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New research sheds light on potentially negative effects of cannabis

More than 50% of the study participants reported having experienced coughing fits, anxiety and/or paranoia while using cannabis.

Plant-Based Diets Help Prevent Asthma

Diets that emphasize fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes and minimize saturated fat reduce the risk for asthma and may improve asthma control.

New study: Cannabis helps fight resistant bacteria

Bacteria are increasingly becoming resistant to antibiotics. By combining antibiotics with the cannabis compound, cannabidiol, researchers have found a way to enhance the antibiotic effect.

Some COVID-19 patients still have coronavirus after symptoms disappear: study

In a new study, researchers found that half of the patients they treated for mild COVID-19 infection still had coronavirus for up to eight days after symptoms disappeared

New research predicts purified, prescription-strength fish oil could prevent more than 70,000 adverse cardiovascular events nationwide each year

The REDUCE-IT trial showed patients with known cardiovascular disease or diabetes and multiple risk factors who have elevated triglyceride levels and are at increased risk for ischemic events benefitted substantially from icosapent ethyl, a highly purified fish oil therapy, which lowered cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and strokes, by 25 percent.

Diet, Nutrition Have Profound Effects on Gut Microbiome

Nutrition and diet have a profound impact on microbial composition in the gut, in turn affecting a range of metabolic, hormonal, and neurological processes

Vitamin D Boosts Chances of Walking After Hip Fracture

The findings showed that vitamin D levels greater than 12 nanograms per milliliter (12 parts per billion) in blood serum are associated with a higher rate of walking at 30 and 60 days after hip fracture surgery.

Extract from seeds of the Melinjo tree may improve obesity and diabetes

Melinjo fruit have high antioxidant and antibacterial qualities and are known to contain large amounts of polyphenols

Isoflavones, in tofu and plant proteins, associated with lower heart disease risk

Consuming tofu, which is high in isoflavones, more than once a week was associated with a 18% lower risk of heart disease, compared to those who ate tofu less than once a month

Health benefits for kids outweigh risks of eating fish during pregnancy

The children of women who ate fish from one to three times a week had lower metabolic syndrome scores than the children of women who ate fish less than once a week. (A lower score is better for health outcomes.)

High iron levels in lung increase severity of asthma

the accumulation of iron in the cells of the lung exacerbates asthma symptoms and reduces lung function.

Removing belly fat before it sticks to you

UC researchers produce fat busting proteins in the laboratory

Eating more protein could help ward off atrial fibrillation in women

eating more protein may not only help strengthen women physically, but it may also have cardiovascular benefits in terms of reducing AFib and related death, strokes and heart failure

Vitamin D Boosts Chances of Walking After Hip Fracture

The findings showed that vitamin D levels greater than 12 nanograms per milliliter (12 parts per billion) in blood serum are associated with a higher rate of walking at 30 and 60 days after hip fracture surgery.

A more balanced protein intake can reduce age-related muscle loss

older individuals need to eat more protein to get the same muscle building response as younger and middle-aged people

Chinese case study suggests COVID-19 is not transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborns

None of the infants developed any serious symptoms associated with COVID-19 such as fever or cough, though all were initially isolated in neonatal intensive care units and fed formula.

Specific gut bacteria may be associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension

The unique bacterial profile predicted pulmonary arterial hypertension with 83% accuracy.

Evidence clearly favours taxing sugary drinks – new study

The nutritional content of processed food is largely unregulated in New Zealand, with no limit to the amount of sugar, salt or saturated fat which can be added.

Diet has an impact on the multiple sclerosis disease course

Intestinal bacteria operate as a self-sufficient organ: they influence the immune system and the brain via their metabolites.

Daily avocado consumption improves attention in persons with overweight, obesity

Avocados are high in lutein, a dietary component associated with cognitive benefits.

Mayo Clinic-led study links obesity with pancreatitis

unsaturated fats, such as oleic acid contained in olive oil and recommended by the Food and Drug Administration as being safer for human consumption, actually increase the risk of organ failure.

Component of Human Breast Milk Enhances Cognitive Development in Babies

Researchers have identified a distinct collection of bacteria found in the gut that may contribute to and predict the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

Antioxidant supplements do not improve male fertility, NIH study suggests

Men received a placebo or an antioxidant supplement containing vitamins C, E and D, selenium, l-carnitine, zinc, folic acid and lycopene for at least three months and up to six months.

Better sleep? Prebiotics could help

Specific fibers known as prebiotics can improve sleep and boost stress resilience by influencing gut bacteria and the potent biologically active molecules, or metabolites, they produce

Curcumin is the spice of life when delivered via tiny nanoparticles

The researchers have shown in animal experiments that nanoparticles containing curcumin not only prevents cognitive deterioration but also reverses the damage. This finding paves the way for clinical development trials for Alzheimer’s

Study Shows Low Carb Diet May Prevent, Reverse Age-Related Effects Within the Brain

The bad news is that we see the first signs of brain aging much earlier than was previously thought. However, the good news is that we may be able to prevent or reverse these effects with diet

Molecule found in oranges could reduce obesity and prevent heart disease and diabetes

mice fed a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet that were also given nobiletin were noticeably leaner and had reduced levels of insulin resistance and blood fats compared to mice that were fed a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet alone.

The dairy dilemma: low-fat is not necessarily better for kids

The researchers found there was no clear link between the consumption of whole-fat dairy products and weight gain, high cholesterol or high blood pressure in children.

Sugar gets the red light from consumers in new study

Traffic light labelling was introduced to aid the selection of healthier choices with a simple red, amber green colour coding system.

Eating a vegetarian diet rich in nuts, vegetables, soy linked to lower stroke risk

The study involved two groups of people from Buddhist communities in Taiwan where a vegetarian diet is encouraged, and smoking and drinking alcohol are discouraged.

Celiac disease might be cured by restor­ing im­mune tol­er­ance to gli­adin

University of Helsinki, scientists developed and tested nanoparticles containing gliadin for the immunomodulatory treatment of celiac disease.