Cutting calories significantly may not be an easy task for most, but it’s tied to a host of health benefits
Month: September 2020
Study finds secondhand smoke sends more kids to the hospital
Children who are exposed to tobacco have higher rates of hospital admissions after visiting emergency departments or urgent care facilities,
People with anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder show brain similarities, differences
A new UCLA study shows partially overlapping patterns of brain function in people with anorexia nervosa and those with body
Protein causes mutations that lead to breast cancer cell aggression
Like most scientists, University of Alberta biochemist Ing Swie Goping is curious. When her team discovered that a protein was
Insomnia identified as a new risk factor for type 2 diabetes in new study
A new ‘global atlas’ study published in Diabetologia is the first to identify insomnia as a risk factor associated with increased risk
Gut microbes could allow space travelers to stay healthy on long voyages
Review highlights that treatments targeting the gut microbiome could protect space travelers against negative health effects of space travel Spending
Probiotics may help manage childhood obesity
Probiotics may help children and adolescents with obesity lose weight when taken alongside a calorie-controlled diet, according to a study
AI’s potential in skin cancer management comes with a warning
Artificial intelligence (AI) use in dermatology is primed to become a powerful tool in skin cancer assessment, but it remains
Starving gut bacteria to improve chemotherapy outcomes
Fasting before chemotherapy drastically increases the number and diversity of bacteria found in the gut and can improve treatment outcomes,
The distribution range of Ebola virus carriers in Africa may be larger than previously assumed
The Ebola virus is considered one of the world’s most dangerous pathogens. During the most severe outbreak to date in
