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How can different diets combined with salt restriction alleviate high blood pressure and hypertension?

A recent study conducted a clinical trial to compare the popular diets, namely, the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension and the Mediterranean diet, in combination with a salt-restricting strategy for reducing high blood pressure and hypertension.

29 Aug 2023

How do popular dietary trends impact athletic performance?

A recent Nutrients study critically evaluated the existing research on diets and their impacts on athletic performance.

29 Aug 2023

Eating your way out of pain: How your gut microbiota and diet can help manage chronic discomfort

A recent study in the Nutrients journal employs bibliometrics to explore how nutrition impacts the relationship between gut microbiota and chronic pain. The research highlights the potential of probiotics and prebiotics in managing pain conditions and underscores the need for further studies to understand the interplay between diet, gut health, and chronic pain.

28 Aug 2023

Beyond traditional models: 3D bioprinted tumor microenvironment unlocks resistance insights

Researchers developed a three-dimensional (3D) biologically printed in vitro model of the breast cancer tumor microenvironment.

28 Aug 2023

Subcutaneous anchors more effective than adhesives in securing catheters

The largest study of patients with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) utilizing a subcutaneous anchoring securement system (SASS) ever conducted shows that using subcutaneous anchors to secure catheters is more effective than using adhesive securement devices (ASD).

25 Aug 2023

Texas Heart Institute receives $2 million NIH grant to develop transplantable bioartificial hearts

The Texas Heart Institute recently received a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to advance the technology supporting development of transplantable bioartificial hearts.

25 Aug 2023

MFGM and milk protein may improve physical functioning of the elderly, study shows

Leading Finnish dairy company Valio collaborated with top nutritional scientists in a new study about the effects of MFGM and milk protein on the physical functioning of the elderly. The results show significant improvement in balance and physical performance even without an exercise intervention.

25 Aug 2023

Asian Americans have the highest PFAS exposure, study finds

Asian Americans have significantly higher exposure than other ethnic or racial groups to PFAS, a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals also known as "toxic forever" chemicals, Mount Sinai-led researchers report.

24 Aug 2023

Ketogenic diets, gut microbiota, and health effects

The evidence on ketogenic diets (KDs) from the past three decades.

24 Aug 2023

Fatty acid combination supplement improves visual function in preterm babies

Preterm babies given a supplement with a combination of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids have better visual function by the age of two and a half. This has been shown by a study at the University of Gothenburg.

24 Aug 2023

Is soil mineral content impacting human growth and nutrition?

Researchers examined the relationship between soil mineral content and health status among the pediatric and adult female populations of India.

24 Aug 2023

NIH awards $3 million grant to study synbiotic medical food for bone health in older women

The NIH/National Institute on Aging has awarded a R01 $3 million grant to study the impact of a probiotic/prebiotic (synbiotic) medical food developed by Solarea Bio on maintaining bone health of older women.

23 Aug 2023

Many US young adults have poor lifestyle factors and cardiometabolic diseases, study reveals

Research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals that many US young adults have poor lifestyle factors and cardiometabolic diseases-;such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension-;with varying rates based on race and ethnicity.

23 Aug 2023

Association of dietary patterns with general and central obesity in Chinese adults

What is the effect of a workplace-based nutritional and behavioral intervention on adherence to Mediterranean diet principles at 12 months?

The impact of nutritional and behavioral intervention on adherence to the Mediterranean diet among US firefighters.

22 Aug 2023

Food & You: the utility of a digital cohort for personalized nutrition studies

In a recent article, researchers used a digital cohort to implement a personalized nutrition study.

22 Aug 2023

Nutrition News and Research

How can different diets combined with salt restriction alleviate high blood pressure and hypertension?

How do popular dietary trends impact athletic performance?

Eating your way out of pain: How your gut microbiota and diet can help manage chronic discomfort

Beyond traditional models: 3D bioprinted tumor microenvironment unlocks resistance insights

Subcutaneous anchors more effective than adhesives in securing catheters

Texas Heart Institute receives $2 million NIH grant to develop transplantable bioartificial hearts

MFGM and milk protein may improve physical functioning of the elderly, study shows

Asian Americans have the highest PFAS exposure, study finds

Ketogenic diets, gut microbiota, and health effects

Fatty acid combination supplement improves visual function in preterm babies

Is soil mineral content impacting human growth and nutrition?

NIH awards $3 million grant to study synbiotic medical food for bone health in older women

Many US young adults have poor lifestyle factors and cardiometabolic diseases, study reveals

Association of dietary patterns with general and central obesity in Chinese adults

Kidney–Gut axis: study shows potential link between gut dysbiosis and chronic kidney disease

Bariatric surgery linked to lower cancer risk in women

Study finds altered brain connectivity in people with obesity

Could plant-based diets help treat cardiovascular diseases?

What is the effect of a workplace-based nutritional and behavioral intervention on adherence to Mediterranean diet principles at 12 months?

Food & You: the utility of a digital cohort for personalized nutrition studies

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