Interventions increase the chances of succeeding in changing and maintaining a new behavior in the long run. This was revealed in a recently published study from CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University. “Interventions are about promoting a behavioral change with targeted programs or services,” said Frida Skarin, Doctoral Student in Psychology and main author of the paper. “The study […]
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Eating a diet similar to the Mediterranean diet is associated with lower blood pressure among U.S. adults, according to a study by University of Maine and the University of South Australia researchers. The study, conducted by researchers Fayeza Ahmed, Benjamin Guenther and Merrill Elias at UMaine, and Alexandra Wade and Karen Murphy at the University of South Australia was published […]
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Findings from a team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), reported in the online journal mBio, may help scientists develop a more effective vaccine for cholera, a bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration and is usually spread through contaminated water. The bacterium that causes cholera, called Vibrio cholerae, settles within the intestines after ingestion. There, it […]
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Obesity is a serious global health problem and a risk factor for diseases such as type II diabetes, heart disease and fatty liver disease. A central element in the development of obesity is adipose tissue, which comprises fat cells (so-called adipocytes, specialized to store fat) and macrophages (immune system scavenger cells, which are typically associated with the destruction of microbes). […]
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A combination of innate differences and diet-induced changes to the reward system may predispose some mice to overeat, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. Food is fuel, but the rising levels of sugar and fat in modern diets make the brain treat it as a reward. One brain region called the ventral pallidum (VP) serves as a hub between […]
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A new study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London uses a novel approach to investigate the effects of cardiovascular risk factors on the risk of Covid-19 infection. Several observational studies have reported the link between cardiovascular risk factors (such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol) and Covid-19 severity. However, these studies could not ascertain […]
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Red eyes could be the first sign of arthritis in your SPINE: Ocular issue is a common symptom of back condition… but, like Dasha, too many people can wait years for a diagnosis ‘I’d been feeling stressed and had not been sleeping much,’ recalls Dasha, who was 19 at the time. ‘I thought it was conjunctivitis’ Student Dasha Karzunina assumed […]
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Change Healthcare on Monday announced the launch of a new resource, Social Determinants of Health Analytics, that’s designed to help providers, payers, life science companies and others make better use of socioeconomic and geodemographic information. WHY IT MATTERS SDoH Analytics is a HIPAA-compliant dataset that links deidentified claims data with information on other factors such as education level, ethnicity, financial stability, housing […]
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Parents don't stop telling their children bedtime stories until the age of eight — because it's their favorite part of their day. A study of 2,000 moms and dads revealed one in 10 have continued with the bedtime storytelling routine until their youngster reached 13 or even older, with 11 percent stopping as young as three to four. As many […]
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Even when risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease are optimally controlled, adults with Type 2 diabetes still have a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to the general population, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. “Previous studies have shown that people with Type 2 diabetes had little or no excess risk […]
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