Search Result For: findings

Cannellini beans with herbs on a piece of toast on a plate

Date: 2025/01/13 - 22:00

Gut bacteria may help dietary fiber fight colorectal cancer, study finds

When gut bacteria breaks down plant fiber, they produce two compounds that act on genes to help prevent the growth of cancers, researchers have found.

collage of salad leaf wrap and Mediterranean salad with halloumi, tomatoes, and chickpeas

Date: 2025/01/13 - 20:31

Keto may be best for blood sugar control in the short term

A keto diet could improve blood sugar, gut microbiota composition, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference more than a Mediterranean diet, but only in the short term.

Date: 2025/01/12 - 10:31

Exercise may help stop cancer progression, lower death risk

Physical activity before cancer diagnosis is associated with a decreased risk of cancer progression and death, a new study, which focused mostly on breast and prostate cancer patients, found.

person's hands pouring olive oil over slice of bread

Date: 2025/01/11 - 10:31

Mediterranean diet may boost memory by changing gut makeup

The Mediterranean diet is associated with improved memory and learning in young rats, a recent study shows, suggesting that the same findings could also apply to humans,

Date: 2025/01/08 - 23:32

Morning Coffee May Help You Live Longer, Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk

A first-of-its-kind study found that morning coffee drinkers have a lower risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease-related death compared to those who drink coffee throughout the day or not at all.

caregiver supporting older woman as she walks

Date: 2025/01/08 - 19:00

Is Alzheimer's linked to the cold-sore-causing herpes virus?

There is a potential link between Alzheimer's disease and the herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), which is a common cause for cold sores, a recent study suggests

Date: 2025/01/07 - 20:31

Sugary drinks may be driving millions of diabetes and heart disease cases

Sugar-sweetened beverages were responsible for an estimated 9.8% of new type 2 diabetes cases and 3.1% of cardiovascular disease cases worldwide in 2020, a new study found.

collage of different images of cells under the microscope

Date: 2025/01/04 - 10:31

Cells all over the body store 'memories': What does this mean for health?

Kidney and nerve tissue cells can form memories much like brain cells, one new study has found. Another recent study says that memories of obesity stored in fat tissue may be partly responsible for the yo-yo weight loss effect.

Red Blood Cell Infected with Malaria Parasites

Date: 2025/01/03 - 18:30

NIH researchers discover novel class of anti-malaria antibodies

New antibodies could lead to next generation of interventions against malaria.

Picture of multi-colored, “splotchy” graph used to visualize the different cell types which analyzed in a study of aging on the mouse brain.

Date: 2025/01/02 - 18:00

Aging may change some brain cells more than others

NIH-funded mouse study provides roadmap for how aging may alter brain cell genetic activity.