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New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is adding weight to a growing body of evidence suggesting the food additive titanium dioxide, also known as E171, can disrupt the gut microbiome, leading to colonic inflammation.Continue Reading… Continue reading Common food additive found to disrupt gut bacteria, cause inflammation
A new study from the University of Kentucky has described a novel form of dementia characterized by the toxic accumulation of four different proteins in the brain. The research suggests many patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease may be suffering from this different, and more complex, neurodegenerative condition.
Tags: Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Neuroscience, Brain, Parkinson’s Disease, Protein, University of Kentucky, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading Newly discovered type of dementia may account for 20 percent of cases
The results of one of the first randomized control trials to investigate fasting as an adjunct to chemotherapy have been published in the journal Nature Communications. The findings offer the prospect a simple dietary intervention can improve the outco… Continue reading Fasting, or low-cal diets, may improve efficacy of cancer chemotherapy
Two new studies are offering strong evidence that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and obesity are serious risk factors for developing dementia in later life. The studies are observational, and cannot determine casualty, but they both build on prior research reaching similar conclusions.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Obesity, Inflammatory, Gut Bacteria, Microbiome, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, University College London
Continue reading IBD and obesity affirmed as serious dementia risk factors
Newly released maps of Zealandia, a massive sunken landmass many have argued should be classified as Earth’s eighth continent, are revealing the topography of this underwater land in unprecedented detail. The new trove of data comes from New Zealand re… Continue reading Ancient sunken continent of Zealandia laid bare in new interactive maps
While much research has investigated short-term physiological responses to exercise a new study has set out to examine how long-term physical training, consistently performed for over a decade, can influence gene activity to prevent metabolic disease.C… Continue reading Long-term endurance exercise found to alter more than 1000 genes
A detailed new brain imaging study, examining a number of cognitively healthy middle-aged subjects, is suggesting lower levels of estrogen in women post-menopause could play a role in triggering brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The research hypothesizes this mechanism may be one of the reasons why women suffer from Alzheimer’s at greater rates than men.
Category: Science
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Brain, Medical Imaging, Neuroscience, fMRI
Continue reading Women develop Alzheimer’s more than men due to hormones, suggests study
Preliminary results from a small human trial testing a novel cancer drug revealed over half the cohort had their tumors stop growing completely. The experimental drug, called berzosertib, is moving to larger clinical trials with experts expressing caut… Continue reading New class of cancer drug halts tumor growth in early human trials
An Oxford University-led trial testing a commonly available immunosuppressive drug on COVID-19 patients has found the cheap steroid significantly reduces deaths when administered to severely sick patients in intensive care. The treatment, described as … Continue reading How suppressing the immune system can save lives in severe COVID-19 cases
A newly developed test that measures a number of metabolites in urine can effectively determine not only the quality of a person’s nutritional intake, but whether they are on the right diet for their specific metabolism. The five-minute test creates a … Continue reading New urine test can tell if you are on the best diet for your body