Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People with type 2 diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed…
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School meals would be even healthier if compliant with US nutrition standards, study finds
Estimated deaths prevented and health care-related cost savings later in adulthood associated with implementation of the 2020 DGA-aligned school meal standards in the United States, by dietary factors. Note: Bars…
Oxycodone prescriptions after delivery not linked to longer-term opioid use compared to codeine
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Postpartum prescriptions for oxycodone were not associated with increased risk of longer-term opioid use compared to codeine prescriptions, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian…
Twenty percent with livebirth via ART go on to conceive naturally
Twenty percent of women with livebirth via assisted reproductive technology (ART) subsequently conceive naturally, according to a study published online June 20 in Human Reproduction. Annette Thwaites, M.B., B.Chir., from…
Novel vaccine may hold key to prevent or reduce the impact of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A novel vaccine that targets inflamed brain cells associated with Alzheimer’s disease may hold the key to potentially preventing or modifying the course of the disease,…
What happens in our body when we encounter and fight off a virus like the flu, SARS-CoV-2 or RSV?
Credit: Shutterstock Respiratory viruses like influenza virus (flu), SARS-CoV-2 (which causes COVID) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can make us sick by infecting our respiratory system, including the nose, upper…
Pitt study points to new opportunities for HIV treatment
HIV infecting a human cell. Credit: NIH Sometimes in science, answers come serendipitously, where researchers aren’t expecting to find them. That’s what happened to Cristian Apetrei, Ivona Pandrea and their…
People on ART with low levels of HIV viral load found to have almost zero risk of sexually transmitting the virus
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People living with HIV who maintain low—but still detectible—levels of the virus and adhere to their antiretroviral regimen have almost zero risk of transmitting it to…
Are you at risk for hepatitis?
Electron micrograph of the Hepatitis A virus (HAV). Credit: CDC/Betty Partin Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The five main strains of the hepatitis virus are referred to as types…
Study of cadmium in pregnant women yields crucial insights into fetal development
Credit: CC0 Public Domain As with many toxins, exposure to the toxic metal cadmium during pregnancy can adversely impact fetal development. Now, researchers at the Rutgers School of Public Health…
