Higher egg and cholesterol consumption hikes heart disease, mortality risk
By Katherine Shagoury Adults who ate more eggs and dietary cholesterol had a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular disease and death, according to a new study from Northwestern Medicine, which...
Read MoreNew study shows how motivation affects nutrition, diet
By Katherine Shagoury Individuals with a positive mindset are more likely to eat healthfully, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, which was...
Read MoreHarvard study shows long-term sweetened beverage consumption linked with higher risk of mortality
By Katherine Shagoury The more sugar-sweetened beverages people consumed, the greater their risk of premature death, particularly from cardiovascular disease, according to a large long-term study of U.S. men and...
Read MoreStudy finds unique “molecular signature” for fibromyalgia
By Katherine Shagoury Fibromyalgia can be reliably detected in blood samples, a discovery that will hopefully lead to faster diagnoses, according to a new study by researchers at Ohio State...
Read MoreGreen tea reduces inflammatory markers in mouse model
By Katherine Shagoury Green tea may reduce obesity and inflammatory biomarkers associated with poor health and disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. Researchers...
Read MoreCombination immunotherapy may stop liver cancer growth, study finds
By Katherine Shagoury A combination immunotherapy treatment of two reagents, a synthetic double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) polyinosinicpolycytidylic acid (polyIC) with a programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) antibody, was effective at stopping the...
Read MoreAvocado seed extract exhibits anti-inflammatory properties
By Katherine Shagoury An extract from colored avocado seeds shows promise as an anti-inflammatory compound, according to new research from Pennsylvania State University in University Park, which was published earlier...
Read MoreWeil makes $15 million gift to UA Center for Integrative Medicine
By Katherine Shagoury Photo courtesy of Bob Demers/UANews Integrative healthcare pioneer Andrew Weil, MD, founder and director of the University of Arizona (UA) Center for Integrative Medicine, made a $15 million...
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