Science and technology news While many people associate constipation with discomfort, they might be unaware that it isn’t a disease. Instead, it’s a symptom often associated with another health problem. And according to the National Institutes of Health, constipation occurs in all ages and populations throughout the United States, with nearly 16% of adults showing...
by David J. Hill, University at Buffalo Credit: CC0 Public Domain If you’re sitting down, the findings of two major new studies led by University at Buffalo researchers are likely to get you moving. Women who met the federal physical activity guideline of 30 minutes per day of moderate activity exclusively through walking had a significantly...
by University of Granada A study participant using the driving simulator. Credit: University of Granada A study carried out by researchers from the Department of Optics of the University of Granada (UGR) has revealed that alcohol consumption impairs visual function and adversely affects driving performance. It was found to decrease contrast sensitivity (that is, the ability...
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, NEWS BUREAU IMAGE: UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM LECTURER IN NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES CATARINA RENDEIRO FOUND THAT COCOA FLAVANOLS IMPROVE BRAIN OXYGENATION AND COGNITION IN HEALTHY ADULTS. CREDIT: PHOTO COURTESY CATARINA RENDEIRO CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The brains of healthy adults recovered faster from a mild vascular challenge and performed better on complex tests...
by Esme Franken, The Conversation Credit: CC0 Public Domain New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian, who last week carried on working for up to two hours while awaiting the results of a rapid COVID test, wasn’t the first Australian to “soldier on” in the face of health concerns and a big day at work. And she almost certainly...
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION IMAGE: OVERVIEW OF THE EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL (A) AND VARIABLES ASSESSED DURING EACH 32-H TEST (B). CON, CONTROL DIET; EE, ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HP-TDR, HIGH-PROTEIN TOTAL DIET REPLACEMENT; N/A, NOT APPLICABLE; REE, RESTING ENERGY EXPENDITURE; WBCU, WHOLE-BODY CALORIMETRY UNIT. Key Points High-protein total diet replacement products are widely available to consumers; however, their...
When Meghan Martin ’21, a biochemistry and American Sign Language double major, was a sophomore in high school, she began experiencing intense, chronic pain. An avid runner and soccer player, she was crippled by cramps, nausea, and back spasms that left her unable to participate in the sports she loved. “I’ve always been really active,...
“Position 4” didn’t seem important until researchers took a long look at a particular peptide. That part of the peptide drawn from a SARS-CoV virus turned out to have an unexpected but significant influence on how it stably binds with a receptor central to the immune system’s ability to attack diseased cells. In a study published by the Proceedings of the National...
The use of antibodies to combat human disease dates back to the 1890s. At that time, the physiologist Emil von Behring used blood extracts from rabbits infected with the bacterium that causes diphtheria to tackle that infection. It was discovered only later that antibodies targeting the bacterium were the active ingredient. Amazingly, such serum therapy...
by WEHI Hallmarks of inflammation. An international team of researchers have uncovered a drug-like compound that blocks a crucial inflammatory pathway, potentially paving the way for a new treatment for a host of diseases—including COVID-19. WEHI’s Associate Professor Seth Masters and his research team discovered the compound could prevent up-regulation of CD14, a key inflammatory protein. The discovery was...
