Overweight & Obesity
Chrononutrition: Timing of meals matters for your health
Most people have engaged in late-night eating at some point—whether it's with ice cream before bedtime or pizza while studying for an exam.
Sep 7, 2023
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News tagged with glucose
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Poor metabolic health could increase risk of developing dementia later in life
Researchers at Oxford Population Health have found that having poor metabolic health was related to an increased risk of developing dementia in a study of more than 176,000 individuals. The study is published in the journal ...
Sep 7, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers find cold-activated brown fat asks for more sugar via signaling RNAkines
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is the primary site of non-shivering thermogenesis (NST), which protects mammals from hypothermia. NST is significantly increased in response to cold exposure and dissipating energy to produce heat. ...
Sep 7, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Blood biomarker shows 'great promise' predicting progression to Alzheimer's disease in at-risk population
Neuroscience researchers at Wayne State University published a review article that confirms the usefulness of neurofilament light (NfL) blood levels to predict the likelihood and rate of progression of neurodegeneration in ...
Sep 1, 2023
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Medications
Study shows that low-dose aspirin associated with a 15% lower risk of developing diabetes in people aged over 65 years
New research to be presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg, Germany (2–6 October) shows that use of low dose (100mg daily) aspirin among older adults ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Neuroscience
Early action to control cardiovascular risk factors preserves brain metabolism: Study
Cardiovascular disease and dementia frequently occur together in elderly people. Nevertheless, few longitudinal studies have examined how atherosclerosis and its associated risk factors affect brain health from middle age.
Aug 30, 2023
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Health
Extreme dietary habits for carbohydrates and fats affect life expectancy: Study
A new study, published in The Journal of Nutrition, suggests that extreme dietary habits involving carbohydrates and fats affect life expectancy. Researchers from Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan led ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Biomedical technology
New transistor measures glucose in saliva
A prototype sensor that measures glucose levels in saliva could eventually offer a simple, rapid and painless way for people to monitor their diabetes, according to the KAUST researchers behind the technology.
Aug 28, 2023
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Cardiology
Cluster of slightly unhealthy traits linked with earlier heart attack and stroke
Middle-aged adults with three or more unhealthy traits, including slightly high waist circumference, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose have heart attacks and strokes two years earlier than their peers, according to ...
Aug 25, 2023
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Neuroscience
Expression pattern of key receptors in the hypothalamus revealed
There is growing evidence that peptide hormones from the gut have far-reaching effects on the whole organism. By binding to corresponding receptors in the brain, they can modulate food intake and alter metabolic parameters. ...
Aug 24, 2023
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