Health
Global study shows loneliness can shorten life spans
There is an epidemic of loneliness and isolation today, and the consequences can be deadly, researchers say.
Jun 26, 2023
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News tagged with diet
Diabetes
Global diabetes cases expected to soar from 529 million to 1.3 billion by 2050
More than half a billion people are living with diabetes worldwide, affecting men, women, and children of all ages in every country, and that number is projected to more than double to 1.3 billion people in the next 30 years, ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Medical research
How the body responds to exercise at the cellular level
Researchers have long been fascinated by the possibility that exercise causes various cells in our body to produce molecules that benefit human health, says Jonathan Long, assistant professor of pathology at Stanford University.
Jun 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Fighting cancer with a combination of corticosteroids and the keto diet
Dietitians say a keto diet could help you lose up to 10% of your body weight. These high-fat, low-carb meal plans trick the body into burning its own fat. They could also help fight a variety of cancers by starving tumors ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How chronic stress drives the brain to crave comfort food
When you're stressed, a high-calorie snack may seem like a comforting go-to. But this combination has an unhealthy downside. According to Sydney scientists, stress combined with calorie-dense comfort food creates changes ...
Jun 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals how fatty liver promotes colorectal cancer spread
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai Cancer found that fatty liver, a condition closely associated with obesity, promotes the spread of colorectal cancer to the liver. Their study, published today in the journal Cell Metabolism, ...
May 11, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
How polycystic ovary syndrome can affect the health of future generations of men
Sons of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are three times more likely to develop obesity, according to a study published in Cell Reports Medicine. According to the researchers from Karolinska Institutet the findings ...
May 5, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mechanism resembling aging and cancer found in a Finnish mitochondrial disease
A study has found that a mitochondrial disease in newborns shows cancer-like changes in proliferating cells, causing tissues to age prematurely. The finding is a significant step forward in understanding the syndrome and ...
May 3, 2023
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Health
Novel biomarker score could help measure adherence to Mediterranean diet
Researchers have developed a novel way to detect whether a person follows a Mediterranean diet using a blood test and, applying this method, have shown that a Mediterranean diet is associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes. ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
How a gut microbe can exacerbate obesity
RIKEN researchers have discovered how a species of gut microbe exacerbates obesity in mice fed a high-fat diet. Now published in Cell Metabolism, this finding could help scientists develop new ways of treating obesity via ...
Apr 18, 2023
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