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Researchers find behavioral, biological similarities between compulsive overeating and addiction

Does yo-yo dieting drive compulsive eating? There may be a connection. According to Boston University School of Medicine researchers the chronic cyclic pattern of overeating followed by undereating, reduces the brain's ability to feel reward and may drive compulsive eating.

17 Oct 2019

Keto diet may cause skin problems

Researchers from Austria have found that ketogenic diets could affect psoriasis-like skin inflammation in mice. They noted that keto diets including medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) such as coconut along with omega-3 fatty acids obtained from nuts and seeds and fish oil could be a recipe for psoriasis exacerbation. They speculated that this could be true for humans as well. The study titled, “The Influence of Ketogenic Diets on Psoriasiform-Like Skin Inflammation,” was published this week in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

17 Oct 2019

Research finds lower bone density among adults with undiagnosed celiac disease

Research by George Mason University College of Health and Human Services found that adults who likely had undiagnosed celiac disease had lower bone density than the adults without UCD, although they consumed more calcium and phosphorous.

17 Oct 2019

Researchers to study efficacy of RESHAPE program to reduce stigma of primary care providers

Researchers from the George Washington University, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Epidemiology and Disease Control Division of the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal, Duke University, and King's College London are developing a strategy to reduce mental health stigma among health care providers and subsequently improve detection of patients with mental illness.

17 Oct 2019

Wistar receives major NIH grant to advance research on new melanoma targeted therapies

The Wistar Institute and collaborating institutions have received a major grant from the National Institutes of Health to further research on new melanoma targeted therapies integrating the role of the tumor microenvironment in influencing response to therapy and development of resistance.

17 Oct 2019

MD Anderson and Varian announce strategic collaboration to optimize radiation oncology treatment

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Varian today announced a new strategic collaboration to develop an integrated software platform to streamline review of radiation oncology treatment plans.

17 Oct 2019

Metabolic dysfunction found to be primary cause of Alzheimer's disease

A team of researchers led by Yale-NUS College has found evidence that metabolic dysfunction is a primary cause of Alzheimer's disease.

17 Oct 2019

Improving health insurance literacy may help minimize financial hardship among cancer survivors

A new American Cancer Society study links health insurance literacy with medical financial hardship as well as non-medical financial sacrifices among adult cancer survivors in the United States.

17 Oct 2019

Semantic memory deficits linked to eating disorders in patients with dementia

For the first time, it has been shown that deficits of semantic memory, an ability we use to recognize objects and use them correctly, are involved in specific eating disorders shared by patients suffering from dementia.

17 Oct 2019

Lack of physician training about eating disorders leading to avoidable deaths

A recent article in the British Medical Journal highlighted a United Kingdom parliamentary report indicating that avoidable deaths are occurring due to lack of physician training about eating disorders in the National Health System.

17 Oct 2019

Signaling defects could cause congenital heart condition

A congenital heart condition known as left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) - which occurs when muscly projections in the embryonic heart fail to transform into compact heart muscle - could be caused by signaling defects, according to new preclinical research led by Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore.

17 Oct 2019

Weight gain between 20 and 40 years of age linked to early death

People who gain weight in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are at an increased risk of premature death, according to a study of US adults published in The BMJ.

17 Oct 2019

New drug treats inflammation related to inherited heart disease in young athletes

When young athletes experiences sudden cardiac death as they run down the playing field, it's usually due to arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, an inherited heart disease.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 17 Oct 2019

Study could change clinical treatment for patients with unmanaged heartburn

A study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine found that in patients seen for heartburn unresponsive to treatment with Proton Pump Inhibitors, an extensive, systematic workup revealed truly PPI-refractory and reflux-related heartburn in only a minority of cases.

17 Oct 2019

Researchers study the experiences of veterans who have suffered spinal cord injuries

People who live with spinal injuries often say that the first year of recovery is the toughest--not only for them, but their caregivers as well.

17 Oct 2019

Young adults with PTSD more likely to experience a stroke event by middle age

Young adults who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder may be more likely to experience a transient ischemic attack or major stroke event by middle age, raising the risk as much as other better-known risk factors, according to new research published in Stroke, a journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

17 Oct 2019

NATA releases official statement of recommendations to reduce risk of injury related to youth sports specialization

In anticipation of National Youth Sports Specialization Awareness Week (third full week in October), the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) released an official statement with health-focused recommendations to reduce the risk of injury due to youth sports specialization, which is often defined as year-round participation in a single sport, usually at the exclusion of other sports.

17 Oct 2019

Findings may help improve policies related to organ acceptance, boost transplantation rates

Researchers who developed a tool to assess organ acceptance practices by transplant centers found wide variability in centers' willingness to use less-than-ideal donor kidneys.

17 Oct 2019

Substance use disorder can complicate postoperative valvular heart disease, shows study

Patients who suffer from infective endocarditis (IE) and struggle with substance use disorder (SUD) have a 240% increased risk of dying within 6 months to 5 years after valve surgery compared to other IE patients, according to a study published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

17 Oct 2019

Oregon State University awarded $8.8 million to make cancer research data more accessible

Oregon State University has been awarded $8.8 million to help lead a 3½-year effort to make the volumes of data arising from cancer research more accessible, organized and powerful.

17 Oct 2019

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Researchers find behavioral, biological similarities between compulsive overeating and addiction

Keto diet may cause skin problems

Research finds lower bone density among adults with undiagnosed celiac disease

Researchers to study efficacy of RESHAPE program to reduce stigma of primary care providers

Wistar receives major NIH grant to advance research on new melanoma targeted therapies

MD Anderson and Varian announce strategic collaboration to optimize radiation oncology treatment

Metabolic dysfunction found to be primary cause of Alzheimer's disease

Improving health insurance literacy may help minimize financial hardship among cancer survivors

Semantic memory deficits linked to eating disorders in patients with dementia

Lack of physician training about eating disorders leading to avoidable deaths

Signaling defects could cause congenital heart condition

Weight gain between 20 and 40 years of age linked to early death

New drug treats inflammation related to inherited heart disease in young athletes

Study could change clinical treatment for patients with unmanaged heartburn

Researchers study the experiences of veterans who have suffered spinal cord injuries

Young adults with PTSD more likely to experience a stroke event by middle age

NATA releases official statement of recommendations to reduce risk of injury related to youth sports specialization

Findings may help improve policies related to organ acceptance, boost transplantation rates

Substance use disorder can complicate postoperative valvular heart disease, shows study

Oregon State University awarded $8.8 million to make cancer research data more accessible

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