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Immune system imbalance could serve as a trigger for depression, suggests research
Date: 11/11/2024
In this review, Yirmiya, one of the first researchers to draw connections between immune system dysfunction and depression in the 1990s, has analysed the 100 most-cited papers in the field, creating a "panoramic view" of the complex interactions between inflammation and depressive symptoms.
How ADHD may influence a child's weight
Date: 11/11/2024
Children with increased ADHD symptoms are typically lighter at birth than their peers but are later more likely to have obesity
High consumption of ultra-processed foods linked to accelerated biological aging
Date: 05/11/2024
A study conducted in Italy has shown that high consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with the acceleration of biological aging, regardless of the nutritional quality of the diet.
How the keto diet could one day treat autoimmune disorders by increasing anti-inflammatory compounds
Date: 04/11/2024
These results provide hope for the development of a more tolerable alternative to helping those people than asking them stick to a challenging restrictive diet.
Study finds techniques to protect neurons from harmful impact of some dietary fats on multiple sclerosis progression
Date: 01/11/2024
"This new information points to a specific metabolic pathway through which dietary fats can worsen MS symptoms."
Enzymes linked to high-fat diet's impact on multiple sclerosis offer potential way to protect neurons
Date: 01/11/2024
"We hope this information can empower patients to make informed dietary decisions that could positively impact the course of the disease, while identifying strategies to counteract the effect of enzymes in a neuron-specific fashion."
Britain’s postwar sugar craze confirms harms of sweet diets in early life
Date: 31/10/2024
A study utilising the end of sugar rationing in the UK as a natural experiment reveals that early-life exposure to high sugar intake may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and hypertension later in life.
Sugar in first 1,000 days linked to poor health later
Date: 31/10/2024
Cutting sugar in the first 1,000 days of a baby's life - from conception to the age of two - appears to reduce the risk of developing significant health issues in adult life, say researchers.
The effects of binge drinking on teenagers’ brain development
Date: 23/10/2024
Alcohol is deeply rooted in our cultures and habits, and in most Western countries, its significant economic weight grants it a much more favourable legal status and social perception than other drugs.
Scurvy is largely a historical disease but there are signs it’s making a comeback
Date: 23/10/2024
Scurvy is a disease caused by a severe deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Without enough vitamin C, the body cannot properly repair tissues, heal wounds, or fight infections.
For heavy drinkers, chronic pain associated with alcohol withdrawal could be permanent
Date: 16/10/2024
One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is "allodynia"— increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which is a clinical sign of chronic pain.
Ultra-processed foods: Why public health warnings could backfire
Date: 16/10/2024
We should be thinking very carefully about what advice is being given to the public, as opposed to providing simplified and potentially misleading messages that grab headlines.
Folic acid may mitigate link between lead exposure during pregnancy and autistic behaviors in children
Date: 16/10/2024
Folic acid supplementation during pregnancy has numerous benefits to child health, especially brain development.
Gene therapy that converts omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in the body could combat effects of childhood obesity
Date: 14/10/2024
Childhood obesity has become an epidemic, and as a result, arthritis is becoming increasingly common in children.
Having a sweet tooth is linked to higher risk of depression, diabetes and stroke, study finds
Date: 09/10/2024
People with a preference for sweets are at a higher risk of developing depression, diabetes, and suffering a stroke, according to new research from the University of Surrey.
Dietary fat alone does not cause changes in the hypothalamus, mouse study finds
Date: 04/10/2024
A high-fat diet can promote overweight and increase the risk of metabolic diseases, such as diabetes. In mice brains, this leads to measurable changes in the region of the hypothalamus.
Four in five pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient – here’s why that’s worrying
Date: 03/10/2024
More than 80% of pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient by their third trimester, according to a new study. Surprisingly the women were in otherwise good health.
California bans six artificial dyes in foods served at public schools
Date: 01/10/2024
A new law just passed in California makes it the first state to tell public schools they may no longer serve foods that contain six artificial dyes linked to health and behaviour problems among children.
The Stronger Minds Podcast: Why I'm Starting a Beef with the NICE People
Date: 01/10/2024
The average full term baby weighs just over 7lbs. One pound of that is the baby’s brain. Nature, via the mother’s body, devotes enormous amounts of energy into building the baby’s brain during and just after pregnancy. The brain is the hungriest organ in the body and requires specific nutrients from the diet for proper structure and function.
Food for thought: How diet affects the brain over a lifetime
Date: 30/09/2024
A wealth of research shows that what people eat affects the body's ability to ward off heart disease and stroke. And a growing body of research finds what's good for the heart is good for the brain, revealing the same risk factors that lead to heart disease contribute to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
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