Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery could protect high-risk COVID-19 patients
UVA Health researchers have identified a potential treatment to prevent severe COVID-19 in patients at great risk.
Mar 13, 2023
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Medical research
Gut bacteria are crucial for liver repair, finds study
When parts of the liver are removed, the body can replace the missing tissue. A team of researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now discovered that the success of this process depends to a large extent ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Health
Study finds common artificial sweetener linked to higher rates of heart attack and stroke
New Cleveland Clinic research showed that erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Findings were published today in Nature Medicine.
Feb 27, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Time of day may determine the amount of fat burned by exercise
Physical activity at the right time of the day seems able to increase fat metabolism, at least in mice. A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark shows that mice that did ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Medical research
Vitamin B3 nicotinamide riboside improves muscle mitochondria and gut microbiota composition
The newest vitamin B3 family member, nicotinamide riboside (NR) has been found to have beneficial effects on mitochondria in the human muscle. Currently, mitochondrial dysfunction cannot be treated. Recent findings from the ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Medical research
Study finds health impact of chemicals in plastics is handed down two generations
Fathers exposed to chemicals in plastics can affect the metabolic health of their offspring for two generations, a University of California, Riverside, mouse study reports.
Jan 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New hope for patients with hereditary metabolic disease
Methylmalonic aciduria (MMA) is a metabolic disorder that affects approximately one in 90,000 newborns; both parents must carry a genetic predisposition to the disease. This means the disease is rare. The consequences are ...
Jan 26, 2023
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Cardiology
A soybean protein blocks LDL cholesterol production, reducing risks of metabolic diseases
A protein in soybeans blocks the production of a liver enzyme involved in the metabolism of triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein, scientists found in a recent study.
Jan 23, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Metabolic switch could lead to targeted obesity, cancer treatments
An Iowa State University research team has discovered a method for modifying the function of an enzyme crucial to fat production, which could lead to more effective treatments for childhood obesity and cancer.
Jan 10, 2023
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Genetics
Twin study links exercise to beneficial epigenetic changes
Consistent exercise can change not just waistlines but the very molecules in the human body that influence how genes behave, a new study of twins indicates.
Dec 6, 2022
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