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Is your diet related to your personality?

Food values developed within a food context are associated with personality traits, and a study investigated the associations between food values and the Big Five personality traits.

14 May 2023

MyFitnessPal and Google Health Connect announce integration between two platforms to help people with diabetes

MyFitnessPal, the No. 1 global nutrition and fitness tracking app, and Google Health Connect today announced an integration between the two platforms at this year’s Google I/O developer conference. Individuals diagnosed with Type 1 and 2 diabetes who use select continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) tools integrated with Google’s Health Connect can now see their glucose data directly within the MyFitnessPal app.

13 May 2023

New genetic test can reveal an individual's susceptibility to gambling disorder

Studies have shown that our genes may be up to 70% responsible for gambling behavior. Now a new genetic test can identify who may be most predisposed to becoming hooked on gambling.

13 May 2023

Nationwide effort finds almost 15% of Australians have high blood pressure

A nationwide effort to measure the blood pressure of as many Australians as possible in one week has found that almost 15 per cent had high blood pressure, placing them at an increased risk of heart disease over coming years.

13 May 2023

Study suggests that vitamin C and dietary nitrate could be promising in improving endothelial function and reducing cardiovascular disease risk

Researchers discussed the role of vitamin C and dietary nitrate in endothelial function (EF).

12 May 2023

Novel ingestible device enables non-invasive profiling of the gut microbiome, proteome, and metabolome

Researchers developed an ingestible device to collect samples from the human intestine.

12 May 2023

A machine-learning approach for the early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

Scientists discuss a machine learning-based tool that can detect Parkinson's disease years before the first onset of symptoms.

11 May 2023

Most nurses claim insufficient staffing as the leading cause of their well-being struggles

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., a market-leading, tech-enabled workforce solutions platform and advisory firm, in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University, today announced the results of its annual survey of nursing professionals and students.

11 May 2023

Healthier diets may lead to greater physical fitness

A healthy diet is associated with greater physical fitness in middle-aged adults, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

11 May 2023

How eating mushrooms may lower blood pressure levels

Scientists review the potential of edible mushrooms as functional foods in improving cardiovascular function and ameliorating hypertension.

11 May 2023

High-fat diets can promote atherosclerosis via gut bacteria interactions with the immune system

In a recent study, researchers determined that derivatives of natural emulsifiers such as phospholipids found in high-fat, high-cholesterol diets can promote atherosclerosis via gut bacteria interactions with the immune system.

11 May 2023

Fatty liver promotes the spread of colorectal cancer to the liver

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai Cancer found that fatty liver, a condition closely associated with obesity, promotes the spread of colorectal cancer to the liver.

11 May 2023

Heavy alcohol use may be more damaging to the liver for people with metabolic syndrome

Two people regularly have a few alcoholic drinks daily. One develops liver disease. The other doesn't.

11 May 2023

Does diet type impact distance running performance?

Researchers examined the racing experiences of recreational distance runners who follow vegetarian, omnivorous, and vegan diets.

11 May 2023

Evaluating the effect of resveratrol-enriched bread in preventing early type 2 diabetes cardiomyopathy in vivo

Researchers examined the effects of resveratrol-enriched bread on a diabetes model.

11 May 2023

Ketogenic diet's surprising impact on opioid sensitivity and withdrawal

Research investigates the effects of a ketogenic diet (KD) on responses to oxycodone, a commonly prescribed opioid for pain management. The study found sex-biased effects of KD on oxycodone responses in mice, suggesting potential implications for clinical pain management and treatment of opioid use disorder.

10 May 2023

Adolescent body image perceptions shape dietary habits, study finds

Research paper is a systematic review that examines the relationship between body image perception/satisfaction and dietary habits in adolescents. The review found that adolescents who underestimate their body weight tend to report less healthy dietary habits than body weight overestimators.

10 May 2023

New approaches to promote healthspan from an epigenetic perspective

A new review paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 8, entitled, "How can we modulate aging through nutrition and physical exercise? An epigenetic approach."

10 May 2023

Specially designed capsule gives a fuller picture of normal digestion in healthy people

Using a specially designed capsule, researchers can now voyage through the digestive system, collecting new data about digestion and microorganisms.

10 May 2023

Silenced p16 gene can drive colorectal cancer progression

Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common and second deadliest cancer. How colorectal cancer develops is not well understood, but a team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reports in the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research that silencing the gene p16, even though the DNA itself does not change, can drive colorectal cancer progression in animal models.

10 May 2023

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Is your diet related to your personality?

MyFitnessPal and Google Health Connect announce integration between two platforms to help people with diabetes

New genetic test can reveal an individual's susceptibility to gambling disorder

Nationwide effort finds almost 15% of Australians have high blood pressure

Study suggests that vitamin C and dietary nitrate could be promising in improving endothelial function and reducing cardiovascular disease risk

Novel ingestible device enables non-invasive profiling of the gut microbiome, proteome, and metabolome

A machine-learning approach for the early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

Most nurses claim insufficient staffing as the leading cause of their well-being struggles

Healthier diets may lead to greater physical fitness

How eating mushrooms may lower blood pressure levels

High-fat diets can promote atherosclerosis via gut bacteria interactions with the immune system

Fatty liver promotes the spread of colorectal cancer to the liver

Heavy alcohol use may be more damaging to the liver for people with metabolic syndrome

Does diet type impact distance running performance?

Evaluating the effect of resveratrol-enriched bread in preventing early type 2 diabetes cardiomyopathy in vivo

Ketogenic diet's surprising impact on opioid sensitivity and withdrawal

Adolescent body image perceptions shape dietary habits, study finds

New approaches to promote healthspan from an epigenetic perspective

Specially designed capsule gives a fuller picture of normal digestion in healthy people

Silenced p16 gene can drive colorectal cancer progression

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Unlocking live single-cell functional insights

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

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