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…

New research indicates that physical activity lowers cardiovascular disease risk in part by reducing stress-related signaling in the brain. In the study, which was led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, people with…

New research being presented at this year's ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April) has found compelling evidence that tuberculosis (TB) can have a lasting impact on the lungs of individuals who have been successfully treated for the disease. TB survivors have smaller lungs with narrower airways and slower air flow, the…

In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers evaluated the effects of exercise on appetite in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or prediabetes. The global prevalence of T2DM and prediabetes has been steadily growing, with about 537 million people living with diabetes in 2021, compared to 108 million in 1980. Obesity…

In a recent study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers assessed the long-term impact of adherence to the Mediterranean diet on the incidence of hypertension (HTN) over a 20-year period in a cohort of non-hypertensive adults. Study: Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and 20-year incidence of hypertension: the ATTICA prospective…

Breastfeeding is the ideal source of nutrition for almost all infants. However, only 44% of infants worldwide below six months of age are breastfed without supplementary feeds. One common reason is insufficient milk to satisfy the child's needs. A new study published online in the journal Advances in Nutrition reviews existing literature to identify and…

Scientists have discovered that a type of fat accumulates as tissue ages and that this accumulation can be reversed through exercise. Researchers from Amsterdam UMC, together with colleagues from Maastricht UMC+, analyzed both mice and human tissue before and after exercise allowing them to draw this conclusion. The results are published today in Nature Aging. …

The concept of "One Health" – which emphasizes the relationship between human, animal, plant and environmental health – has been gaining ground in scientific discussions in recent years. Brazilian and North American researchers developing research using this approach presented their work on Tuesday (April 9th), in Chicago (United States), during FAPESP Week Illinois. One of the…

What if changes in a person's stress levels could be detected while they sleep using wearable devices? A new study by University of Vermont researchers published today in PLOS Digital Health is the first to find changes in perceived stress levels reflected in sleep data-;an important step towards identifying biomarkers that may help flag individuals…

  Although women have breastfed since the beginning of time, there is very little scientific research on how exercise affects breast milk. Different online forums for pregnant women and new mothers are full of questions about this exact issue: Can exercise cause breast milk to go sour? What happens to breast milk if you do…