Rockville, Md. (February 5, 2019)–Research in mice suggests that fermentation of flaxseed fibers in the gut changes the microbiota to improve metabolic health and protect against diet-induced obesity. The study, published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology–Endocrinology and Metabolism, was chosen as an APSselect article for February. The organisms that live in...
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Healthy diet can ease symptoms of depression
An analysis of data from almost 46,000 people has found that weight loss, nutrient boosting and fat reduction diets can all reduce the symptoms of depression. Dr Joseph Firth, an Honorary Research fellow at The University of Manchester and Research Fellow at NICM Health Research Institute at Western Sydney University, says existing research has been...
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Five foods to improve your heart health—and two to absolutely avoid
Nutritional advice can feel overwhelming. It seems, at least from some headlines, like the advice is constantly changing. Even though the science hasn’t actually changed all that much over the years, we are always revising details and even doctors know it can be hard to keep up, which is why the American College of Cardiology...
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What is the cause of back pain and shortness of breath?
Muscle strain Pneumonia Excess weight Heart diseaseGastroesophageal reflux disease Gallbladder disease Heart attackPulmonary embolism Aortic dissection Could it be lung cancer? Outlook It is possible to strain many muscles in the back. The back is prone to injury because it works hard to keep the body in an upright position and support the basic daily...
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Strengthen your deltoids to help prevent shoulder injuries
(HealthDay)—Two out of every three people will experience a shoulder injury or problem at some point in their lives. One reason: When it comes to training, the anterior, or front, deltoid muscle gets almost all the attention, while the medial and posterior deltoids get the cold shoulder. For a study sponsored by the American Council...
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Measles: Why it’s so deadly, and why vaccination is so vital
On the darkest day of 2018, the winter solstice, we at the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of Pittsburgh tweeted, with despair, a report in the Guardian that measles cases in Europe reached the highest number in 20 years. A sign at a clinic in Vancouver, Washington on Jan. 25, 2019 asks unvaccinated...
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Best exercises and remedies for plantar fasciitis
Foot stretches and exercises can help plantar fasciitis by relieving pain, improving muscle strength, and promoting flexibility in the foot muscles and ligaments. Overuse, strain, and inflammation on the plantar fascia ligament that connects the heel to the toes cause the foot injury that doctors refer to as plantar fasciitis. The tissue that the condition...
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Heavy drinking in teens causes lasting changes in emotional center of brain
Binge drinking in adolescence has been shown to have lasting effects on the wiring of the brain and is associated with increased risk for psychological problems and alcohol use disorder later in life. Subhash Pandey, director, UIC Center for Research in Alcohol Epigenetics. Credit: Joshua Clark. Now, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago...
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Why your kid’s strep throat keeps coming back
Each year, some 600 million people around the world come down with strep throat. But for some children (and their parents) it’s more than an occasional misery. It’s a recurring nightmare. Yet, it was unclear why some kids are prone to repeated bouts of strep throat while others appear to be more or less immune....
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Most health ‘cures’ you hear about in the news aren’t ready for humans
You might have read something last week about how we’ll have a cure for cancer within the year. You read wrong, but it’s not your fault. Developing a drug to successfully treat a disease—especially cancer—is extremely difficult. Most potential drugs don’t make it all the way to humans. Deposit Photos The Jerusalem Post published an...