asthma, Cleveland Clinic researchers found.

10 May 2023

Cardiovascular risk reduction in type 2 diabetes: Study urges better use of life-saving therapies

Researchers explore the efficacy of current approaches to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes.

10 May 2023

Rising tide of chronic disease can be traced to impaired salugenesis, incomplete healing

In medicine and science, the term "pathogenesis" describes the origin and development of disease. There is not, however, a broadly accepted term to describe the other half of the equation: the process of healing and recovery.

10 May 2023

COVID-19 infection may promote aortic aneurysms and new treatment may slow its growth

The intravenous delivery of immune-modulating cells may someday slow the expansion of bulges in the aorta, known as abdominal aortic aneurysms.

10 May 2023

Can artificial intelligence help predict the risk of pancreatic cancer using disease trajectories?

Researchers designed surveillance programs for the early detection of patients at elevated risk of pancreatic cancer.

10 May 2023

Understanding the adverse events profile of MVA-BN vaccine for Mpox

Researchers evaluated adverse events following the Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccination for mpox.

10 May 2023

Preadolescent fruit juice intake linked to healthier diets and lower BMI in teen years

The study evaluated the association between preadolescent 100% fruit juice intake and later adolescent diet quality and body mass index (BMI). The results showed that early adolescent fruit juice intake was positively associated with subsequent whole fruit consumption, better diet quality, and lower BMI in later adolescence.

9 May 2023

Mental disorders in adults aged 20–39 years linked to elevated risk of heart attack and stroke

Adults in their 20s and 30s with mental disorders have an up to three-fold elevated likelihood of a heart attack or stroke, according to a study in more than 6.5 million individuals published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

9 May 2023

Study shows the power of gamma enhancement as potential approach for countering depression

Led by researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Hungary's University of Szeged, a new study in mice and rats found that restoring certain signals in a brain region that processes smells countered depression.

9 May 2023

Boosting gut health with short-chain fatty acids

Research paper provides an overview of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and their role in regulating gut homeostasis. It also discusses SCFA-producing bacteria and potential therapeutic approaches to boost SCFA levels in the gut to treat related diseases.

9 May 2023

Chronic News and Research

How eating mushrooms may lower blood pressure levels

Mobile app encourages people with spinal cord injury to get active

Short-term therapy sessions offer wonderful benefits to mothers, children in homeless shelters

Nervous system of people with post-Covid fatigue found to be underactive in three key areas

What is the association between obesity and insulin resistance in youth and its production of colon-derived acetate, gut-derived hormone secretion, and adipose tissue lipolysis?

Is medical cannabis treatment associated with improvements in health-related quality of life?

Are quaternary ammonium compounds associated with adverse environmental and health outcomes?

How did media attention impact minoxidil hair loss treatment prescribing patterns?

Researchers show the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on somatosensory abnormalities in a hamster model

Ketogenic diet's surprising impact on opioid sensitivity and withdrawal

Protein inhibition could offer new strategies for treating severe asthma

Cardiovascular risk reduction in type 2 diabetes: Study urges better use of life-saving therapies

Rising tide of chronic disease can be traced to impaired salugenesis, incomplete healing

COVID-19 infection may promote aortic aneurysms and new treatment may slow its growth

Can artificial intelligence help predict the risk of pancreatic cancer using disease trajectories?

Understanding the adverse events profile of MVA-BN vaccine for Mpox

Preadolescent fruit juice intake linked to healthier diets and lower BMI in teen years

Mental disorders in adults aged 20–39 years linked to elevated risk of heart attack and stroke

Study shows the power of gamma enhancement as potential approach for countering depression

Boosting gut health with short-chain fatty acids

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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