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Replacing meat with plant-based alternatives reduces cholesterol and weight

A study led by a researcher from the University of Granada and carried out in collaboration with the University of Castilla-La Mancha and the Francisco de Vitoria University has shown that replacing meat consumption with plant-based alternatives that simulate meat products would reduce total cholesterol (6%), LDL cholesterol (12%) and even body weight (1%) in the short term (1 to 8 weeks).

28 Jan 2025

HMB supplement trial explores new treatment for chronic liver disease

A dietary supplement used to build muscle – or prevent muscle loss as a result of ageing or illness – is to be trialled as a potential treatment for chronic liver disease.

28 Jan 2025

Post-lockdown child mortality rates in England rise

Post-lockdown, child mortality rates in England increased, revealing significant disparities and ongoing challenges in pediatric health for vulnerable groups.

28 Jan 2025

How long does it take to form a healthy habit?

The study highlights that forming health habits varies widely, with interventions and enjoyment playing vital roles in achieving long-term behavior change.

28 Jan 2025

What RFK Jr. might face in his nomination hearings this week

President Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer with no formal medical or public health expertise, as secretary of Health and Human Sciences.

28 Jan 2025

Schools aren’t as plugged in as they should be to kids’ diabetes tech, parents say

Just a few years ago, children with Type 1 diabetes reported to the school nurse several times a day to get a finger pricked to check whether their blood sugar was dangerously high or low.

28 Jan 2025

Study reveals stark educational disparities in US life expectancy over two decades

A study reveals a widening life expectancy gap by education level in the US, emphasizing the need for equitable access to education as a health determinant.

28 Jan 2025

Sphere Fluidics launches Cyto-Mine Chroma and announces Early Access Program

Sphere Fluidics, a leading provider of innovative picodroplet-based microfluidics solutions for functional single cell analysis and isolation, today announced the launch of Cyto-Mine® Chroma and the opening of its Early Access Program at SLAS2025 International Conference and Exhibition in San Diego.

27 Jan 2025

AI tools show potential to improve aging interventions and recommendations

A collaborative study between researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and the Institute for Biostatistics and Informatics in Medicine and aging Research, Rostock University Medical Center, Germany, investigated how advanced AI tools, like Large Language Models (LLMs), can make it easier to evaluate interventions for aging and provide personalised recommendations.

27 Jan 2025

Hebrew SeniorLife's Wolk Center achieves level 2 Age-Friendly Health System status

Hebrew SeniorLife, New England's largest nonprofit provider of senior health care and living communities and the only senior care organization affiliated with Harvard Medical School, announces that its Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health has been recognized by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as an Age-Friendly Health System, level 2, Committed to Care Excellence.

27 Jan 2025

Rural clinics significantly boost buprenorphine prescribing with support program

Despite the removal of the X-waiver requirement, which once restricted clinicians from prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD), only a small percentage of primary care clinicians currently prescribe medication for OUD (MOUD).

27 Jan 2025

Peer health navigator program improves access to affirming care for transgender individuals

Transgender and gender-diverse individuals often experience additional difficulties navigating health care.

27 Jan 2025

Pandemic linked to significant rise in firearm hospitalizations

Firearm injuries that sent victims to the hospital had gone down steadily over the five years before the COVID-19 pandemic began, but reversed course sharply over the next two years, a new University of Michigan study finds.

27 Jan 2025

Physical activity and sleep patterns change sharply when young adults begin work

When young adults start working, the amount of daily physical activity they do increases sharply, only to fall away again over the new few years, while the amount of sleep they get falls slightly, according to new research led by scientists at the University of Cambridge.

27 Jan 2025

Regular GP visits could help reduce workload in practices and hospitals

New research indicates that regularly seeing the same GP could reduce workload in practices and hospitals, potentially freeing up appointments for patients.

27 Jan 2025

ProCure On-Demand celebrates milestone with 500th transplanted organ

ProCure On-Demand's 500th transplanted organ, being announced today, is emblematic of the gaps and inefficiencies in the current transplant system that the organ recovery, technology and logistics company is regularly solving.

27 Jan 2025

New healthcare teaching facility at Aston University enhances training for students

Aston University has opened a new £1.5m healthcare teaching facility which includes two interconnecting five-bed wards and an interactive immersive room.

27 Jan 2025

Adderall shortage linked to shift in ADHD treatment for children

A national shortage in a common treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was associated with changes in stimulant prescriptions filled for children over recent years, a new study suggests.

27 Jan 2025

Research uncovers how brain activity patterns can predict pain sensitivity

In an international effort, researchers at Western University, the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) uncovered how specific patterns in brain activity can predict an individual's sensitivity to pain, expanding opportunities for improved pain management strategies.

27 Jan 2025

Developmental epigenetic changes could shape cancer risk later in life

A person's lifetime risk for cancer may begin before they are even born, reports a paradigm-shifting study by Van Andel Institute scientists.

27 Jan 2025

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Replacing meat with plant-based alternatives reduces cholesterol and weight

HMB supplement trial explores new treatment for chronic liver disease

Post-lockdown child mortality rates in England rise

How long does it take to form a healthy habit?

What RFK Jr. might face in his nomination hearings this week

Schools aren’t as plugged in as they should be to kids’ diabetes tech, parents say

Study reveals stark educational disparities in US life expectancy over two decades

Sphere Fluidics launches Cyto-Mine Chroma and announces Early Access Program

AI tools show potential to improve aging interventions and recommendations

Hebrew SeniorLife's Wolk Center achieves level 2 Age-Friendly Health System status

Rural clinics significantly boost buprenorphine prescribing with support program

Peer health navigator program improves access to affirming care for transgender individuals

Pandemic linked to significant rise in firearm hospitalizations

Physical activity and sleep patterns change sharply when young adults begin work

Regular GP visits could help reduce workload in practices and hospitals

ProCure On-Demand celebrates milestone with 500th transplanted organ

New healthcare teaching facility at Aston University enhances training for students

Adderall shortage linked to shift in ADHD treatment for children

Research uncovers how brain activity patterns can predict pain sensitivity

Developmental epigenetic changes could shape cancer risk later in life

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