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New framework produce clearer guidance on fish consumption for pregnant mothers

Fish consumption during pregnancy is a complex scientific topic. On one hand, fish are rich in nutrients essential to brain development, including polyunsaturated fatty acids, selenium, iodine, and vitamin D.

28 Jun 2024

Plant-based meat alternatives show no significant heart health benefits in recent study

In an eight-week trial, researchers found that a plant-based meat analog diet did not significantly improve cardiometabolic health biomarkers compared to an omnivorous diet in a Singaporean cohort.

28 Jun 2024

Scientists test a novel scale for quantifying sexual desire and erotic fantasies

A study validates the Sexual Desire and Erotic Fantasies questionnaire (SDEF1) as a reliable tool to assess various dimensions of sexual desire, highlighting significant gender and orientation differences among 1,773 Italian participants.

28 Jun 2024

Enhancing neighborhood opportunities can be a promising approach to promote infant development

Growing up in neighborhoods with more educational and socioeconomic opportunities has a positive impact on infants' brain activity, according to new research from Boston Medical Center (BMC).

27 Jun 2024

Study sheds light on the intricate relationship between depression and brain activity

A significant new study published in the Cyborg Bionic Systems journal by Fanli Kong and colleagues sheds light on the intricate relationship between depression and brain activity, particularly focusing on the basolateral amygdala (BLA) in rats.

26 Jun 2024

Cuffless monitor offers promise for hypertension management

A study led by a Brigham investigator evaluated a novel device that automatically measures blood pressure at the wrist, generating hundreds of readings within days that may help clinicians determine cardiovascular risk and improve hypertension care

26 Jun 2024

Study finds women lost more of their body weight on average with semaglutide than men

Researchers performed a secondary analysis of the semaglutide treatment effect in people with obesity and heart failure with a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction program that included individuals with diabetes mellitus, stratified by biological sex.

26 Jun 2024

Higher intake of ultra-processed foods found to increase cancer mortality risk

The association between ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.

26 Jun 2024

Ground falls most common cause of head injury in elderly, new study finds

Falls are the most common cause of injury among adults 65 and older in the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year, more than 14 million older adults (one in four) report a fall. About 90% of head injuries among older individuals is due to ground-level falls.

26 Jun 2024

Association of HLA-G*0104N allele with increased risk of recurrent pregnancy loss in Kashmiri population

HLA-G gene harbors certain polymorphic variations that can potentially impact its biological activity, and therefore, may confer a risk for recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL).

25 Jun 2024

New ULTRA-PTT technology enhances the performance of conventional photothermal therapy

Professor Jin-ho Chang's research team from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at DGIST (President Kun-woo Lee) developed "Ultrasound-assisted photothermal therapy (ULTRA-PTT)" technology that significantly enhances the performance of conventional photothermal therapy.

25 Jun 2024

WHO report highlights global burden of alcohol and drug-related deaths

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7% of all deaths, and 0.6 million deaths to psychoactive drug use.

25 Jun 2024

Sleep patterns reveal hidden health clues

Your sleep tracker might give you information about more than just your sleep–specifically, it might give you information about chronic conditions such as diabetes and sleep apnea, and illnesses such as COVID-19.

25 Jun 2024

Personal choices drive young adults' alcohol abstinence with cannabis as a common substitute

Personal decisions, such as disinterest and avoiding drunkenness, are the primary reasons young adults abstain from alcohol, with financial concerns also playing a significant role, according to a recent study.

24 Jun 2024

First child receives skull-mounted epilepsy device in UK clinical trial

Oran, who had been having severe epileptic seizures for eight years and often needed resuscitation, was the first child in the UK to have this device implanted at Great Ormond Street Hospital in October 2023, when he was 12 years old.

24 Jun 2024

Eating cheese during pregnancy linked to better neurodevelopmental outcomes in children

Researchers found that higher maternal intake of yogurt and cheese during pregnancy significantly reduces the risk of neurodevelopmental delays in children at age 3.

24 Jun 2024

Electrophysiological markers for personalizing transcranial magnetic stimulation in depression

Not all patients with depression respond to medication. Two recently published studies provide additional information on how an alternative treatment, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), could be further enhanced.

24 Jun 2024

New study warns of potential pandemic risk from α-H1N2 swine flu virus

The α-H1N2 influenza virus in swine poses a higher pandemic risk due to its ability to evade human immunity and transmit between species, highlighting the need for vigilant monitoring.

23 Jun 2024

Nutritious diet may protect against type 2 diabetes, regardless of genetics

A healthy diet that adheres to nutrition recommendations is associated with better blood glucose levels and a lower risk of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. This association was observed also in individuals with a high genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes.

22 Jun 2024

Cannabis use tied to increased risk of severe COVID-19

As the deadly disease that came to be known as COVID-19 started spreading in late 2019, scientists rushed to answer a critical question: Who is most at risk?

21 Jun 2024

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New framework produce clearer guidance on fish consumption for pregnant mothers

Plant-based meat alternatives show no significant heart health benefits in recent study

Scientists test a novel scale for quantifying sexual desire and erotic fantasies

Enhancing neighborhood opportunities can be a promising approach to promote infant development

Study sheds light on the intricate relationship between depression and brain activity

Cuffless monitor offers promise for hypertension management

Study finds women lost more of their body weight on average with semaglutide than men

Higher intake of ultra-processed foods found to increase cancer mortality risk

Ground falls most common cause of head injury in elderly, new study finds

Association of HLA-G*0104N allele with increased risk of recurrent pregnancy loss in Kashmiri population

New ULTRA-PTT technology enhances the performance of conventional photothermal therapy

WHO report highlights global burden of alcohol and drug-related deaths

Sleep patterns reveal hidden health clues

Personal choices drive young adults' alcohol abstinence with cannabis as a common substitute

First child receives skull-mounted epilepsy device in UK clinical trial

Eating cheese during pregnancy linked to better neurodevelopmental outcomes in children

Electrophysiological markers for personalizing transcranial magnetic stimulation in depression

New study warns of potential pandemic risk from α-H1N2 swine flu virus

Nutritious diet may protect against type 2 diabetes, regardless of genetics

Cannabis use tied to increased risk of severe COVID-19

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