Short naps can improve memory, increase productivity, reduce stress and promote a healthier heart
Napping during the day is an ancient custom that is practiced worldwide.
Aug 28, 2023
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Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases: News and Research on Insulin Resistance
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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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Study assesses lifestyle behaviors and cardiometabolic diseases in diverse group of US young adults
Research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals that many U.S. young adults have poor lifestyle factors and cardiometabolic diseases—such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension—with varying rates ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Reviewing metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease opens new treatment pathways
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common condition that affects up to 30% of adults in the general population. It is characterized by the accumulation of fat in the liver. It is often associated with other conditions, ...
Aug 18, 2023
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Positive metabolic effects of gastric bypass found to disappear quickly
A new study from Lund University in Sweden raises questions about the efficacy of bariatric operations involving gastric bypass. The results show that the biggest metabolic changes happened directly after surgery. Just a ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Anti-obesity drug improves associative learning in people with obesity: Study
To control our behavior, the brain must be able to form associations. This involves, for example, associating a neutral external stimulus with a consequence following the stimulus (e.g., the hotplate glows red—you can burn ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Arterial stiffness may cause and worsen heart damage among adolescents
Arterial stiffness is a novel cause of premature heart damage among adolescents, according to a new follow-up study. The study was conducted in collaboration between Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine ...
Aug 15, 2023
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New survey confirms need for more menopause education in residency programs
Despite the fact that nearly 90 million women in the United States are projected to be postmenopausal by 2060, menopause remains low on the priority list of many residency programs. A new survey reveals the lack of a standardized ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Genetic evidence supports causal effect for diastolic BP on benign prostatic hyperplasia
There is genetic evidence supporting a causal effect of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a study published online July 16 in The Prostate.
Aug 3, 2023
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World-first human trial: Experimental hookworm infection led to improvements in type 2 diabetes patients
A world-first human trial at James Cook University using live hookworms to combat diseases such as type 2 diabetes has proven successful—sparking interest in staging a larger-scale international trial.
Aug 2, 2023
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