Belly fat is good, but when there is too much, it can increase the risk of chronic disease. Experts often recommend drinking less alcohol, eating more protein, and lifting weight to reduce belly fat. Furthermore, belly fat can disfigure your shape and make you feel like you are pregnant if you are a woman. Women...
POSTED BY MATT SHIPMAN-NC STATE A new study highlights the negative consequences associated with “yo-yo dieting,” also known as weight cycling. The work underscores how toxic yo-yo dieting can be and how difficult it can be for people to break the cycle. “Yo-yo dieting—unintentionally gaining weight and dieting to lose weight only to gain it back...
By Isabella Cueto The descent into dementia can feel like traversing a minefield, coming across new symptoms without the hope of a cure. But some dementia patients, even up to 10% of people diagnosed with the condition, might actually have undiagnosed liver disease and accompanying neurological problems, a new study in JAMA Open Network suggests. Most...
Findings may have far-reaching implications for the responsiveness of cancers to epigenetic therapies Peer-Reviewed Publication BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (Boston)—One of the major challenges in cancer research and clinical care is understanding the molecular basis for therapeutic resistance as a major cause of long term treatment failures. In cases of melanoma, the main targeted...
By CLARE WATSONTomatoes could help fight off bacterial infections in your gut, a new study has found. One of the world’s most widely consumed vegetables (or perhaps fruit?), they are packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and other compounds – two of which scientists at Cornell University in the US have identified for their potent bacteria-killing properties...
Stephanie Soucheray, MA Two new studies show immune-compromised patients, including those with cancer and HIV, have varied times until they clear the virus, with some at increased risk for persistent COVID-19 infections. Risks of prolonged infectionIn the first study, published The Lancet Microbe, researchers assessed 150 immunocompromised patients with COVID-19 from five US healthcare systems...
by Sue Smethurst, La Trobe University Angiotensin II induced-hypertension and aortic stiffening is reduced by administration of amnion epithelial cells. (A) Immunostaining for HLA-G in angiotensin II and angiotensin II + amnion epithelial cell (AEC) treated mice. (B) Effect of amnion epithelial cells (AECs) on angiotensin II-induced hypertension (n = 8–11). (C) Effect of angiotensin II infusion and co-treatment with...
by Kurt Bodenmüller, University of Zurich Cross section of nerve fibers in the mouse optic nerve. Credit: Zoe Looser and Aiman Saab, University of ZurichBrain function depends on the swift movement of electrical signals along axons, the long extensions of nerve cells that connect billions of brain cells. The nerve fibers are insulated by a fatty...
by Emily CaldwellEmily Caldwell, The Ohio State University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study has found that the brain system enabling us to inhibit our own pain changes with age, and that gender-based differences in those changes may lead females to be more sensitive to moderate pain than males as older adults. Researchers used fMRI scans...
by Washington University in St. Louis Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe world of online dating can be overwhelming with the dizzying array of options for attracting a partner but new research from Washington University in St. Louis shows that those looking for love may have more success if they also seek a sense of purpose in life....
