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New guide provides evidence-based overview of key sleep challenges faced by women

Though sleep is essential to health and wellbeing, the unique barriers faced by women in maintaining good sleep health are often misunderstood or overlooked, according to a new resource "Women & Sleep: A Guide for Better Health" developed by the Society for Women's Health Research Interdisciplinary Network on Sleep.

18 Dec 2017

One in two older adults has suboptimal vitamin D levels, study finds

One in two persons aged 65 and above has suboptimal levels of vitamin D in the blood. This is the conclusion of an investigation conducted by researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, as part of the population-based KORA-Age study in the region of Augsburg.

18 Dec 2017

Longer life associated with optimism, stubborness and “love for land” finds study

A new study has shown that being stubborn and optimistic may be a key to long life. The researchers looked at nine villages in the Cilento region of southern Italy and found that hundreds of people there are over 90 years of age. They explored the reasons behind this longevity and found certain behavioral traits accounted for long life. The study was published this week in the journal International Psychogeriatrics.

17 Dec 2017

Rejected antibiotic candidate could be worth a second look, research finds

An antibiotic candidate compound shelved in the 1970s in favour of more worthwhile drugs could be worth a second look, new research has found.

15 Dec 2017

Study finds erectile dysfunction as risk factor for early cardiovascular disease

Despite decades-long prevention and treatment efforts, cardiovascular (CV) disease continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide.

15 Dec 2017

A daily cup of hot tea may lower glaucoma risk

According to a small study published online yesterday in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, drinking at least one cup of hot tea daily may be associated with a considerably lower risk of contracting glaucoma, a serious eye condition.

15 Dec 2017

Study finds improvements in survivals rates of individuals with kidney failure

Individuals with kidney failure have a much higher risk of dying prematurely than people in the general population, but a new analysis indicates that this excess risk is falling.

15 Dec 2017

Nutritional scientists call on Canadian government to impose stricter limits on unhealthy foods

University of Toronto nutritional scientists are leading a study with national experts calling on the Canadian government to outlaw junk food marketing to children, impose stricter limits on unhealthy nutrients added to foods, and impose a "sugary drink tax."

14 Dec 2017

Researchers win NIH grants for Alzheimer's research on Amish resilience and rapid onset

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have received two grant awards, in partnership with investigators from other institutions, from the National Institutes of Health to conduct major studies on Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of memory loss and other forms of dementia in older persons.

14 Dec 2017

Study: Allergens found to be widespread, but highly variable in U.S. homes

Allergens are widespread, but highly variable in U.S. homes, according to the nation's largest indoor allergen study to date. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health report that over 90 percent of homes had three or more detectable allergens, and 73 percent of homes had at least one allergen at elevated levels.

14 Dec 2017

Sugary-drink warning labels may help decrease obesity and overweight prevalence

Labels that warn people about the risks of drinking soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages can lower obesity and overweight prevalence suggests a new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health study.

14 Dec 2017

Anti-stress compounds provide new treatment approach for diabetes and obesity

For the first time, scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich could prove that a stress protein found in muscle has a diabetes promoting effect. This finding could pave the way to a completely new treatment approach.

13 Dec 2017

Researchers discover how high glucose levels in pregnancy affect baby's heart

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have discovered how high glucose levels -- whether caused by diabetes or other factors -- keep heart cells from maturing normally.

12 Dec 2017

Bipolar disorder may involve accelerated epigenetic aging, study finds

Bipolar disorder may involve accelerated epigenetic aging, which could explain why persons with the disorder are more likely to have - and die from - age-related diseases, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

12 Dec 2017

Study finds under-age marriage for women as marker of multiple vulnerabilities

A new study of four South Asian countries reveals complex associations between early marriage and women's education, health and nutrition that go beyond the impacts of early childbearing.

11 Dec 2017

Death receptors in the blood can help measure risk of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found that the presence of death receptors in the blood can be used to directly measure the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes.

11 Dec 2017

Kidney dysfunction raises diabetes risk, study suggests

Diabetes is known to increase a person's risk of kidney disease. Now, a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that the converse also is true: Kidney dysfunction increases the risk of diabetes.

11 Dec 2017

Soy foods, cruciferous vegetables may reduce breast cancer treatment’s side effects

Consuming soy foods (such as soy milk, tofu and edamame) and cruciferous vegetables (such as cabbages, kale, collard greens, bok choy, Brussels sprouts, and broccoli) may be associated with a reduction in common side effects of breast cancer treatment in breast cancer survivors, say a team of scientists led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

11 Dec 2017

Abu Dhabi focuses on reducing childhood obesity

Health officials in Abu Dhabi announced at a forum that there is an exponential rise in the number of obese and overweight children in the country. The country is gearing up to tackle this problem to reduce the body mass index (BMI) of the children by at least 15 percent by the year 2020.

11 Dec 2017

Canola oil linked to worsening of Alzheimer’s

Canola oil has been marketed as a healthy cooking oil choice because of the low levels of saturated fats that is seen in it. Now a new study has revealed that consumption of canola oil could be linked to worsening of memory functions and learning ability in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

11 Dec 2017

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

New guide provides evidence-based overview of key sleep challenges faced by women

One in two older adults has suboptimal vitamin D levels, study finds

Longer life associated with optimism, stubborness and “love for land” finds study

Rejected antibiotic candidate could be worth a second look, research finds

Study finds erectile dysfunction as risk factor for early cardiovascular disease

A daily cup of hot tea may lower glaucoma risk

Study finds improvements in survivals rates of individuals with kidney failure

Nutritional scientists call on Canadian government to impose stricter limits on unhealthy foods

Researchers win NIH grants for Alzheimer's research on Amish resilience and rapid onset

Study: Allergens found to be widespread, but highly variable in U.S. homes

Sugary-drink warning labels may help decrease obesity and overweight prevalence

Anti-stress compounds provide new treatment approach for diabetes and obesity

Researchers discover how high glucose levels in pregnancy affect baby's heart

Bipolar disorder may involve accelerated epigenetic aging, study finds

Study finds under-age marriage for women as marker of multiple vulnerabilities

Death receptors in the blood can help measure risk of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes

Kidney dysfunction raises diabetes risk, study suggests

Soy foods, cruciferous vegetables may reduce breast cancer treatment’s side effects

Abu Dhabi focuses on reducing childhood obesity

Canola oil linked to worsening of Alzheimer’s

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