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Switching to a planet-friendly diet could slash global emissions by 17%

Researchers investigate the global distribution of dietary greenhouse gas emissions across 139 countries using household expenditure data.

21 Aug 2024

High-protein diets: How they affect weight, energy, and blood sugar levels

Researchers review the effects of dietary protein on energy intake, appetite, and postprandial glycemia.

21 Aug 2024

Fasting and ketogenic diet reveal new vulnerability of pancreatic tumors to existing cancer drug

Researchers examine the role of fasting and ketogenesis in regulating protein synthesis and its potential implications for cancer therapy.

21 Aug 2024

The role of the Mediterranean diet in cardiovascular disease prevention

Researchers perform an updated review of recent studies to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mediterranean Diet in preventing cardiovascular disease.

21 Aug 2024

Reassessing the Health Star Rating: New study highlights need for ultra-processed food adjustments

Researchers reassess the Australian and New Zealand Health Star Rating (HSR) given the increasing prevalence of ultra-processed foods.

21 Aug 2024

Elderly with type 2 diabetes struggle with self-care and medication adherence

How self-care, adherence to medication plans, and other health practices affect treatment outcomes among elderly patients with diabetes.

21 Aug 2024

Review explores the use of medicinal plants against women's diseases in the rural communities of Pakistan

Researchers review the application and utility of traditional medicinal plants in treating gynecological health issues in Pakistan.

21 Aug 2024

Study finds potential for antidiabetic drugs to modify osteoarthritis risk

Whether antidiabetic medications could potentially be used as disease-modifying osteoarthritis drugs or DMOADs for the therapeutic management of osteoarthritis.

21 Aug 2024

Study links symptomatic chlamydia to higher risk of reproductive complications

The risks of reproductive complications after asymptomatic and symptomatic infections with Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia).

21 Aug 2024

New compound shows promise in Alzheimer’s preclinical models

A multidisciplinary team of scientists led by Kurt Brunden, Ph.D., at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, and Carlo Ballatore, Ph.D., at University of California San Diego, has been awarded a $6.9 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to prepare a potential disease-modifying Alzheimer's treatment for future clinical trials.

21 Aug 2024

Study reveals potential benefits of naloxone in opioid-associated cardiac arrest

Patients who overdose on opioids and have a pulse are often given naloxone (Narcan) by first responders, a common life-saving measure.

21 Aug 2024

Breakthrough treatment reduces liver fibrosis in Hepatitis C patients

HCV infection is the underlying cause for chronic Hepatitis C (CHC), liver cirrhosis, and liver cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In 2019, over 2,90,000 people died of HCV-related diseases. Recent medical advancement made a new breakthrough treatment available for patients with hepatitis C. DAAs that block replication of HCV has dramatically transformed the treatment approach with around 90% effective anti-viral response rates. However, it is unclear whether DAAs impact the severity of disease burden caused by liver fibrosis.

21 Aug 2024

Study reveals gaps in Alzheimer's knowledge

A new study examining older Black Americans' perceptions of Alzheimer's disease has found a lack of awareness of the devastating condition. The authors propose strategies for supporting brain health in this population.

21 Aug 2024

Improving COPD outcomes through enhanced inhaler education and technique

Inhaler misuse leading to inadequate medication delivery impacts a person's ability to manage symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and additional education about proper inhaler use is needed to improve health outcomes, according to two new articles. The articles are published in the July 2024 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal.

21 Aug 2024

Spatial transcriptomics unlocks malaria's liver stage secrets

For the malaria parasite to reach the blood of its human host, it must first enter the liver, where only a small number of parasites differentiate and replicate for upwards of seven days, making it a bottleneck in the parasite's lifecycle. This bottleneck makes the liver stage an optimal target for effective and long-lasting vaccines against the disease. Using Spatial Transcriptomics and single-cell RNA-sequencing technologies, researchers at Stockholm University have for the first time managed to create a spatio-temporal map of malaria infection in the mouse liver. A study that was recently published in Nature Communications.

21 Aug 2024