Health
Q&A: Long-term benefits and risks of intermittent fasting aren't yet known
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is intermittent fasting for weight loss safe? What are the risks of short-term diets that are very low-calorie?
Mar 13, 2020
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Investigating the 'aperitif effect': Why alcohol makes people reach for savory food and how that affects calorie intake
Drinking alcohol increases appetite for savory food—but needn't necessarily lead to weight gain, new research presented at the International Congress on Obesity in Melbourne indicates.
Oct 25, 2022
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
AI model can quantify radiographic joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis
An international competition resulted in the development of algorithms that provide feasible, quick, and accurate methods to quantify joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study published online Aug. 29 ...
Sep 2, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Preventing the next pandemic
Thus far, COVID-19 has cost at least $2.6 trillion and may cost ten times this amount. It is the largest global pandemic in 100 years. Six months after emerging, it has killed over 600,000 people and is having a major impact ...
Jul 23, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Are benzodiazepines the new opioids?
Imagine you have the kind of crippling, heart-pounding anxiety where you're lying sleepless in bed at night, thoughts racing. You feel paralyzed at work because every decision feels like one that will get you fired. You've ...
Dec 17, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Toxoplasma parasite may be acquired from eating undercooked meat
A new study by Flinders researchers highlights the possibility of catching Toxoplasma infection from eating undercooked meat.
Dec 12, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Breakthrough could lead to new obesity treatments
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the University of Cambridge have made an important discovery in the race to find treatments for obesity and related diseases, such as diabetes.
May 31, 2023
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Health
Permanent night shift workers at heightened risk of moderate to severe asthma
Shift workers, especially those working permanent night shift rotas, may be at heightened risk of moderate to severe asthma, suggests research published online in the journal Thorax.
Nov 16, 2020
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Medications
Vitamin D supplementation seems to alleviate depressive symptoms in adults
An extensive meta-analysis suggests that vitamin D supplementation may alleviate depressive symptoms in adults with depression. Conducted by an international team of researchers, the meta-analysis includes dozens of studies ...
Aug 12, 2022
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Medical research
Study reveals factors behind embryonic stem cell state
Embryonic stem cells (ESC) have the ability to self-renew, and, being pluripotent have the potential to create almost any cell type in the body. The embryonic stem cell state is established and maintained by multiple regulatory ...
Apr 17, 2019
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