New project documents vanishing heritage diets for future health benefits
The world’s ‘heritage’ diets could hold vital clues to better health. Writing in Nature Medicine, researchers from 12 countries have launched the World Diet Initiative
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GLP-1 receptor activation linked to lower depression and bipolar disorder odds
Genetic analyses linked BMI-related GLP-1 receptor activation to better mental well-being and lower odds of major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. The findings do not
Study links gut microbes to stronger cancer immunotherapy responses
A new study from a team including University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers is the first to show metabolites produced by certain bacteria in the gut can
Cultural engagement linked to slower physiological aging in older adults
Higher levels of cultural engagement are significantly associated with lower physiological aging, suggests an analysis published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Patient-derived organoids uncover new targets for chronic pancreatitis treatment
Around three million people worldwide struggle with chronic pancreatitis, a condition wherein the pancreas becomes inflamed, scarred, and painful.
Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief has warned that most Ebola cases in eastern Congo come from unknown transmission chains
‘Don’t let blood be on your hands’, mother tells inquiry
The mum of Elise Sebastian, who died in a mental health unit, gives evidence to the Lampard Inquiry.
Study shows blood test can help identify people at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease
A blood test that helps diagnose Alzheimer’s might also forecast if healthy older adults will develop symptoms
New diagnoses slow in NYC Legionnaires’ disease outbreak; source still unclear
Health officials say a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Manhattan’s Upper East Side now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing
Paper airplane breaks a world distance record
It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s a paper airplane!
Why we have nightmares and how to stop them
We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and
Weight loss and anti inflammatory drugs combine to combat leukemia
Obesity can act as fuel for leukemia, according to a study led by Indiana University School of Medicine scientists.
Biological markers reveal clinical vulnerability in abused children and adolescents
In children and adolescents who have experienced child abuse, the body appears to remain in a state of alert for too long, and this situation
Most pregnant people fail to achieve recommended seatbelt placement
Nearly nine in 10 pregnant participants in a study led by biomedical engineers at UBC did not achieve recommended seatbelt placement, even after instruction and