HIV & AIDS
Smart food choices at family level can ease chronic illness
Promoting healthy diets for the entire family can better improve health outcomes for people with chronic illnesses, according to a new Cornell study.
Aug 12, 2024
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News tagged with food system
Health
A mixed-methods investigation of patient food and dietary preferences
The socioeconomic and cultural factors that influence what people eat can cause inequities that are detrimental to health, especially in underserved communities. The Food is Medicine movement strives to reduce these disparities ...
Aug 7, 2024
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Health
What you need to know about listeria
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an alert after a listeria outbreak in several states. There have been at least two fatalities, and dozens have become sickened.
Jul 26, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Tastes from our past can spark memories, trigger pain or boost well-being. How to embrace food nostalgia
Have you ever tried to bring back fond memories by eating or drinking something unique to that time and place?
Jul 9, 2024
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Health
Secure access to food and water is decreasing for US children, research finds
Between 2005 and 2020, the number of children facing simultaneous water and food insecurity in the United States more than doubled. Additionally, Black and Hispanic children were several times more likely than white children ...
Jun 7, 2024
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Medical research
Discovery of a master neuron that controls movement in worms has implications for human disease
Researchers at Sinai Health and the University of Toronto have uncovered a mechanism in the nervous system of the tiny roundworm C. elegans that could have significant implications for treating human diseases and advancing ...
May 16, 2024
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Health
Good carbs for optimal health
Do you push away the breadbasket or opt out of any meal that includes macaroni? If so, chances are you are one of the millions of people watching your carbs, or carbohydrates.
May 1, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A human contracted bird flu—how worried should you be about the virus?
Bird flu is always a concern for health officials, not only for its effects on food supply chains, but for its potential for causing infections in humans. However, rarely, if ever, do humans contract this virus.
Apr 5, 2024
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Neuroscience
Food for thought: Obesity may affect the brain too
Calorie-filled meals with little nutrition are suspected of having an impact on decision-making and of causing an overweight trap.
Feb 15, 2024
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Health
Using free Wi-Fi to unravel the pandemic's impact on traditional wet markets in Hanoi
Researchers at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and their collaborators have been working on how to harness the power of the estimated 549 million Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide, resulting in a project that used ...
Jan 16, 2024
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