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Study: 1 in 6 Deaths Worldwide Linked to Global Pollution
A new study, published in the American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) journal, finds that more than 9 million deaths worldwide, or 1 in 6 deaths, are associated with global pollution. For the study, Dr. Dean Schraufnagel, from the ATS, and his team used 2019 data from the...
New Study Found How Sleep Helps the Brain Process Emotions
A team of scientists from the University of Bern, Switzerland, found how sleep helps the brain process emotions for the next day. In their study, researchers used a mouse model, yet it will help solve human sleep mysteries. At this point, scientists know that rapid...
Breast Cancer Drug May Prevent Growth of Brain Tumor
In a new study, a team of scientists from Northwestern University in Evanston, U.S, tested the breast cancer drug abemaciclib in a few patients and discovered their symptoms improved and the brain tumor size reduced. For their study, the researchers used genomic data...
Atopic Dermatitis May Develop Differently Than Previously Thought
Recent research from the University of Pennsylvania, U.S., finds that atopic dermatitis may develop differently than previously thought. With the help of the mouse model, the researchers found that fibroblast dysregulation contributes to atopic dermatitis development...
High-Fiber Diet May Help Fight Antibiotic Resistance
In a new study, the results of which were published in mBio, researchers found that a balanced diet with high content of fiber was associated with lower levels of antimicrobial resistance in gut bacteria. The scientists assessed the diets of over 250 participants,...
Higher Levels of Antioxidants Associated with Lower Dementia Risk
A new study, carried out by a team of researchers at the Laboratory of Epidemiology and Population Sciences at the National Institute on Aging, found that higher levels of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin together as well as β-cryptoxanthin were associated with a...
Study: Low-quality Sleep May Prevent Weight Loss
New research, conducted by scientists from the University of Copenhagen, found that lack of quality sleep may compromise people’s attempts to maintain weight loss after dieting. For their study, the researchers used data from the S-LiTE,...
Mediterranean Diet Helps Fight Depression in Young Men
According to a new study from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), young men who ate a poor diet experienced significant improvement in depression symptoms after they switched to a healthy Mediterranean diet. This was the first randomized clinical trial to...
Higher Education Associated with Reduced Risk of Dementia
In a new study from Japan, a team of researchers found a link between higher education and reduced risk of dementia, suggesting that public health policy should address sex and educational disparities in comorbid dementia and frailty to prepare for population aging....
Insufficient Sleep Can Disrupt Stem Cell Repair in the Cornea
Researchers from China and the U.S. recently published a study in Stem Cell Reports, in which they found that sleep deprivation can cause the cornea to lose its ability to repair itself properly, which may lead to issues such as having dry eyes. The scientists...
Eating Vegetables Rich in Lutein and Zeaxanthin May Protect from Dementia
A new study, conducted by researchers from the US National Institutes of Health, finds that eating spinach and other leafy greens, which are rich in such antioxidants as lutein and zeaxanthin, may prevent the development of dementia. For their study, the research team...
Regular Weed Smoking May Increase the Risk of Heart Disease
A new study from Stanford University finds that people who regularly smoke cannabis may have a higher risk of heart disease and heart attack. For the first part of the study, the researchers analyzed data of 500,000 participants in the UK Biobank project. Around...
