Loose Women: Dr Hilary discusses how to live longer It is well established that what we eat plays a major role in our health and wellbeing, with some foods known to lower or raise your risk of various conditions. However, diet could be even more impactful than that, even affecting how long we live. According […]

Some types of epilepsy medicine taken during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of severe psychiatric disorders in children. This is the conclusion of a comprehensive study of 38,000 children of mothers with epilepsy by researchers from Aarhus University. The research is published in the journal JAMA Neurology. While it has long been known […]

In a recent review published in the journal Food Research International, researchers reviewed the impact of vitamins C and E and β-carotene on the gut microbiome to understand how known vitamins modify the gut microbiota. Study: Regulation of gut microbiota by vitamin C, vitamin E and β-carotene. Image Credit: Alpha Tauri 3D Graphics/Shutterstock.com Background A growing […]

Nearly 40% of participants in a pilot study quit tobacco after completing a video-based smoking cessation intervention developed by a University of Massachusetts Amherst community health researcher for HIV-positive smokers in Nepal. “I am blown away with the findings,” published in the journal AIDS and Behavior, says lead author Krishna Poudel, associate professor of community […]

The accepted clinical practice of using beta blockers over the long term to curb the risk of further heart attacks or death doesn't seem to be warranted in patients who don't have heart failure, suggests a large study published in the journal Heart. The researchers found no difference in these risks between patients taking beta […]

Self-care means many things to many people. To Dr. Beth Frates, director of lifestyle medicine and wellness in the department of surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, it boils down to “caring for your body, mind and soul.” And to do that, she might pick up a hula hoop. Or a dog. Frates, who […]

Pedro Pascal, the internet’s man of the hour, month and year, has a technique to cope with social anxiety that we should all be trying. Pedro, 48, revealed his subtle coping mechanism in a touching moment with his The Last of Us costar Bella Ramsey, 19, on the red carpet recently.  During an event to celebrate […]

In a recent article published in the Nature Metabolism Journal, researchers performed a four-armed, 16-week randomized clinical trial (RCT) between February 2019 and October 2021 in Copenhagen, Denmark, among 82 individuals with newly diagnosed type II diabetes (T2D). Study: Effects of different doses of exercise and diet-induced weight loss on beta-cell function in type 2 diabetes […]

Beginning May 9, UC San Francisco will be the first hospital in California, and one of only a few nationwide, to offer pharmacogenetic testing. The test will provide critical clues about a patient's unique genetic makeup, enabling pharmacists to tailor medications and dosages accordingly. The service will result in smarter prescribing and improved clinical outcomes, […]

A major impediment to treating the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma has been that the most potent chemotherapy can’t permeate the blood-brain barrier to reach the aggressive brain tumor. But now Northwestern Medicine scientists report results of the first in-human clinical trial in which they used a novel, skull-implantable ultrasound device to open the blood-brain barrier […]