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Redlined neighborhoods in the 1930s now suffer from higher rates of poor health outcomes

A new study from University Hospitals (UH) Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute further proves that people living in areas that were subjected to housing discrimination decades ago now suffer from higher rates of poor health outcomes, including heart disease, kidney failure and diabetes.

5 Jul 2022

Researchers explore how diet and feeding patterns affect intestinal microbes

An estimated 500 to 1,000 bacterial species reside in each person's gut, perhaps numbering 100,000 trillion microorganisms.

5 Jul 2022

Study identifies a molecule that boosts fat burning

A study led by the University of Bonn has identified a molecule - the purine inosine - that boosts fat burning in brown adipocytes.

5 Jul 2022

New method helps determine alcohol consumption in fatty liver disease

It is important to know whether patients have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), as this distinction plays a key role in treatment and prognosis but cannot be reliably determined by established diagnostic means.

5 Jul 2022

Researchers explore long-term pulmonary sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the pediatric population

Researchers described the long-term pulmonary sequelae of COVID-19 in the pediatric population.

5 Jul 2022

Research finds less than 7% of the U.S. adult population with good cardiometabolic health

Less than 7 percent of the U.S. adult population has good cardiometabolic health, a devastating health crisis requiring urgent action, according to research led by a team from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in a pioneering perspective on cardiometabolic health trends and disparities published in the July 12 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Their team also included researchers from Tufts Medical Center.

4 Jul 2022

Neighborhood ‘redlining’ may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases

The historical discriminatory housing policies known as "redlining" are associated with heart disease and related risk factors today in impacted neighborhoods, more than 60 years after they were banned, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

4 Jul 2022

How does obesity affect the immune system?

A new study summarizes new findings on the immunoregulatory effects of excessive fat stores or malnutrition through Th2 cells.

4 Jul 2022

Roundworms shed light on vision loss in a rare human genetic disorder

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Xinxing Zhang, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan, about his research investigating vision loss in Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

4 Jul 2022

Study evaluates if adults with obesity and a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection demonstrate poorer T cell immunity

Researchers assessed the association between obesity and T cell frequencies specific to the SARS-CoV-2 antigen.

1 Jul 2022

AAP recommends breastfeeding for 2 years

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers to continue breastfeeding for two years or beyond.

30 Jun 2022

Ischemic stroke risk may be higher after COVID-19 compared to flu or bacterial pneumonia

A new study examined electronic health records for approximately half the population of Denmark, looking for people with a diagnosis of COVID-19 or hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.

30 Jun 2022

The smell and sight of a meal stimulate short-lived inflammatory response in the brain

Even before carbohydrates reach the bloodstream, the very sight and smell of a meal trigger the release of insulin.

30 Jun 2022

Study characterizes long-COVID symptoms in hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Scientists have provided a detailed overview on the long-term symptoms experienced by COVID-19 patients after initial primary infection with SARS-CoV-2.

30 Jun 2022

Study finds above-average rates of mortality from gastric cancer in South Florida

South Florida counties have above-average rates of mortality from gastric cancer, according to a new study published in the journal Gastroenterology by investigators at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

29 Jun 2022

Sleep turns out to be a significant factor for maintaining cardiovascular health

Sleep duration is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health. Life's Essential 8™ cardiovascular health score replaces Life's Simple 7™, according to a new Presidential Advisory, Life's Essential 8 - Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct on Cardiovascular Health, published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal.

29 Jun 2022

Study finds higher risk of cardiovascular disease among adult cancer survivors

Adult survivors of cancer have a higher risk of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life than adults without cancer, according to results of a large study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

28 Jun 2022

Higher protein intake while dieting leads to better food choices

Eating a larger proportion of protein while dieting leads to better food choices and helps avoid the loss of lean body mass, according to a Rutgers study.

27 Jun 2022

Structural racism and inequities linked to higher COVID-19 death rates in Louisiana

Disproportionately high COVID-19 mortality rates among Black populations in Louisiana parishes are the result of longstanding health vulnerabilities associated with institutional and societal discrimination, according to research conducted by an interdisciplinary team under the mentorship of University of Maryland (UMD) Clark Distinguished Chair Deb Niemeier and UMD Associate Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer D. Roberts in the School of Public Health.

27 Jun 2022

Restricting timing of high fat intake improves markers of kidney and vascular health in mice

New research in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity finds that time-restricted feeding improves markers of kidney and vascular health.

27 Jun 2022

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

Redlined neighborhoods in the 1930s now suffer from higher rates of poor health outcomes

Researchers explore how diet and feeding patterns affect intestinal microbes

Study identifies a molecule that boosts fat burning

New method helps determine alcohol consumption in fatty liver disease

Researchers explore long-term pulmonary sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the pediatric population

Research finds less than 7% of the U.S. adult population with good cardiometabolic health

Neighborhood ‘redlining’ may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases

How does obesity affect the immune system?

Roundworms shed light on vision loss in a rare human genetic disorder

Study evaluates if adults with obesity and a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection demonstrate poorer T cell immunity

AAP recommends breastfeeding for 2 years

Ischemic stroke risk may be higher after COVID-19 compared to flu or bacterial pneumonia

The smell and sight of a meal stimulate short-lived inflammatory response in the brain

Study characterizes long-COVID symptoms in hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Study finds above-average rates of mortality from gastric cancer in South Florida

Sleep turns out to be a significant factor for maintaining cardiovascular health

Study finds higher risk of cardiovascular disease among adult cancer survivors

Higher protein intake while dieting leads to better food choices

Structural racism and inequities linked to higher COVID-19 death rates in Louisiana

Restricting timing of high fat intake improves markers of kidney and vascular health in mice

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