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16 May: New Weight Loss Options Improve Cardiac Health

Weight gain can lead to high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and dyslipidemia, a metabolic disorder of abnormal lipids. As the body gets bigger, cardiac changes occur and the left ventricle — the heart’s main pumping chamber — enlarges too. The ventricle thickens and it can be more difficult to pump blood effectively…

Foot traffic can predict COVID-19 spread in New York City neighborhoods

08 May: Foot traffic can predict COVID-19 spread in New York City neighborhoods

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology reveals how foot traffic data from mobile devices can enhance neighborhood-level COVID-19 forecasts in New York City. The research, led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Dalian University of Technology, provides a novel approach to predicting

Physician-led online nutrition intervention program is successful at improving health for patients with type 2 diabetes

07 May: Physician-led online nutrition intervention program is successful at improving health for patients with type 2 diabetes

Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels An online physician-led plant-based nutrition intervention program for patients with type 2 diabetes is practical, cost-effective, and successful at improving patient health, finds a new study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. The program led to reductions in diabetes medications, body

Skin-to-skin contact improves breastfeeding but not cognitive outcomes in very preterm infants: Clinical trial

04 May: Skin-to-skin contact improves breastfeeding but not cognitive outcomes in very preterm infants: Clinical trial

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers led by the Trondheim University Hospital in Norway report that two hours of immediate skin-to-skin contact between mothers and very preterm infants after birth does not improve cognitive, motor, or language development by age 2 to 3 years. Infants receiving the intervention did show significantly improved breastfeeding outcomes. Very preterm