Low-meat and meat-free diets associated with lower overall cancer risk — ScienceDaily
Eating meat five times or less per week is associated with a lower overall cancer risk, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine.
Cody Watling and colleagues from the University...
Researchers feed worms a natural plant extract; watch them fatten, live 40% longer —...
A research team in the Louisiana State University Department of Biological Sciences led by Assistant Professor Adam Bohnert has published a landmark study linking greater metabolic health -- achieved through a natural plant extract...
Building synthetic virus particles to study SARS-CoV-2 — ScienceDaily
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg and their collaborators at the Max Planck Bristol Center for Minimal Biology at the University of Bristol have developed a new approach to...
A high-fiber diet may reduce risk of dementia — ScienceDaily
We're always hearing that we should eat more fiber. It's known to be vitally important for a healthy digestive system and also has cardiovascular benefits like reduced cholesterol. Now, evidence is emerging that fiber...
Vitamin C, vitamin D and zinc were not found to lessen a patient’s chance...
A new review of COVID-19 hospitalization data by researchers at The University of Toledo has found that taking immune-boosting supplements such as vitamin C , vitamin D and zinc do not lessen your chance...
How superbugs uses mirror images to create antibiotic resistance — ScienceDaily
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial infection that has become resistant to most of the antibiotics used to treat regular staph infections. Duke computer scientist Bruce Donald and collaborators at the University of...
Study identifies new gene linked to autism in toddlers — ScienceDaily
New UC Davis MIND Institute research has identified a novel human gene linked to fetal brain development and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The discovery also links the gene to the mother's early prenatal vitamin...
Three proteins found that help fine tune movement — ScienceDaily
Three members of a family of proteins have been identified that are important to helping us fine tune the activity of brain chemicals which enable us to walk or stand at will, scientists report.
The...
Eating prunes may help protect against bone loss in older women — ScienceDaily
It's already well known that prunes are good for your gut, but new Penn State research suggests they may be good for bone health, too.
In a research review, the researchers found that prunes can...
Study affirms that sufficient vitamin D levels may positively influence the outcome of infection...
Vitamin D is most often recognized for its role in bone health, but low levels of the supplement have been associated with a range of autoimmune, cardiovascular, and infectious diseases. Early on in the...
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Take it from the rats: A junk food diet can cause long-term damage to...
A new USC-led study on rats that feasted on a high-fat, sugary diet raises the possibility that a junk food-filled diet in teens may...
Repurposing non-pharmacological interventions for Alzheimer’s disease through link prediction on biomedical literature
The complete workflow is depicted in Fig. 1. To investigate the association between NPIs and AD, we initially conducted preprocessing and integration of biomedical triples...
Degenerative Dementias and Their Medical Care in the Movies
Compared with other neurologic problems, few films have been dedicated to degenerative dementia. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review about the...