Cart is empty A lesser-known dietary pattern called the portfolio diet may lower the risk for heart disease and stroke, new research shows.
A closer look at heart health: Research shows social factors at play
Now published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, a recent Mayo Clinic study of residents living in a mostly rural, 11-county region of southeast Minnesota found that patients with heart failure and multiple social risk factors were more likely than other heart failure patients to experience adverse outcomes such as emergency department visits, hospitalization, delayed recovery and reduced quality of life.
Making genetic prediction models more inclusive
While any two human genomes are about 99.9% identical, genetic variation in the remaining 0.1% plays an important role in shaping human diversity, including a person’s risk for developing certain diseases.
Screening, early cancer detection save lives
When she was 50 years old, Beatrice Karnoscak’s first mammogram detected breast cancer. Ten years after finishing treatment, Beatrice was diagnosed with lung cancer. Each time, early screening is what saved her life.
Most forms of exercise are overwhelmingly safe, but don’t ignore the dangers
The risks of serious injury from most sports and exercise are astonishingly small, according to the results of a five-year study led by researchers at the University of Bath.
Standard Chartered Bank launches personal loan account campaign
By BUUMBA CHIMBULU
STANDARD Chartered Bank Zambia has unveiled a personal loan campaign to reward customers with various prizes, including a Ford Ranger Wild Trak pick up.
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New study in mice suggests curbing intestinal inflammation can combat C. diff infection
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections can cause severe, debilitating diarrhea in patients who are hospitalized or on immunosuppressive therapies. The infections can be very hard to eradicate, roaring back when patients try to taper their antibiotics. Many people wind up on antibiotics for months and can become resistant to three or more of them.
Dementia is not just about memory loss: Study highlights importance of assessing standard emotional responses
We focus too much on memory loss in relation to dementia and not enough on difficulties with identifying emotions in social situations, according to researchers from UNSW Sydney’s Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) and the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behavior and Development at Western Sydney University.
Study investigates type 2 diabetes remission diet impacts on metabolic health
People with type 2 diabetes who took part in a diet-assisted weight loss trial showed differences across a wide range of potential biomarkers of metabolic health one year later, according to the results of a new study.
A promising target to fight inflammatory bowel diseases
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, arise when there is a dysregulation of the cell signaling pathways controlling the maintenance of homeostasis in the gut, leading to a chronic inflammatory response.