In a recent study published in Nutrients, researchers elucidate various exercise parameters, such as timing, type, intensity, and volume, influence post-meal glucose responses in healthy and diabetic individuals. Study:  Exercise Prescription for Postprandial Glycemic Management. Image Credit: C_Production / Shutterstock.com Does exercise timing affect postprandial glucose responses?  Exercise improves blood flow…

Spending too much time online to the point of compulsion and the neglect of other necessary activities, plus not sleeping or exercising enough, are linked to a heightened risk of both truancy and school absence due to illness among teens, finds research published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Teenage girls seem to be…

A new study led by Neda Jahanshad, PhD, a researcher at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI), is set to illuminate the underexplored domain of brain aging and risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) among Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) adults in the United States. Addressing this…

A new paper in JNCI Cancer Spectrum, published by Oxford University Press, finds that following a healthy diet lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease in breast cancer survivors. Cardiovascular disease is the top non-breast cancer related cause of death in women with breast cancer. There are more than 3.8 million female breast cancer survivors in…

In a recent review published in Nature Aging, researchers explored vaccine-based therapeutics for age-related disorders. Study:  Targeting aging and age-related diseases with vaccines . Image Credit: Ground Picture/Shutterstock.com Background Aging is a primary risk factor for chronic illnesses, marked by reduced physiological capabilities. Cell senescence, genomic instability, stem cell fatigue, and mitochondrial failure…

In a recent review article published in the journal Nutrients, researchers discussed the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency despite its widespread availability through sunlight, food, and supplements, highlighting its associations with various health conditions. The article emphasized the need for further research to establish vitamin D's beneficial effects and suggested that precision nutrition and personalized…

Breast cancer is now the world's most common cancer; at the end of 2020, 7.8 million women were alive having been diagnosed in the previous five years. In the same year, 685,000 women died from the disease. Despite significant improvements in research, treatment, and survival, gross inequities persist, and many patients are being systematically left…

A recent Sports Medicine – Open study conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate how varying carbohydrate intake and the glycemic index (GI) impact performance in endurance training regimens in men. Study:  Effects of a 10-Week Exercise and Nutritional Intervention with Variable Dietary Carbohydrates and Glycaemic Indices on Substrate Metabolism, Glycogen Storage, and Endurance…

A University of Michigan study has shown that traumatic experiences during childhood may get "under the skin" later in life, impairing the muscle function of people as they age. The study examined the function of skeletal muscle of older adults paired with surveys of adverse events they had experienced in childhood. It found that people…

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is among the leading causes of illness and death in the current age. While CVD has long been linked to the onset of depression, not much is known about whether the spouses of those affected are more likely to become depressed after such events. A study recently published in JAMA Network Open…