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  Can the air the quality affect your weight?

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • March 15, 2020
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  In a new study published March 12, 2020 by the University of Colorado at Boulder links air pollution to changes in the human gut microbiome which could fuel diabetes, obesity and inflammatory bowel diseases like colitis and Crohn's disease. Here is the...
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  Paternal Exercise Has a Significant Impact on the Metabolic Health of Offspring Well into their Adulthood

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • October 22, 2018
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  Most parents know that the diet and exercise habits of a pregnant woman impacts the health of her baby, but little is known about how a father's health choices are passed to his children. A new study finds that lifestyle practices of fathers prior to...  moreMost parents know that the diet and exercise habits of a pregnant woman impacts the health of her baby, but little is known about how a father's health choices are passed to his children. A new study finds that lifestyle practices of fathers prior to conception may have a major impact on the lifelong health of their children.  
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  Researchers find potential source of insulin-producing cells in adult human pancreas

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • September 26, 2015
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  The USF-led study may lead to drug therapies to replenish cells destroyed or damaged by diabetes
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  Mobile technology may help people improve health behaviors

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • August 14, 2015
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  Smart phone apps and wearable sensors are promising for improving cardiovascular health behaviors, preliminary data suggest. Self-monitoring is a key facet of changing behavior to prevent and manage heart health. Smartphone apps and wearable sensors have...  moreSmart phone apps and wearable sensors are promising for improving cardiovascular health behaviors, preliminary data suggest. Self-monitoring is a key facet of changing behavior to prevent and manage heart health. Smartphone apps and wearable sensors have the potential to encourage positive change.  
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  Diabetics who skip breakfast provoke hazardous blood sugar spikes

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • July 28, 2015
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  A new study reveals how skipping breakfast affects people with type-2 diabetes. According to the researchers, pancreatic beta cells which produce insulin lose their "memory" due to the prolonged period between one evening's dinner and the next day's...  moreA new study reveals how skipping breakfast affects people with type-2 diabetes. According to the researchers, pancreatic beta cells which produce insulin lose their "memory" due to the prolonged period between one evening's dinner and the next day's lunch. In other words, they "forget" their vital role.  
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  Is too much artificial light at night making us sick?

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • March 18, 2015
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  Modern life, with its preponderance of inadequate exposure to natural light during the day and overexposure to artificial light at night, is not conducive to the body's natural sleep/wake cycle. A cancer epidemiologist and team members suggest such...  moreModern life, with its preponderance of inadequate exposure to natural light during the day and overexposure to artificial light at night, is not conducive to the body's natural sleep/wake cycle. A cancer epidemiologist and team members suggest such overexposure has possible ties to cancer, obesity, diabetes, and other health issues.  
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  Sitting for long periods increases risk of disease and early death, regardless of exercise

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • January 19, 2015
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  The amount of time a person sits during the day is associated with a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and death, regardless of regular exercise, according to a review study.
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  Resetting the circadian clock: Shift workers might want to skip high-iron foods at night

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • October 22, 2014
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  Workers punching in for the graveyard shift may be better off not eating high-iron foods at night so they don’t disrupt the circadian clock in their livers. "Iron is like the dial that sets the timing of the clock," the lead researcher says....  moreWorkers punching in for the graveyard shift may be better off not eating high-iron foods at night so they don’t disrupt the circadian clock in their livers. "Iron is like the dial that sets the timing of the clock," the lead researcher says. "Discovering a factor, such as iron, that sets the circadian rhythm of the liver may have broad implications for people who do shift work."  
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  Missing link in epigenetics could explain conundrum of disease inheritance

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • July 8, 2016
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  The process by which a mother's diet during pregnancy can permanently affect her offspring's attributes, such as weight, could be strongly influenced by genetic variation in an unexpected part of the genome, according to research. The discovery could...  moreThe process by which a mother's diet during pregnancy can permanently affect her offspring's attributes, such as weight, could be strongly influenced by genetic variation in an unexpected part of the genome, according to research. The discovery could shed light on why many human genetic studies have previously not been able to fully explain how certain diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and obesity, are inherited.