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New insights into the role of T-cells during long COVID

Researchers characterize the trajectory of long COVID in patients eight months after recovering from infection.

14 Feb 2023

Study indicates that ultra-processed foods are linked to depression

The current paper, published in the journal Nutrients, looks at UPFs in relation to depressive symptoms in a group of younger Italian adults.

14 Feb 2023

Study on modern diets and how they impact the environment

A review article published in the journal Nutrients describes the impact of six popular diets on human health as well as planetary health. The health and environmental impacts of these diets have been compared in the review using carbon footprint databases and representative meal plans.

14 Feb 2023

Alternate-day fasting diet and exercise benefit the health of people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago studied 80 people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and found that those who followed an alternate-day fasting diet and exercised were able to improve their health.

14 Feb 2023

Fibromyalgia may occur post-COVID

Researchers investigate the incidence of fibromyalgia among individuals hospitalized due to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

14 Feb 2023

Night shift work may make offshore petroleum workers more susceptible to aggressive prostate cancer

Many employees in the offshore sector work night shifts. This may make them more susceptible to aggressive prostate cancer than if they only worked during the day.

14 Feb 2023

Climate change can increase mental health disorders

Extreme heat and humidity and other climate-related events appear to increase mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, according to analysis focused on communities in Bangladesh.

14 Feb 2023

High prevalence and risks of heart failure warrant urgent action, say researchers

Up to 2% of adults in Europe, North America, and Israel likely have heart failure, and are at high risk of death and additional serious complications, suggest current estimates based on digital health records for 11 countries, and published online in the journal Heart.

14 Feb 2023

Many people hospitalized for COVID-19 experience lingering symptoms after discharge

About half of adults treated at hospitals for COVID-19 have experienced lingering symptoms, financial difficulties, or physical limitations months after being discharged, according to a National Institutes of Health-supported study published in JAMA Network Open.

14 Feb 2023

$Older wheelchair users have reduced risk of fractures$

Older wheelchair users have reduced risk of fractures

Being a frail elderly person and using a wheelchair involves a substantially reduced risk of fractures, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

14 Feb 2023

New screening tool shows promise to help primary care physicians identify COPD

Researchers at National Jewish Health and colleagues across the country have partnered to develop a screening tool to help primary care physicians identify chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

14 Feb 2023

Nutritional intelligence: do we have an inbuilt capacity to recognize differences in food composition?

Researchers explored food sensitivities found in daily dietary decisions based on food composition.

14 Feb 2023

The efficiency of lifestyle intervention, orlistat, and experimental diet therapy in patients with obesity and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease

Researchers compared the effects of an experimental low-carbohydrate and high-protein diet and orlistat with that of a control diet to examine their impact on Asian MAFLD patients with obesity.

14 Feb 2023

How are changes in coffee and caffeine intake associated with changes in fat tissue?

A recent study published in Clinical Nutrition evaluated the associations between changes in coffee and caffeine consumption and fat tissue changes.

14 Feb 2023

Cabometyx® in combination with nivolumab shows durable survival benefits at over three-years’ follow-up in first-line advanced renal cell carcinoma

Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) today announced three-year minimum, 44-month median, follow-up results from the Phase III CheckMate -9ER trial showing that Cabometyx® (cabozantinib) in combination with nivolumab provides survival and response rate benefits after three-years in the first-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC), compared to sunitinib.

From Ipsen 14 Feb 2023

The association between cannabis use and sleep complaints in University students

Researchers examined the associations between cannabis use and sleep disturbances.

14 Feb 2023

How Can Companies Bring New AI Software Medical Devices to Market?

For SLAS US 2023, we speak to Guy Starbuck, a co-founder of AIQ Global, about how we can utilize AI technology to bring new medical devices to market.

From AIQ Solutions 14 Feb 2023

Enjoying nature close to home linked with the greatest sense of well-being during pandemic

Again and again, studies have shown that exposure to nature can improve human mental health and well-being. A new study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology dug a little deeper, looking at what kind of nature experiences were associated with a greater sense of well-being during the COVID pandemic.

14 Feb 2023

New research could help explain how sense of smell is impacted in individuals with autism

New research from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine could help explain how the sense of smell is impacted in individuals with autism.

14 Feb 2023

High doses of cannabidiol may increase the effects of THC in edible cannabis products

Contrary to some common claims, a study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that relatively high doses of cannabidiol (CBD) may increase the adverse effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main active ingredient in cannabis that can cause a mood alteration or a "high" sensation.

13 Feb 2023

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New insights into the role of T-cells during long COVID

Study indicates that ultra-processed foods are linked to depression

Study on modern diets and how they impact the environment

Alternate-day fasting diet and exercise benefit the health of people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Fibromyalgia may occur post-COVID

Night shift work may make offshore petroleum workers more susceptible to aggressive prostate cancer

Climate change can increase mental health disorders

High prevalence and risks of heart failure warrant urgent action, say researchers

Many people hospitalized for COVID-19 experience lingering symptoms after discharge

Older wheelchair users have reduced risk of fractures

New screening tool shows promise to help primary care physicians identify COPD

Nutritional intelligence: do we have an inbuilt capacity to recognize differences in food composition?

The efficiency of lifestyle intervention, orlistat, and experimental diet therapy in patients with obesity and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease

How are changes in coffee and caffeine intake associated with changes in fat tissue?

Cabometyx® in combination with nivolumab shows durable survival benefits at over three-years’ follow-up in first-line advanced renal cell carcinoma

The association between cannabis use and sleep complaints in University students

How Can Companies Bring New AI Software Medical Devices to Market?

Enjoying nature close to home linked with the greatest sense of well-being during pandemic

New research could help explain how sense of smell is impacted in individuals with autism

High doses of cannabidiol may increase the effects of THC in edible cannabis products

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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