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Mediterranean diet and exercise reshape gut microbiome, aiding weight loss

Intensive lifestyle intervention combining the Mediterranean diet and physical activity reduces weight and alters gut microbiota in overweight and obese participants, offering potential cardiovascular benefits.

4 Mar 2024

Calorie labels on menus might cut obesity and save lives without widening health gaps

Study predicts that calorie labeling in out-of-home food businesses could modestly reduce obesity prevalence and prevent cardiovascular deaths in England, with no expected increase in health inequalities.

4 Mar 2024

Aging too quickly? Biological clock linked to heart disease and early death

Accelerated biological aging linked to higher risks of cardiometabolic diseases and mortality, underscoring the need for early detection and intervention strategies.

4 Mar 2024

Substituting meat with Quorn can lower bad cholesterol by 10%

Regularly substituting meat for mycoprotein such as Quorn could help to lower bad cholesterol by 10-percent, which is comparable to switching to a Mediterranean or vegan diet.

4 Mar 2024

Is air pollution associated with increased incidence of myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock?

The association between prolonged exposure to air pollution (AP) and ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

4 Mar 2024

Weather disasters increase emergency department visits and mortality among Medicare beneficiaries

Mass General Brigham study reveals that ED visits and death are heightened weeks after major climate-driven extreme weather events – highlighting the long-lasting impacts these events may have on health and infrastructure.

4 Mar 2024

Educational attainment linked to slower aging and increased longevity

Participants in the Framingham Heart Study who achieved higher levels of education tended to age more slowly and went on to live longer lives as compared to those who did not achieve upward educational mobility, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center.

1 Mar 2024

MRI monitoring reduces breast cancer mortality in women with BRCA1 mutations

An international study, published in the JAMA Oncology journal, in which the Clinical Oncology group of the Sant Pau Research Institute participated, has revealed that MRI monitoring in women with mutations in the BRCA1 genes significantly reduces breast cancer mortality without the need for preventive mastectomy.

1 Mar 2024

Latest COVID-19 booster halves risk of moderate or severe disease in adults

The most recent COVID-19 booster shot reduces adults' risk of moderate or severe COVID by more than half, according to a new nationwide data study from September 2023 through January 2024, a period of JN.1 variant dominance.

1 Mar 2024

Is posttraumatic epilepsy associated with long-term dementia risk?

The associations between dementia risk and PTE.

1 Mar 2024

Does vitamin D have protective role against COVID-19?

Whether vitamin D supplementation before the onset of COVID-19 could provide benefits.

1 Mar 2024

How a friend’s death turned Colorado teens into anti-overdose activists

Gavinn McKinney loved Nike shoes, fireworks, and sushi. He was studying Potawatomi, one of the languages of his Native American heritage.

1 Mar 2024

Are your snacks deadly? New study reveals how ultra-processed foods lead to chronic disease outcomes

The association between ultra-processed food exposure and chronic disease outcomes.

1 Mar 2024

Sugar tax shows sweet results in cutting obesity and diabetes rates

Study finds national SSB taxation linked to reduced obesity, overweight, and diabetes rates, particularly among children, suggesting effectiveness of tax policies in improving public health outcomes.

29 Feb 2024

Novel malaria test by Rice University offers rapid diagnosis and treatment

Rice University researchers have developed a rapid, accurate test for diagnosing malaria that is significantly faster and easier to use than traditional tests.

29 Feb 2024

Deep learning-based model development to predict critical pediatric events in general wards

A model that predicts critical events in pediatric individuals admitted to the general ward.

29 Feb 2024

Association of estrogen-containing menopause hormonal therapy with COVID-19 mortality

Researchers evaluated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related mortality among perimenopausal women.

29 Feb 2024

Hacking at UnitedHealth unit cripples a swath of the US health system: What to know

Early in the morning of Feb. 21, Change Healthcare, a company unknown to most Americans that plays a huge role in the U.S. health system, issued a brief statement saying some of its applications were "currently unavailable."

29 Feb 2024

Is posttraumatic epilepsy associated with long-term dementia risk?

The associations between post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and the risk of dementia.

29 Feb 2024

H5N1 variant spreads between species, endangering wildlife

The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 has adapted to spread between birds and marine mammals, posing an immediate threat to wildlife conservation, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, and the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) in Argentina.

29 Feb 2024