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Partitioned portions can help increase vegetable consumption

Not eating your fruits and vegetables can have serious health consequences, from obesity to macular degeneration. And many Americans, even those who have easy access to these healthy foods, stubbornly resist eating them.

29 Aug 2019

Cigarette smoking has fallen by a quarter since 2011 says report

Between 2011 and 2018 consumption of cigarettes has dropped by almost a quarter says a new study that compared sales data and also performed a survey. This translates into a drop of around 1.5 billion cigarettes a year says the study. Researchers from University College London published their study titled, “Comparison of Trends in Self-reported Cigarette Consumption and Sales in England, 2011 to 2018,” in the latest issue of JAMA Network Open this month.

29 Aug 2019

Study findings raise new concerns about vulnerability of preterm brain to hypoxia

Nearly 15 million babies are born prematurely, or before 37 weeks of pregnancy, around the world each year. When born too early, a baby's immature respiratory center in the brain often fails to signal it to breathe, resulting in low oxygen levels, or hypoxia, in the brain.

29 Aug 2019

Study opens up new ways to understand the cause of chronic viral arthritis

Since chikungunya virus emerged in the Americas in 2013, it has infected millions of people, causing fever, headache, rash, and muscle and joint pain.

29 Aug 2019

Exploring the impact of gut bacteria on gut health

Why do certain gastrointestinal bacteria cause disease in some people but not others? What are the underlying mechanisms responsible for this? These questions are now being addressed by a new Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Group at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

29 Aug 2019

'Lab on a chip' technology may help find new treatments for NAFLD

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease--the accumulation of liver fat in people who drink little or no alcohol--is increasingly common around the world, and in the United States, it affects between 30 and 40 percent of adults.

29 Aug 2019

Researchers discover unique biological marker for rare autoimmune disease

University of Alberta researchers have identified a unique biological marker that can be used to identify the presence of the rare autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis, predict the course of the disease and identify new, personalized treatments.

29 Aug 2019

Study gives insight into how immunotherapies may be delivered directly to brain tumors

A new study gives insight into how immunotherapies, treatments that help the body's immune system fight cancer, might one day be delivered directly to the brain in order to treat brain tumors.

29 Aug 2019

Adults with cerebral palsy twice as likely to develop cardiovascular, chronic respiratory diseases

Adults with cerebral palsy are about twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease and chronic respiratory disease compared to adults without cerebral palsy, according to a new study led by RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) and Brunel University London.

29 Aug 2019

New drug shows promise to improve effects of psychological treatment for PTSD

A medication that boosts the body's own cannabis-like substances, endocannabinoids, shows promise to help the brain un-learn fear memories when these are no longer meaningful.

29 Aug 2019

Study investigates link between social cognition and fatigue, mood in multiple sclerosis

A recent study by Kessler Foundation researchers linked the deficits in social cognition in multiple sclerosis with symptoms in other domains.

29 Aug 2019

New model system uses red blood cells to study malaria invasion

Researchers at the University of Bristol and Imperial College London have established a new model system that uses red blood cells grown in the laboratory to study how malaria parasites invade red blood cells.

29 Aug 2019

Researchers find protective factor against Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research at the University Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich have found that a protein called TREM2 could positively influence the course of Alzheimer's disease.

29 Aug 2019

Inflammation in the gut and brain may exacerbate symptoms linked with opioid withdrawal

Opioid dependence has become a national crisis with serious impact on economic and social welfare, and numerous casualties.

29 Aug 2019

Study investigates the impact of driving stoppage on social isolation of older adults

Whether it's going to the local grocery store or to a friend's home, driving a car plays a major role among seniors seeking to maintain their independence.

29 Aug 2019

Monolinguals living in a linguistically diverse environment have an edge in language learning

Numerous studies have noted the brain benefits that come from being bilingual – among them increased executive-level cognitive function and a four- to five-year delay in the risk of developing dementia symptoms.

29 Aug 2019

Study on national burden of HPV-associated oropharyngeal head and neck cancers in the U.S.

Over the last two decades, there has been a rise in head and neck cancers in the oropharynx, a region in the back of the throat that includes the tonsils and the base of the tongue.

29 Aug 2019

Inflammation in the lungs triggers silent mutation to cause pulmonary hypertension

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that inflammation in the lungs of rats, triggered by something as simple as the flu, may wake up a silent genetic defect that causes sudden onset cases of pulmonary hypertension, a deadly form of high blood pressure in the lungs.

29 Aug 2019

Islet-on-a-Chip to study the fundamental biology of diabetes

By combining two powerful technologies, scientists are taking diabetes research to a whole new level. In a study led by Harvard University's Kevin Kit Parker, microfluidics and human, insulin-producing beta cells have been integrated in an "Islet-on-a-Chip".

29 Aug 2019

Parenting stress may weaken mother-child communication, study shows

A study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore has revealed the effects of the stress of parenting in the brains of both mothers and their children.

29 Aug 2019

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Partitioned portions can help increase vegetable consumption

Cigarette smoking has fallen by a quarter since 2011 says report

Study findings raise new concerns about vulnerability of preterm brain to hypoxia

Study opens up new ways to understand the cause of chronic viral arthritis

Exploring the impact of gut bacteria on gut health

'Lab on a chip' technology may help find new treatments for NAFLD

Researchers discover unique biological marker for rare autoimmune disease

Study gives insight into how immunotherapies may be delivered directly to brain tumors

Adults with cerebral palsy twice as likely to develop cardiovascular, chronic respiratory diseases

New drug shows promise to improve effects of psychological treatment for PTSD

Study investigates link between social cognition and fatigue, mood in multiple sclerosis

New model system uses red blood cells to study malaria invasion

Researchers find protective factor against Alzheimer’s disease

Inflammation in the gut and brain may exacerbate symptoms linked with opioid withdrawal

Study investigates the impact of driving stoppage on social isolation of older adults

Monolinguals living in a linguistically diverse environment have an edge in language learning

Study on national burden of HPV-associated oropharyngeal head and neck cancers in the U.S.

Inflammation in the lungs triggers silent mutation to cause pulmonary hypertension

Islet-on-a-Chip to study the fundamental biology of diabetes

Parenting stress may weaken mother-child communication, study shows

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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