Prenatal Fentanyl Exposure Suspected in Novel Syndrome
A possible link between a novel cholesterol metabolism disorder and prenatal fentanyl exposure is under investigation. The hypothesis is that prenatal fentanyl exposure possibly interferes with cholesterol metabolism, leading to findings resembling Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) in 10 infants. However, Erica Fernandes, DO, a clinical geneticist at Nemours Children’s Health in Wilmington, Delaware, and study co-authors […]
Vascular Conditions Offer No Clarity on Pollution-Dementia Link
Investigators appeared to rule out vascular dysfunction mediating the previously reported link between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and dementia. Contrasting with prior studies, their nationally representative U.S. cohort study found no significant association between greater long-term exposure to PM2.5 and a higher dementia risk 10 years later (HR 1.04, 95% CI 0.98-1.11). Sensitivity analysis suggested […]
Study Links Being Breastfed to Cancer Risk in Adulthood
Additional evidence for a possible link between breastfeeding and colorectal cancer (CRC) was found in a large cohort study. In two prospective cohorts of 158,696 women followed for more than 20 years, being breastfed in infancy was associated with a 23% increased risk of CRC in adulthood (HR 1.23, 95% CI 1.10-1.38, P<0.001), Chen Yuan, […]
Yeast studies show that diet in early life matters for lifelong health
Researchers at the Babraham Institute are proposing an alternative link between diet and ageing based on studies in yeast. Dr Jon Houseley and his team have published their experiments, showing that healthy ageing is achievable through dietary change without restriction by potentially optimising diet, and that ill-health is not an inevitable part of the ageing […]
New research establishes how and why Western diets high in sugar and fat cause liver disease: Research is unlocking how the food we eat contributes to an epidemic of chronic liver disease
New research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine has established a link between western diets high in fat and sugar and the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the leading cause of chronic liver disease. The research, based in the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building at MU, has identified the western diet-induced […]
COVID and Heart Attack in the Young; No Vax for Fungal Infections; Wilderness Trauma
Note that some links may require subscriptions. A possible link between COVID and a spike in heart attacks among young people. (Today) Despite a growing prevalence of fungal infections, vaccine development continues to lag. (NBC News) After a mandatory evacuation, residents of East Palestine, Ohio, were allowed to return home Thursday following a train derailment […]
Fatty liver disease endangers brain health
In a study examining the link between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and brain dysfunction, scientists at the Roger Williams Institute of Hepatology, affiliated to King’s College London and the University of Lausanne, found an accumulation of fat in the liver causes a decrease in oxygen to the brain and inflammation to brain tissue — […]
Intriguing connection between diet, eye health and lifespan uncovered
Researchers from the Buck Institute have demonstrated for the first time a link between diet, circadian rhythms, eye health and lifespan in Drosophila. Publishing in the June 7, 2022 issue of Nature Communications, they additionally and unexpectedly found that processes in the fly eye are actually driving the aging process. Previous studies have shown in […]
Fight or flight? How birds are helping to reveal the mysteries of evolution: A blend of natural and sexual selection sent birds skyward
New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst uncovers the negative link between flight-worthiness and fight-worthiness in birds. Evolutionary pressure demanded that birds could either fly or arm themselves — but not both. Furthermore, the new research suggests that developing wings and not bony spurs involved both sexual and natural selection. This insight helps us […]
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