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Luxia Scientific announces availability of its gut microbiome test in Luxembourg

Luxia Scientific, a French biotech dedicated to improving well-being and health for all through the analysis and understanding of the microbiome, announces the availability of its test “1test1” in Luxembourg. The test was launched in France beginning of October 2018.

15 Nov 2018

Chapman University wins additional $2.9 million NIH grant to study Alzheimer's disease

Chapman University has been awarded an additional $2.9 million to study Alzheimer's disease, adding an existing $4 million in grant funding for the ongoing project.

15 Nov 2018

New study of tribe shows influence of Western diet and lifestyle on blood pressure

A South American tribe living in near-total isolation with no Western dietary influences showed no increase in average blood pressure from age one to age 60, according to a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

15 Nov 2018

Researchers explore role of dietary composition on energy expenditure

The researchers say this effect may improve the success of obesity treatment, especially among people with high insulin secretion (insulin level 30 minutes after consuming a standard amount of glucose).

14 Nov 2018

Georgia State professor receives $1.2 million grant to study how the brain controls eating behavior

Dr. Marise Parent, professor and associate director of the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State University, has received a three-year, $1.2 million federal grant to study how brain areas involved in memory control eating behavior.

14 Nov 2018

Calcified nodules in the retina increase risk for progression to late stages of AMD

Calcified nodules in the retina are associated with progression to late stages of age-related macular degeneration.

14 Nov 2018

Regular head circumference assessment of preterm babies can help identify long-term IQ problems

Regular early head circumference assessments add valuable information when screening for long-term neurocognitive risk - according to new research by an international research collaboration, including the University of Warwick, UK and the University of Tennessee Knoxville, US.

14 Nov 2018

Sleep quality found to be worse for women who undergo surgical menopause

Insomnia is one of the most common symptoms of menopause, with nearly 20% of postmenopausal women reporting sleep disturbances.

14 Nov 2018

Survey shows negative effect of vulvovaginal atrophy symptoms on quality of life for women

With symptoms such as dryness, burning, or itching of the vagina, vulvovaginal atrophy is estimated to affect up to 98% of postmenopausal women, many of whom will fail to report symptoms to their healthcare providers or seek help.

14 Nov 2018

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease closely track with changes in diet patterns

During the holiday season, it can be difficult for even the most determined of us to stick to a healthy diet. A piece of Halloween candy here, a pumpkin spice latte there, and suddenly we're left feeling like we forgot what vegetables taste like.

14 Nov 2018

Precision medicine-based approach to slow or reverse biologic drivers of Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative condition in which individuals exhibit memory loss, dementia, and impaired metabolism.

14 Nov 2018

Gum disease linked with diabetes

Gum disease and diabetes are chronic conditions that increase with age. The link between the two diseases goes both ways. It is thought that inflammation in the body is the connection- in fact, gum disease is the most common inflammatory disease.

14 Nov 2018

Cranberry consumption modifies impact of animal-based diet on gut health

In a recently published feeding trial in The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, scientists investigated the potential protective effect of cranberries on the gut microbiome with an animal-based diet.

13 Nov 2018

Obese adolescents feel less food enjoyment than those with normal weight, study reveals

Researchers from the University of Granada belonging to the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center and the Faculty of Business and Economics have proven that adolescents who suffer from obesity feel less food enjoyment than those who have a normal weight.

13 Nov 2018

Study finds why obesity both fuels cancer growth and helps immunotherapy to kill tumors

A groundbreaking new study by UC Davis researchers has uncovered why obesity both fuels cancer growth and allows blockbuster new immunotherapies to work better against those same tumors.

13 Nov 2018

Beneficial gut microbes metabolize high-fiber diet to improve heart health in mouse model

Diets rich in fiber have long been associated with an array of positive outcomes, chief among them healthy hearts and arteries protected from the ravages of atherosclerosis, the accumulation of fatty plaques linked to heart attacks and strokes.

13 Nov 2018

Insufficient sleep duration linked with unhealthy lifestyle profile among children

A new study conducted among more than 177,000 students suggests that insufficient sleep duration is associated with an unhealthy lifestyle profile among children and adolescents.

13 Nov 2018

Pulmonary rehabilitation rarely received by hospitalized COPD patients despite health benefits

Only a tiny fraction of patients hospitalized for COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, participate in a pulmonary rehabilitation program following hospitalization, even though such programs are recommended and Medicare covers their cost, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

12 Nov 2018

Fecal microbiota transplantation effective against ICI-associated colitis

For the first time, transplanting gut bacteria from healthy donors was used to successfully treat patients suffering from severe colitis caused by treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

12 Nov 2018

New project seeks to address alarming injury rate in youth footballers

To address the alarming injury rate in youth footballers in Sweden, the project Injury-Free Children and Adolescents: Towards Better Practice in Swedish Football (FIT project) seeks to fill in the knowledge gaps by bringing biomedical and social science together.

12 Nov 2018

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Luxia Scientific announces availability of its gut microbiome test in Luxembourg

Chapman University wins additional $2.9 million NIH grant to study Alzheimer's disease

New study of tribe shows influence of Western diet and lifestyle on blood pressure

Researchers explore role of dietary composition on energy expenditure

Georgia State professor receives $1.2 million grant to study how the brain controls eating behavior

Calcified nodules in the retina increase risk for progression to late stages of AMD

Regular head circumference assessment of preterm babies can help identify long-term IQ problems

Sleep quality found to be worse for women who undergo surgical menopause

Survey shows negative effect of vulvovaginal atrophy symptoms on quality of life for women

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease closely track with changes in diet patterns

Precision medicine-based approach to slow or reverse biologic drivers of Alzheimer's disease

Gum disease linked with diabetes

Cranberry consumption modifies impact of animal-based diet on gut health

Obese adolescents feel less food enjoyment than those with normal weight, study reveals

Study finds why obesity both fuels cancer growth and helps immunotherapy to kill tumors

Beneficial gut microbes metabolize high-fiber diet to improve heart health in mouse model

Insufficient sleep duration linked with unhealthy lifestyle profile among children

Pulmonary rehabilitation rarely received by hospitalized COPD patients despite health benefits

Fecal microbiota transplantation effective against ICI-associated colitis

New project seeks to address alarming injury rate in youth footballers

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