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Liu et al. found that compared to non-coffee drinkers, adults who drank moderate amounts (1.5 to 3.5 cups per day) of unsweetened coffee or sugar-sweetened coffee were less likely to die during a 7-year follow up period. Image credit: Sci-News.com.

Drinking Coffee Daily, Even with Sugar Added, Reduces Mortality Risk: Study

May 31, 2022 by News Staff

Moderate dietary consumption (1.5 to 3.5 cups per day) of unsweetened or sugar-sweetened coffee is associated with a lower mortality risk, according to...

CCR5 expression and activation in the dorsal hippocampus after contextual fear conditioning. Image credit: Shen et al., doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04783-1.

Study: FDA-Approved HIV Drug Restores Memory Linking in Middle-Aged Mice

May 26, 2022 by News Staff

Our real-world memories are formed in a particular context and are often not acquired or recalled in isolation. Time is a key variable in the organization...

Sustained intake of cranberry over a 12-week period produced significant improvements in memory and neural function in older adults who were cognitively healthy. Image credit: MrGajowy3.

Study: Daily Cranberry Consumption Improves Episodic Memory and Neural Function in Older Adults

May 19, 2022 by News Staff

Daily cranberry supplementation (equivalent to 1 small cup of cranberries) over a 12-week period improves episodic memory performance and neural functioning,...

Blueberry supplementation may contribute to protection against cognitive decline when implemented early in at-risk individuals. Image credit: Kjerstin Michaela Noomi Sakura Gihle Martinsen Haraldsen.

Eating Blueberry Regularly Reduces Dementia Risk, New Study Suggests

May 12, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Blueberry supplementation has neurocognitive benefit in middle-aged individuals with insulin resistance and elevated risk for future dementia, according...

Capsaicin is a chemical compound derived from chili peppers. Image credit: Jill Wellington.

Capsaicin: Researchers Look into Health Benefits of Active Component of Chili Peppers

May 10, 2022 by News Staff

You’re at an Indian, Mexican or Thai restaurant. You bite into a reddish substance. Immediately, your tongue tingles, you feel a rush of heat, you break...

Young males with a poor diet saw a significant improvement in their symptoms of depression when they switched to a healthy Mediterranean diet. Image credit: Barbara Jackson.

Study: Mediterranean Diet Improves Depressive Symptoms in Young Men with Clinical Depression

May 9, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

New research highlights the important role of nutrition for the treatment of depression and should inform advice given by clinicians to young men. Young...

Vivash et al. investigated the safety and tolerability of treatment with sodium selenate in patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia, and evaluated measures of efficacy to inform future randomized-controlled trials of sodium selenate in patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. Image credit: Mohamed Hassan.

Sodium Selenate Shows Promise for Patients with Dementia

May 6, 2022 by News Staff

A new study published in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions has demonstrated that 12 months of treatment...

Human blood stem cells emerging from specialized endothelial cells in the wall of an embryonic aorta. Image credit: Hanna Mikkola Lab, UCLA / Katja Schenke-Layland Lab, University of Tübingen.

Researchers Create Map of Human Blood Stem Cell Development

Apr 19, 2022 by News Staff

A research team led by University of California, Los Angeles scientists has created a single-cell transcriptome map of human hematopoietic tissues from...

Bagagiolo et al. performed a comprehensive literature search for evidence on the efficacy and safety of osteopathic manipulative treatment for any condition. Image credit: Jarmon_88.

Osteopathy May Relieve Pain Associated with Musculoskeletal Disorders, New Review Says

Apr 14, 2022 by News Staff

A new review of the available clinical evidence, published in the journal BMJ Open, suggests that osteopathic manipulative treatment could be effective...

Scanning electron micrograph showing rod-shaped fragments of the aerial mycelium of Lentzea flaviverrucosa grown on modified Sauton’s agar for 8 days at 28 degrees Celsius. Magnification 8,000x. Image credit: Xie et al., doi: 10.1099/00207713-52-5-1815.

New Antibiotic Candidate Identified in Soil Bacterium

Apr 13, 2022 by News Staff

A team of U.S. researchers has discovered a potential candidate for drug development from a rare species of actinomycete bacterium called Lentzea flaviverrucosa. Scanning...

The T14 system participates in at least four interactive cascades. Image credit: Greenfield et al., doi: 10.1002/trc2.12274.

New Drug Effective in Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

Apr 12, 2022 by News Staff

NBP14, a new drug candidate from Neuro-Bio Ltd., effectively treats the signs of neurodegeneration in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, according...

Human ES cell derived RASC transitioning to an Alveolar type 2 cell over time in culture. Image credit: Basil et al., doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04552-0.

New Type of Human Lung Cell Discovered

Apr 5, 2022 by News Staff

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a distinct secretory cell lineage deep within human...

In two large cohorts of U.S. men and women, Pacheco et al. found inverse associations between avocado consumption and the incidence of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease events after adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors and other dietary variables. Image credit: Briam Cute.

Higher Avocado Consumption Tied to Lower Risk of Cardiovascular and Coronary Heart Diseases

Apr 4, 2022 by Natali Anderson

In two large prospective cohorts of U.S. men and women followed for 30 years, higher intake of avocado (≥2 servings/week) was associated with a lower...

Boolani et al. suggest that energy and fatigue are unique traits that could be defined by distinct bacterial communities not driven by diet. Image credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health.

Distinct Gut Bacterial Communities are Associated with Personality Traits: Study

Mar 31, 2022 by News Staff

New research provides evidence that the four traits (i.e., mental energy and fatigue, physical energy and fatigue) may have unique yet overlapping gut...

Sleep restriction combined with ad libitum food promotes excess energy intake without varying energy expenditure. Image credit: Covassin et al., doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.01.038.

Study: Lack of Sleep Predisposes to Abdominal Visceral Obesity

Mar 30, 2022 by News Staff

Visceral fat is deposited deep inside the abdomen around internal organs and is strongly linked to cardiac and metabolic diseases. New research from Mayo...

Plums (Prunus domestica). Image credit: Vanessa / K-e-k-u-l-é.

Daily Prune Consumption Improves Bone Health, New Study Finds

Mar 29, 2022 by News Staff

Bone mineral density (BMD) is known to decrease rapidly after menopause and women over the age of 50 are more likely to experience hip fractures, which...

Daytime napping and cognition may drive each other’s changes bidirectionally. Image credit: StockSnap.

Study Finds Bidirectional Link between Daytime Napping and Cognitive Aging

Mar 28, 2022 by News Staff

In a new cohort study, published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, participants tended to nap longer and more frequently with aging; most importantly,...

This image shows subcellular localization of ADRAM (red) in primary cortical neurons. Scale bar - 20 μm. Image credit: Wei et al., doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110546.

Study: Junk DNA Could Be Key to Extinguishing Fear-Related Memories

Mar 25, 2022 by News Staff

Queensland Brain Institute’s Dr. Timothy Bredy and colleagues have discovered an experience-induced non-coding RNA, named ADRAM (activity-dependent lncRNA...

Alpha-linolenic acid, a type of omega-3 fatty acid, is found in flaxseed oil as well as canola, soy, perilla, and walnut oils. Image credit: Handwerker / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Plant-Derived Fatty Acid Reduces Heart Disease Risk, New Review Says

Mar 23, 2022 by News Staff

Alpha-linolenic acid, a vegetable omega-3 fatty acid, can benefit heart health and reduce the risk of heart disease, according to a review paper published...