progscrape: health

Cranberry juice may be a boon for oral hygiene: in a study of 14 children and 8 adults, pure, unsweetened cranberry juice slowed dental plaque regrowth and reduced acid production

8 days ago today.uic.edu health

Study of 93 Countries Finds Happiness Is Positively Associated With Cat Density and Negatively Associated With Toxoplasma gondii Exposure, Even After Accounting for Wealth and Health Factors

24 days ago sciencealert.com health

Physically intense work and health

22 days ago unive.it health

More than half of people with early-onset type 2 diabetes (average age just 38) went into remission with no meds after a 24-week program: 12 weeks of 800–900 calories a day plus supervised strength and cardio workouts

11 days ago sciencealert.com diabetes health

Scientists found that indoor air contains significantly higher concentrations of microplastics than outdoor air, mostly shedding from our clothes and carpets

9 days ago pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov health

New research suggests that regular physical exercise can delay ovarian aging by stimulating a specific hormone protein, a reproductive benefit that scientists successfully replicated in mice using an experimental drug called AdipoRon.

6 days ago sciencealert.com health

When the clocks stop changing

24 days ago eurekalert.org health

New review: Ozempic-like drugs may cut heavy drinking for some, but drinking less is not the same as craving less

29 days ago sciencealert.com health

Age-related erosion of type 2 immunity (IL-4/STAT6 signaling) may contribute to “inflammaging” and could be a target for restoring immune homeostasis

2 days ago nature.com health

A new review study suggests that both abnormally low and high testosterone levels are linked to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm disorder, potentially indicating that the risk is lowest in the middle of the normal hormone range.

5 days ago sciencealert.com health

Women suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study finds

24 days ago theguardian.com health

Medicare patients with dementia who had more annual wellness visits were more likely to start a dementia medication within a year, rising from 9.8% with no visits to 14.1% with three or more

2 days ago jamanetwork.com health

Isometric exercises, such as wall squats and planks, just once a week could help maintain reductions in blood pressure.

28 days ago canterbury.ac.uk health

A large study found that emergency department visits and hospitalizations for substance use among young mothers increased by 5% per year, similar to rates among childless women

3 days ago eurekalert.org health

Research shows doctors’ prescribing habits are heavily influenced by payments, gifts, and free meals from pharmaceutical companies, leading to more expensive…

20 days ago eurekalert.org health

Scientists Develop a Molecule That Blocks a Key Alzheimer’s Disease Mechanism, Then Discover the Compound’s Target Is Linked to a Naturally Occurring Molecule Already Present in Human Blood…

6 days ago sciencealert.com disease health

Study of 2,057 Swiss adults found average meat consumption was up to 850% of the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet recommendation and dairy intake was 363%, while legume consumption reached just 4% of the recommended amount.

22 days ago link.springer.com health

Study of 46 children aged 7–10 using MRI scans, found higher ultra-processed food consumption was linked to stronger brain reward responses to appetizing food images, which were associated with greater increases in body fat and BMI over one year

5 days ago keck.usc.edu brain health

A 30-year study from childhood to middle age found growing up without siblings was linked to higher risks of obesity and high blood pressure, while exposure to parental smoking was associated with changes in heart structure…

25 days ago utu.fi health

A randomized clinical trial found children whose mothers took phosphatidylcholine, a form of choline found naturally in foods, had fewer social withdrawal problems and scored higher on cognitive tests than children whose mothers received a placebo.

9 days ago news.cuanschutz.edu health trial

High-nicotine e-cigarette use among US daily vapers aged 18–24 surged from 3.1% in 2017 to 49.2% in 2022, with nicotine dependence rising to levels comparable to those of cigarette smokers and young adults more likely than older adults using the same brands to choose high-nicotine versions

6 days ago today.ucsd.edu health

Unsafe sleep factors found in nearly 75% of sudden unexpected infant deaths, CDC says

27 days ago edition.cnn.com health

Strength training may start changing your fat before you lose any weight

17 days ago sciencealert.com health

Higher daily step counts linked to fewer mental health problems in early adolescence

28 days ago eurekalert.org health

AI can read your heart's electrical signals while you sleep and predict your risk of heart failure, stroke, irregular heartbeat and early death up to 10 years ahead

8 days ago sciencealert.com ai health

Researchers have discovered that urolithin A, a gut metabolite produced after eating pomegranates, can improve heart function by up to 80 percent in mice with heart failure by helping the heart muscle relax properly.

25 days ago sciencealert.com health

Women with the same medical condition as men are less likely to be offered treatment such as surgery, a stent or a strong painkiller, research has found published in PLOS One.