News Roundup

…and other items from this week’s health science news: It can make quite a difference It’s often said that late-night snacking is bad for metabolic health, with a common claim being that it increases fat storage. But what about the liver, specifically? Researchers analyzed self-reported diet and lifestyle data from almost 200,000 participants in three…

…and other items from this week’s health science news: One thing and another Certain things often come together, with one thing leading to another, whether by direct causality (i.e. one thing causes another), or because they are each caused by the same underlying factors. Cardiometabolic disease is one of those situations. So, after a diagnosis…

…and other items from this week’s health science news: Which way does the relationship go, really? Sleep problems have been reported by 64.1% of people with migraine, compared with 38.7% of people without headaches and 45.4% of those with tension-type headaches. The latter difference suggests that there maybe something more at hand here than just…

…and other items from this week’s health science news: We think you’ll like the sound of this Researchers (Dr. Tomohiro Umeda et al.) found that ultrasound can help vs muscle stiffness. The deep-muscle challenge: the soleus is a major calf muscle located beneath the gastrocnemius, making it harder to target with approaches such as stretching,…

…and other items from this week’s health science news: Where there’s smoke… Obviously smoking is bad for all aspects of health, so what’s with the fact that in studies, regular smokers had significantly higher levels of exhaled carbon monoxide (CO), and they had about a 30% lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease than non-smokers? Researchers…

…and other items from this week’s health science news: The world’s smallest bladder First, why UTIs return: uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), the main cause of UTIs, can invade bladder cells and establish protected bacterial “reservoirs” deep within the bladder wall. These hidden bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment and later trigger another infection. However, standard antibiotic…

…and other items from this week’s health science news: The brain needs hormones too Women get Alzheimer’s at nearly twice the rate than men do, and deteriorate more rapidly after onset, too. It’s tempting to think that estrogen might be to blame, but Alzheimer’s typically happens after menopause, so what gives? A recent study followed…

…and other items from this week’s health science news: Best of both worlds? GLP-1 receptor agonists are well-known for their weight-loss efficacy, but the problem is that reducing overall food intake typically results in muscle loss as well as fat loss. That’s a big problem, especially as we get older and maintaining muscle becomes 1)…

…and other items from this week’s health science news: Estradiol up your brain health Researchers (Dr. Jennifer Bruno et al.) looked at data from 21,462 women on HRT or not (and for the sake of simplicity, looked only at estrogen-only HRT, to avoid confounding factors), and had the following main results: The benefits may be…

…and other items from this week’s health science news: A combination to smile about Gum disease (periodontitis) isn’t fun, and can actually be quite a severe health threat. But antibiotics (which, for all their faults, work well against that) are also not fun and can also be quite a severe health threat. So, what to…

…and other items from this week’s health science news: The meat of the dilemma We are often told we should eat more protein, and it’s sometimes even true! However: a review of more than 350 scientific papers has concluded that, for many sedentary adults, consuming less protein can improve metabolic health, promote healthy aging, and…

…and other items from this week’s health science news: Catching up with Europe and Asia Good news! The US has finally approved bemotrizinol (BEMT), a sunscreen UV filter widely used for many years in Europe and Asia, marking the first new organic UV filter approved in the US this century. What it does differently is…