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Study finds upward link between alcohol consumption and physical activity in college students

Upending conventional wisdom that physical activity can be a healthy deterrent to alcohol consumption, University of Houston Moores professor of psychology Clayton Neighbors is examining the relationship between the two in college students. In prior work, Neighbors concluded that as activity goes up, so does drinking.

10 Dec 2018

Researchers develop biotechnological tool to produce antifungal proteins in plants

Researchers from the Spanish Research Council at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics and the Institute for Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, in collaboration with the IATA, have developed a biotechnological tool to produce, in a very efficient manner, antifungal proteins in plants.

10 Dec 2018

UC San Diego professor receives NCI Outstanding Investigator Award for cancer research

The National Cancer Institute has awarded David Cheresh, PhD, Distinguished Professor and vice chair of Pathology at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with a $4.2 million Outstanding Investigator Award to continue his research into cancer's ability to overcome stress, gain drug resistance and metastasize.

10 Dec 2018

Graphic warning labels cancel out cigarettes' appeal to young people

New research from Cornell University suggests graphic warning labels on cigarette ads have the same anti-smoking effect as similar warning labels on cigarette packs.

10 Dec 2018

Neuronal activity in the brain allows prediction of risky or safe decisions

Full risk or preferably the safe option? Based on the neuronal activity in the prefrontal cortex of the brain, it is possible to predict what action will be chosen next: If the activity of specific neurons remains low, a risk will be taken again at the next opportunity.

9 Dec 2018

Researchers explore why and how Mediterranean diet may mitigate cardiovascular risk

A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health offers insights from a cohort study of women in the U.S. who reported consuming a Mediterranean-type diet.

7 Dec 2018

New book encompasses the vast history of reproduction

A new book is the first to encompass the vast history of how living things procreate, from the banks of the ancient Nile to the fertility clinics of today.

7 Dec 2018

Online CBT can help treat gastrointestinal disorders in children

Cognitive behavioral therapy online can be useful in treating gastrointestinal disorders in children when no physical cause can be found. This is the viewpoint of researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden that is described in a new study published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

7 Dec 2018

Researchers use new methods to optimize treatments for tuberculosis meningitis

Although relatively rare in the United States, and accounting for fewer than 5 percent of tuberculosis cases worldwide, TB of the brain--or tuberculosis meningitis (TBM)--is often deadly, always hard to treat, and a particular threat to young children.

6 Dec 2018

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Is health spending the next big political issue?

The Republican-led Congress was unable to repeal the Affordable Care Act in 2017, but the Trump administration continues to implement elements of the failed GOP bill using executive authority. The latest change would make it easier for states to waive some major parts of the health law, including allowing subsidies for people to buy insurance plans that don't meet all the law's requirements.

6 Dec 2018

Discovery of gene that is calorie-burning and reduces fat storage

Australian researchers have found a gene which when removed could allow a person to eat as much as they want but not get fat. The study results were published in the latest issue of the journal European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Reports.

6 Dec 2018

UMGCCC uses Gammapod radiotherapy to treat breast cancer patients

Radiation oncologists at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center are now treating patients with the GammaPod™, a new FDA-cleared radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer.

6 Dec 2018

Elevated hormone flags liver disease in mice with serious genomic disorder

Researchers have discovered that a hormone, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), is extremely elevated in mice with liver disease that mimics the same condition in patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), a serious genomic disorder.

6 Dec 2018

CHOP celebrates EC approval of first and only gene therapy for patients with inherited retinal disease

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia celebrates a pivotal moment in medicine: approval by the European Commission of LUXTURNA (voretigene neparvovec), the first and only gene therapy for patients with an inherited retinal disease, last month.

6 Dec 2018

Researchers identify factors that influence how effectively food suppliers can respond to disasters

Food systems face growing threats as extreme weather events become more common and more extreme due to climate change.

6 Dec 2018

Study: Three quarters of French-speaking adults in Quebec fall short of dietary guidelines

In a web-based study reported in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, more than three quarters of French-speaking adults in Quebec, Canada, fall short of meeting current dietary guidelines regarding consumption of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, sodium, and saturated fats.

6 Dec 2018

Prenatal famine exposure may lead to early menopause and premature ovarian failure

Previous studies have demonstrated that fetal malnutrition can lead to adult chronic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. A new study out of China now suggests that it also can lead to early menopause and premature ovarian failure.

5 Dec 2018

Vitamin D deficiency associated with increased risk of depression in older adults

A new study by researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing at Trinity College Dublin has shown for the first time in Ireland that a deficiency in vitamin D was associated with a substantial increased risk of depression (+75%) over a four-year follow up period.

5 Dec 2018

Plant-based protein foods with meat-like texture

In canteens and supermarkets, plant-based substitute products for chicken escalopes and beef steaks have become standard fare.

5 Dec 2018

New version of InSyBio Suite launched to revolutionize biomarker discovery

The new version of InSyBio Suite has a significant increase in speed and refinement of the predictive biomarkers process.

5 Dec 2018

Food News and Research

Study finds upward link between alcohol consumption and physical activity in college students

Researchers develop biotechnological tool to produce antifungal proteins in plants

UC San Diego professor receives NCI Outstanding Investigator Award for cancer research

Graphic warning labels cancel out cigarettes' appeal to young people

Neuronal activity in the brain allows prediction of risky or safe decisions

Researchers explore why and how Mediterranean diet may mitigate cardiovascular risk

New book encompasses the vast history of reproduction

Online CBT can help treat gastrointestinal disorders in children

Researchers use new methods to optimize treatments for tuberculosis meningitis

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Is health spending the next big political issue?

Discovery of gene that is calorie-burning and reduces fat storage

UMGCCC uses Gammapod radiotherapy to treat breast cancer patients

Elevated hormone flags liver disease in mice with serious genomic disorder

CHOP celebrates EC approval of first and only gene therapy for patients with inherited retinal disease

Researchers identify factors that influence how effectively food suppliers can respond to disasters

Study: Three quarters of French-speaking adults in Quebec fall short of dietary guidelines

Prenatal famine exposure may lead to early menopause and premature ovarian failure

Vitamin D deficiency associated with increased risk of depression in older adults

Plant-based protein foods with meat-like texture

New version of InSyBio Suite launched to revolutionize biomarker discovery

Understanding cultivated meat and its global potential eBook

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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