Cardiology
Study shows how the pandemic impacted blood pressure
A new study from the Cleveland Clinic shows blood pressure increased significantly for many individuals during the pandemic.
Dec 6, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Online coaching improves choices of women experiencing pregnancy difficulties
Personalised coaching through a smartphone platform can help women improve their lifestyle behaviours in the period before and shortly after they become pregnant, a new study has shown. The biggest reduction in behaviours ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Health
Stress reduction as a path to eating less fast food
Overweight low-income mothers of young kids ate fewer fast-food meals and high-fat snacks after participating in a study—not because researchers told them what not to eat, but because the lifestyle intervention being evaluated ...
Mar 11, 2021
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Health
Lifestyle intervention is beneficial for most people with type 2 diabetes, but not all
For people who are overweight or obese and have type 2 diabetes, the first line of treatment is usually lifestyle intervention, including weight loss and increased physical activity. While this approach has cardiovascular ...
Mar 11, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Discovery of biomarker could help predict Alzheimer's years before symptoms emerge
A unique brain protein measured in the blood could be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms develop, according to new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research.
Feb 18, 2021
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Genetics
Lifestyle changes in pregnant women affect babies' genes
A study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden showed a connection between lifestyle intervention in pregnant women with obesity and epigenetic alterations in the baby. The study is published in the journal Diabetes.
Feb 11, 2021
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Cardiology
Program led by health coaches at primary care clinics helped reduce heart risk
Participants in a two-year, lifestyle intervention/weight-loss program provided through health coaches at their primary care center were able to lower their blood sugar and improve their cholesterol levels, according to new ...
Feb 9, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Link between dietary fiber and depression partially explained by gut-brain interactions
Fiber is a commonly recommended part of a healthy diet. That's because it's good for your health in so many ways—from weight management to reducing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and some types of cancer. A new study ...
Jan 6, 2021
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Cardiology
Older Latinas please stand up! Simple intervention encourages better health
Overweight, sedentary, postmenopausal Latinas participating in a 12-week intervention program that counseled them about how to stand more and sit less greatly reduced daily sitting time, according to preliminary research ...
Nov 9, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Lifestyle improvements may lessen cognitive decline
Results from a new study suggest that lifestyle changes may help to improve cognition in older adults experiencing cognitive decline that precedes dementia.
Sep 10, 2020
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