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Newswise: Iron accumulation: a new insight into fibrotic diseases
13-Dec-2023 6:00 PM EST
Iron accumulation: a new insight into fibrotic diseases
Fundació Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB BARCELONA)

• Researchers at IRB Barcelona reveal the pivotal role of iron accumulation in the development of fibrotic diseases and propose that iron detection via MRI can serve to diagnose fibrosis. • Fibrotic diseases account for 45% of all mortality in developed countries. • Published in Nature Metabolism, the study points to new therapeutic opportunities that target iron.

Released: 13-Dec-2023 8:05 PM EST
Gut bacteria of malnourished children benefit from key elements in therapeutic food
Washington University in St. Louis

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified key, naturally occurring biochemical components of a novel therapeutic food that is aimed at repairing malnourished children’s underdeveloped gut microbiomes.

11-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Medicare doesn’t cover obesity drugs, but 76% of older adults think it should
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

The vast majority of older adults – 83% -- think health insurers should cover medications that can help people with obesity manage their weight, a new poll of people age 50 to 80 finds. Nearly as many -- 76% -- believe Medicare should cover these drugs, which it cannot currently do under law.

Released: 11-Dec-2023 6:05 PM EST
Healthy plant-based diet reduces diabetes risk by 24 per cent
Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien)

At least 75 per cent of type 2 diabetes cases could be avoided by adopting a healthy lifestyle. A plant-based diet has been shown to play a key role in this. With limitations - as demonstrated in a study led by Tilman Kühn from MedUni Vienna's Center for Public Health: A more plant-based diet only develops its protective effects if not only the consumption of animal-based foods, but also industrially processed and highly sugary foods is reduced.

14-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Don't say "vegan"
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

As presented at the Society for Risk Analysis 2023 Annual conference, Patrycja Sleboda from Baruch College – CUNY and her colleagues from the University of Southern California conducted a national food choice experiment to determine how people respond to labels such as “vegan” and “plant-based” compared to “healthy,” “sustainable,” or “healthy and sustainable.”

Newswise: Similarity between vitamin B12 loss and multiple sclerosis revealed
Released: 8-Dec-2023 7:05 PM EST
Similarity between vitamin B12 loss and multiple sclerosis revealed
Sanford Burnham Prebys

In a new study, published online December 8, 2023 in Cell Reports, researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys, with collaborators elsewhere, describe a novel molecular link between vitamin B12 and MS that takes place in astrocytes – important non-neuronal glial cells in the brain.

Newswise: Doctors Discover Many Patients at UNC’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic Screen Positive for Malnutrition
Released: 8-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Doctors Discover Many Patients at UNC’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic Screen Positive for Malnutrition
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Research led by first and second authors Aaron C. Viser, Adelaide R. Cooke, and corresponding author Anne F. Peery, MD, associate professor of medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, reveals how a screening tool can measure the prevalence of malnutrition among patients at the UNC Multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
WIC participation helped families better cope with 2022 infant formula shortage
Washington State University

Families that participated in the WIC program—also known as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children—were much less likely to use potentially unsafe infant feeding practices during the 2022 U.S. infant formula shortage than income-eligible families that did not participate.

   
Released: 7-Dec-2023 2:15 PM EST
Looking for unique stories about the winter holidays? Check out the Winter Holidays channel
Newswise

It's the moooost wonderful time...of the year! Are you looking for new story ideas that are focused on the winter holiday season? Perhaps you're working on a story on on managing stress and anxiety? Perhaps you're working on a story on seasonal affective disorder? Or perhaps your editor asked you to write a story on tracking Santa? Look no further. Check out the Winter Holidays channel.

       
Newswise: Pregnant women are missing vital nutrients needed for them and their babies – and situation could worsen with plant-based foods
Released: 6-Dec-2023 5:05 AM EST
Pregnant women are missing vital nutrients needed for them and their babies – and situation could worsen with plant-based foods
University of Southampton

Pregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their babies need from modern diets say scientists, who have warned that the situation will likely worsen as more people turn to plant-based foods.

Newswise: UTHealth Houston opens enrollment for lifestyle cooking program aimed at people with metabolic disease risk
Released: 5-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
UTHealth Houston opens enrollment for lifestyle cooking program aimed at people with metabolic disease risk
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

The 12-month Teaching Kitchen Multi-site Trial combines evidence-based nutrition education with culinary learning to support behavior change. The study will assess the feasibility of the novel teaching kitchen program on health outcomes and well-being.

Released: 5-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Considere un menú saludable para esta temporada de fiestas: una experta ofrece consejos para una alimentación saludable
Mayo Clinic

Durante la celebración de las fiestas, la comida ocupa un lugar central en las reuniones con amigos y familias. Andrea Delgado, una dietista de Mayo Clinic de Rochester, Minnesota, afirma que si presta atención a la cantidad de comida que come y la frecuencia, puede tomar decisiones de alimentación saludable durante las fiestas.

Newswise: Diet has a major impact on risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Released: 4-Dec-2023 6:05 PM EST
Diet has a major impact on risk of Alzheimer’s disease
IOS Press

In a detailed study, Diet’s Role in Modifying Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: History and Present Understanding published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, we can finally see which diets are helpful in reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Released: 4-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
لتكن صحتك ضمن قائمة الطعام في موسم العطلات: نصائح الخبراء لاتباع نمط غذائي صحي
Mayo Clinic

عادةً ما يكون الطعام هو محور تجمعات العائلة والأصدقاء أثناء الاحتفال بالأعياد. تقول أندريا ديلجادو، اختصاصية النُّظم الغذائية في مايو كلينك في روتشستر، مينيسوتا، أنه من خلال الانتباه إلى مقدار الطعام الذي تتناوله، ومعدل تناوله، يمكنك اتخاذ خيارات غذائية صحية أثناء موسم العطلات.

Released: 4-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Decoding flavonoid metabolism: a closer look at plant-based diets
Osaka Metropolitan University

In a world where plant-based lifestyles are on the rise, the power of foods such as broccoli, celery, and tofu, which are rich in flavonoids, is becoming clearer. Flavonoids are phenolic compounds produced by plants that are essential for plant development and defense and have long been said to have therapeutic and preventive effects against cancer and heart disease.

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Released: 4-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Experts available: Smart toy safety, managing holiday stress, economics of Christmas music, and more
Virginia Tech

The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews on holiday related topics. To schedule an interview, please contact [email protected]. Eco-friendly ways to celebrate the holiday From electricity usage to piles of presents, and an overload of food, this time of year can take a toll on the environment.

Newswise:Video Embedded echo-research-examines-nutrition-data-s-value-from-pregnancy-to-adolescence-in-understanding-child-health
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Released: 4-Dec-2023 11:55 AM EST
ECHO Research Examines Nutrition Data's Value from Pregnancy to Adolescence in Understanding Child Health
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ECHO’s nutrition data, covering pregnancy to adolescence, allows researchers to investigate the intersection of nutrition and child health. This de-identified data is now available on the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Data and Specimen Hub.



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