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Researchers develop novel sealant patch for preventing intestinal leakage

A burst appendix or a life-threatening intestinal volvulus are emergencies that need to be treated by surgeons immediately. However, a life-saving operation, in which tissue from the digestive tract has to be reattached, bears some risks. After all, everything that is transported through the gastrointestinal tract to the outside world in fact belongs there - and should under no circumstances end up inside the abdominal cavity.

20 Aug 2021

Human waste-derived nutrient can help sustain agriculture, economies

The future connection between human waste, sanitation technology and sustainable agriculture is becoming more evident. According to research directed by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign civil and environmental engineering professor Jeremy Guest, countries could be moving closer to using human waste as fertilizer, closing the loop to more circular, sustainable economies.

20 Aug 2021

Study shows an increase in home drinking during COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic months of March 2020 to September 2020, U.S. alcohol retail store sales increased compared to usual trends while food services and drinking places sales decreased markedly during the same period, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

19 Aug 2021

Children and young adults are frequently exposed to unsafe opioid prescriptions, study suggests

Children and young adults who have pain from surgery, dental care and other conditions are often prescribed opioids.

19 Aug 2021

New AHA Presidential Advisory addresses opioid use and its effects on heart and brain health

The misuse of opioids in the United States continues to lead to high rates of dependency as well as a staggering number of deaths due to overdose.

19 Aug 2021

Scientists uncover previously unknown brain mechanism behind compulsive alcohol use

A small group of nerve cells in the brain determines whether an individual continues to consume alcohol even when it has negative consequences. This is the conclusion of a study carried out on rats by researchers at Linköping University.

19 Aug 2021

Memory of specific events does not deteriorate with age in cuttlefish

Cuttlefish can remember what, where, and when specific events happened - right up to their last few days of life, researchers have found.

18 Aug 2021

ASU study shows how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted people’s sleep

Sleep has become elusive for many as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from Arizona State University's Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation.

18 Aug 2021

HHS public health and medical experts release joint statement on COVID-19 booster shots for Americans

Today, public health and medical experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the following statement on the Administration's plan for COVID-19 booster shots for the American people.

18 Aug 2021

Small changes in diet can yield substantial gains for the environment and human health

Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes of extra healthy life, according to a University of Michigan study.

18 Aug 2021

Convalescent plasma does not benefit high-risk COVID-19 outpatients with early symptoms, study shows

The final results of the Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients (C3PO) demonstrate that COVID-19 convalescent plasma did not prevent disease progression in a high-risk group of outpatients with COVID-19, when administered within the first week of their symptoms.

18 Aug 2021

The White House says boosters for all. Here’s what you need to know.

The Biden administration announced plans Wednesday to offer boosters to all U.S. adults as soon as next month, saying that recent data, including some made available only in the past few days, played a role in that decision.

18 Aug 2021

HHS public health and medical experts release statement on plan for COVID-19 booster shots

Today, public health and medical experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the following statement on the Administration's plan for COVID-19 booster shots for the American people.

18 Aug 2021

Study reveals how high dietary fructose increases rates of obesity and cancers

Eating fructose appears to alter cells in the digestive tract in a way that enables it to take in more nutrients, according to a preclinical study from investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

18 Aug 2021

Rush to boosters sparks confusion, differing recommendations

When the Food and Drug Administration announced last week that a third dose of Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine may boost the immunity of some people who are immunocompromised, officials repeated their stance that fully vaccinated, healthy people do not need another dose.

18 Aug 2021

Federal vaccine program hasn’t helped those whose lives were altered by covid shot

Angela Marie Wulbrecht jumped at the first chance to get a covid-19 vaccine, driving three hours from her Santa Rosa, California, home to a mass-vaccination site on Jan. 19.

18 Aug 2021

Millet consumption can reduce total cholesterol, triacylglycerols and BMI

The consumption of millets can reduce total cholesterol, triacylglycerols (commonly known as triglycerides) and BMI according to a new study that analyzed the data of 19 studies with nearly 900 people. The latest study was undertaken by five organizations and led by International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).

18 Aug 2021

Fundamental theory on how metabolism affects population demography needs revision, research suggests

All organisms must eat to sustain themselves, but some more so than others.

18 Aug 2021

Report outlines strong scientific foundations for taking actions to stop the next pandemic

As the world struggles to contain COVID-19, a group of leading, scientific experts from the U.S., Latin America, Africa, and South Asia released a report today outlining the strong scientific foundations for taking actions to stop the next pandemic by preventing the spillover of pathogens from animals to people.

18 Aug 2021

Research redefines dieting and the culture of weight loss

For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole. Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences, has recently reevaluated the decades of dieting research to redefine the way researchers and the public define – and therefore understand - dieting and the culture of weight loss.

18 Aug 2021

Food News and Research

Researchers develop novel sealant patch for preventing intestinal leakage

Human waste-derived nutrient can help sustain agriculture, economies

Study shows an increase in home drinking during COVID-19 pandemic

Children and young adults are frequently exposed to unsafe opioid prescriptions, study suggests

New AHA Presidential Advisory addresses opioid use and its effects on heart and brain health

Scientists uncover previously unknown brain mechanism behind compulsive alcohol use

Memory of specific events does not deteriorate with age in cuttlefish

ASU study shows how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted people’s sleep

HHS public health and medical experts release joint statement on COVID-19 booster shots for Americans

Small changes in diet can yield substantial gains for the environment and human health

Convalescent plasma does not benefit high-risk COVID-19 outpatients with early symptoms, study shows

The White House says boosters for all. Here’s what you need to know.

HHS public health and medical experts release statement on plan for COVID-19 booster shots

Study reveals how high dietary fructose increases rates of obesity and cancers

Rush to boosters sparks confusion, differing recommendations

Federal vaccine program hasn’t helped those whose lives were altered by covid shot

Millet consumption can reduce total cholesterol, triacylglycerols and BMI

Fundamental theory on how metabolism affects population demography needs revision, research suggests

Report outlines strong scientific foundations for taking actions to stop the next pandemic

Research redefines dieting and the culture of weight loss

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