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Study: A planet-friendly diet could help people to live longer and healthier

Eating more planet-friendly foods could help you live a longer, healthier life, according to new research. Researchers found that people who followed a more environmentally sustainable diet were 25% less likely to die during a follow-up period of over 30 years compared to those with a less sustainable diet.

23 Jul 2023

Muscle-building supplement may help protect memory and prevent Alzheimer's disease

The secret to protecting your memory may be a staple of a bodybuilder's diet. RUSH researchers recently discovered that a muscle-building supplement called beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate, also called HMB, may help protect memory, reduce plaques and ultimately help prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

21 Jul 2023

Phenotype-based approach to obesity treatment shows promise

In a pilot study of 165 people, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the effectiveness of two different approaches to weight loss: a standard lifestyle intervention and individualized therapy.

21 Jul 2023

New $7 million grant supports research on how environmental chemicals impact gut microbiome

Worldwide, high rates of obesity and other inflammatory conditions are associated with increased risk for cancer, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

21 Jul 2023

New study finds link between maternal and infant sleep patterns

New mothers can expect sleep deprivation in the first few years of baby's life. But too little sleep can take a toll on the health of both mother and child.

21 Jul 2023

Research reveals transgenerational effects of adversity on the human gut microbiome

Hardship experienced by mothers during their own childhood or during pregnancy is reflected in the composition of their 2-year-old children's gut microbiomes, reports an international team of scientists led by UCLA psychologists.

20 Jul 2023

UArizona researcher awarded $1.3 million to study lifestyle interventions in American Indian cancer patients

A University of Arizona Cancer Center researcher was awarded a $1.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in American Indian patients with obesity-related solid tumor cancers who are preparing for surgery.

20 Jul 2023

Study illuminates why obesity makes ovarian cancer more deadly

Most women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed with the most advanced form of the disease. Less than a third of those diagnosed with the disease survive five years later. As the third most common type of gynecological cancer, it led to more than 200,000 reported deaths globally in 2020 alone, according to a recent study.

20 Jul 2023

Omega-3 fatty acids may help maintain lung health

Omega-3 fatty acids, which are abundant in fish and fish oil supplements, appear promising for maintaining lung health, according to new evidence from a large, multi-faceted study in healthy adults supported by the National Institutes of Health.

20 Jul 2023

Food for thought: Mediterranean-DASH intervention shows positive impact on brain health

Researchers investigated the longitudinal relationships between adherence to the Mediterranean-dietary approaches.

20 Jul 2023

Can a low-bacterial diet improve outcomes for neutropenic cancer patients?

Scientists have reviewed the existing literature to provide evidence of the effectiveness of the low-bacterial diet in neutropenic cancer patients.

20 Jul 2023

Insights from a global study: The association between dietary patterns, cardiovascular diseases, and deaths

Researchers develop a healthy diet score linked to health outcomes with global applicability using the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology study data.

20 Jul 2023

UC Davis MIND Institute receives 24th consecutive year of NIH funding for FXTAS research

It's been 22 years since UC Davis MIND Institute Medical Director Randi Hagerman and her husband, researcher Paul Hagerman, discovered the neurodegenerative condition called FXTAS (fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome).

19 Jul 2023

Vitamin B-related amino acids may increase dementia risk from air pollution

Higher levels of vitamin B-related amino acids may be linked to the risk of dementia associated with a certain type of air pollutants called particulate matter, according to a study published in the July 19, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

19 Jul 2023

Epigenetic formatting of satiety gene may increase risk of obesity in women

What determines whether we become overweight? Aside from lifestyle, predisposition plays a role, but genes cannot fully explain the inherited propensity to accumulate excess weight.

19 Jul 2023

Study shows how NSAIDs exacerbate C. difficile infections

Why do nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) exacerbate gastrointestinal infections by Clostridioides difficile, the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide?

19 Jul 2023

Gut bacteria may play a role in cognitive decline

Two additional studies define specific gut bacteria that are associated with increased dementia risk, as well as gut bacteria that may be neuroprotective.

19 Jul 2023

Study finds impaired beta cell function associated with severe COVID-19-induced hyperglycemia

A recent study aimed to investigate whether hyperglycemia persisted in COVID-19 survivors during a six-month follow-up.

19 Jul 2023

Does Mediterranean diet adherence impact mental health?

Researchers evaluated the association between maintaining a healthy diet and mental health among Spanish nursing students.

19 Jul 2023

How diet, exercise can improve mental and physical functioning in older cancer survivors

Researchers from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston have been awarded $7 million in total funding to study how diet and exercise impact mental and physical functioning in older cancer survivors and their caregivers.

18 Jul 2023

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Study: A planet-friendly diet could help people to live longer and healthier

Muscle-building supplement may help protect memory and prevent Alzheimer's disease

Phenotype-based approach to obesity treatment shows promise

New $7 million grant supports research on how environmental chemicals impact gut microbiome

New study finds link between maternal and infant sleep patterns

Research reveals transgenerational effects of adversity on the human gut microbiome

UArizona researcher awarded $1.3 million to study lifestyle interventions in American Indian cancer patients

Study illuminates why obesity makes ovarian cancer more deadly

Omega-3 fatty acids may help maintain lung health

Food for thought: Mediterranean-DASH intervention shows positive impact on brain health

Can a low-bacterial diet improve outcomes for neutropenic cancer patients?

Insights from a global study: The association between dietary patterns, cardiovascular diseases, and deaths

UC Davis MIND Institute receives 24th consecutive year of NIH funding for FXTAS research

Vitamin B-related amino acids may increase dementia risk from air pollution

Epigenetic formatting of satiety gene may increase risk of obesity in women

Study shows how NSAIDs exacerbate C. difficile infections

Gut bacteria may play a role in cognitive decline

Study finds impaired beta cell function associated with severe COVID-19-induced hyperglycemia

Does Mediterranean diet adherence impact mental health?

How diet, exercise can improve mental and physical functioning in older cancer survivors

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