Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mayo Clinic Minute: Why women's risk of heart disease increased during the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic affected people in numerous ways. For many women, it added layers of complexity.
Apr 12, 2022
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News tagged with poor diet
Oncology & Cancer
Colon cancer is on the rise in younger adults
A little over a year ago, Shannon Gregg noticed she was going to the bathroom more frequently and decided to see a gastroenterologist.
Mar 30, 2022
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Health
How food and diet impact the treatment of disease
Today, the Center for Food As Medicine (famcenter.org) and the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center (nycfoodpolicy.org) released its groundbreaking, 335 page (with more than 2500 citations), first ever, academic narrative ...
Mar 30, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Colorectal cancer in context: How the food environment affects the gut
Colorectal cancer is expected to claim more than 52,000 American lives in 2022, and if this year is like most others, Black Americans will bear the brunt of the disease. To understand the disparity in context, University ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Sleep disorders
Sleep apnea accelerates aging, but treatment may reverse it
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects 22 million people in the U.S. and is linked to a higher risk of hypertension, heart attacks, stroke, diabetes and many other chronic conditions. But now researchers from the University ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Health
Seeing is believing when it comes to health risk and behavior change
They say a picture can convey a thousand words, and researchers have found that using medical imaging technologies that can visualize health may discourage risk-related behaviors more than non-visual information. The meta-analysis, ...
Mar 3, 2022
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Cardiology
Scientists characterize the imbalanced gut bacteria of patients with myocardial infarction, angina and heart failure
The human gut contains trillions of bacteria, collectively called the gut microbiome, which may have positive and negative effects on human health. When in balance they function as an inner chemistry factory producing numerous ...
Feb 18, 2022
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Health
One in three stroke survivors in the US faces food insecurity, according to new research
One in three stroke survivors in the U.S. have food insecurity, which is nearly double the prevalence among people who have not had a stroke, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Childhood obesity linked with mother's unhealthy diet before pregnancy
New research led by the University of Southampton shows supporting women to eat a healthy diet pre-pregnancy could reduce risk of obesity for their children.
Dec 22, 2021
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Health
Junk food and the brain: How modern diets lacking in micronutrients may contribute to angry rhetoric
Emotional, non-rational, even explosive remarks in public discourse have escalated in recent years. Politicians endure insults during legislative discussions; scientists receive emails and tweets containing verbal abuse and ...
Dec 9, 2021
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