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Diet and exercise have potential to improve chemotherapy effectiveness in pediatric cancer patients

Diet and exercise may improve treatment outcomes in pediatric cancer patients, according to a study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital.

21 Sep 2017

People with high and low magnesium levels in blood may have increased risk of dementia

People with both high and low levels of magnesium in their blood may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a study published in the September 20, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20 Sep 2017

People who eat nuts more likely to reduce weight gain, study finds

A study recently published in the online version of the European Journal of Nutritionhas found that people who include nuts in their diet are more likely to reduce weight gain and lower the risk of overweight and obesity.

20 Sep 2017

Intermediate dieting improves weight loss, study says

A new study conducted at the University of Tasmania suggested that avoiding continuous dieting might be the key to losing weight.

20 Sep 2017

Rutgers scientists shed light on fat-regulating enzyme’s role in human health

It had already been known that the enzyme known as phosphatidic acid phosphatase plays a crucial role in regulating the amount of fat in the human body. Controlling it is therefore of interest in the fight against obesity.

20 Sep 2017

Increase in physical activity boosts breast cancer survivors’ mental processing speed

It is estimated that up to 75 percent of breast cancer survivors experience problems with cognitive difficulties following treatments, perhaps lasting years. Currently, few science-based options are available to help.

19 Sep 2017

Analytical Science in Precision Medicine

Pittcon is an analytical conference, so naturally my talk will be about analytical chemistry and how analytical chemistry will become increasingly important in delivering healthcare solutions, not only for rich people, but also, hopefully, for poor people across the world.

From Pittcon 19 Sep 2017

New research links wireless food stamp transactions to healthy shopping

New research links the equipping of mobile fruit and vegetable stands with wireless banking devices programmed to accept food stamps to the buying of more healthy foods by people with low incomes.

19 Sep 2017

Intestinal bacteria can indicate likeliness of successful weight loss from dieting

Stool samples can indicate whether people can lose weight by following a healthy diet, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

18 Sep 2017

Reducing mental health disparities through online therapy

For many years, I was a psychologist at a very large US university mental health center and we constantly had more people seeking help than we could possibly accommodate. That is a ubiquitous problem across lots of sectors, including community mental health and private practice in any rural area.

18 Sep 2017

People with schizophrenia three times more likely to die than general population

People with schizophrenia are three times more likely to die, and die younger, than the general population, indicating a need for solutions to narrow this gap, according to research published in CMAJ.

18 Sep 2017

Global Burden of Disease study reveals latest findings on state of world’s health

Today, the Global Burden of Disease study publishes its latest global estimates for the state of the world’s health in The Lancet. The GBD is the only annual, comprehensive, peer-reviewed assessment of global trends in health, providing global and national estimates on more than 330 diseases, causes of death, and injuries in 195 countries and territories worldwide.

18 Sep 2017

Research: The body's fat-metabolism causes detoxification of harmful substances from blood sugar

For several years, medical researchers, doctors, and dieticians have known that a low carbohydrate diet and plentiful fat can prevent a range of lifestyle and age-related diseases and thus promote healthy aging. But researchers from around the world have not been able to explain why this is the case.

18 Sep 2017

Are you a Thinker, Craver, Socializer, Foody or Freewheeler? New Australian dieting study

Two thirds of all Australian adults are overweight or obese leading to more than one disease complications such as a diabetes and heart disease. Management of weight includes one of the two tried and tested methods – maintaining a healthy diet regimen and regular exercise. It is most commonly seen that most people give up on their diet regimens and plans within a few days or weeks of starting on them and researchers at CSIRO have looked into why people give up their diets.

17 Sep 2017

Steroid hormones could provide new insight into age-related bone loss

A group of steroid hormones could provide new insight into the bone loss and deterioration that occurs with aging, researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University report.

15 Sep 2017

Penn State investigator receives $7.3 million grant for research on cellular protein

A faculty member in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has received a $7.3 million grant for innovative research on a cellular protein that could be a target for enhancing immune function in response to a variety of diseases and environmental toxins.

15 Sep 2017

Study suggests magnesium cream could be used to combat deficiencies

A new study by the University of Hertfordshire has revealed that a magnesium cream could be used as an alternative to tablets to combat major health problems including high blood pressure which are linked with deficiency.

From BetterYou Ltd 15 Sep 2017

Chronic kidney disease patients may be vulnerable to deleterious effects of impaired sleep

A new study reveals a potential link between disordered sleep and kidney function loss and early death among individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

15 Sep 2017

Probiotics may become new preventative or therapeutic strategy for IBD-related colon cancer

In an innovative approach to colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention and treatment, scientists are studying ways to replace missing metabolites in patients prone to gut inflammation and CRC.

14 Sep 2017

Study finds diet as important predictor of type 2 diabetes risk

A pioneering method, developed at Chalmers University of Technology, has demonstrated its potential in a large study, showing that metabolic fingerprints from blood samples could render important new knowledge on the connection between food and health.

14 Sep 2017

Diet News and Research

Latest Diet News and Research

Diet and exercise have potential to improve chemotherapy effectiveness in pediatric cancer patients

People with high and low magnesium levels in blood may have increased risk of dementia

People who eat nuts more likely to reduce weight gain, study finds

Intermediate dieting improves weight loss, study says

Rutgers scientists shed light on fat-regulating enzyme’s role in human health

Increase in physical activity boosts breast cancer survivors’ mental processing speed

Analytical Science in Precision Medicine

New research links wireless food stamp transactions to healthy shopping

Intestinal bacteria can indicate likeliness of successful weight loss from dieting

Reducing mental health disparities through online therapy

People with schizophrenia three times more likely to die than general population

Global Burden of Disease study reveals latest findings on state of world’s health

Research: The body's fat-metabolism causes detoxification of harmful substances from blood sugar

Are you a Thinker, Craver, Socializer, Foody or Freewheeler? New Australian dieting study

Steroid hormones could provide new insight into age-related bone loss

Penn State investigator receives $7.3 million grant for research on cellular protein

Study suggests magnesium cream could be used to combat deficiencies

Chronic kidney disease patients may be vulnerable to deleterious effects of impaired sleep

Probiotics may become new preventative or therapeutic strategy for IBD-related colon cancer

Study finds diet as important predictor of type 2 diabetes risk

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