Author: Healthcare Propulsion Staff

A recent study led by researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) suggests that high intensity interval training (HIIT) could be one of the most effective ways for older adults to reduce body fat while maintaining muscle mass. The research compared different exercise intensities in healthy older adults and found that all levels of exercise produced some fat loss. However, only HIIT helped participants preserve lean muscle. “We found that high, medium and low intensity exercises all led to modest fat loss but only HIIT retained lean muscle,” said lead author and exercise physiologist Dr. Grace Rose of…

A widely used agricultural pesticide may pose a greater threat to brain health than previously recognized. Researchers at UCLA Health report that long-term exposure to chlorpyrifos near the home is associated with a more than 2.5-fold increase in the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. The study, published in Molecular Neurodegeneration, combined evidence from hundreds of people with laboratory experiments designed to uncover exactly how the pesticide affects the brain. The results suggest that chlorpyrifos can damage critical nerve cells involved in movement and may play a direct role in the development of Parkinson’s disease. Why Parkinson’s Disease Matters Parkinson’s disease…

Teenagers who use cannabis may be more likely to develop serious psychiatric conditions by young adulthood, according to a major new study published in JAMA Health Forum. Researchers tracked 463,396 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17 through age 26. They found that teens who reported using cannabis within the previous year faced significantly higher risks of later developing psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety. The risk of both psychotic and bipolar disorders was approximately doubled among adolescents who used cannabis. The study was carried out by researchers from Kaiser Permanente, the Public Health Institute’s Getting it Right…

A newly published study in Oncoscience explores a potential new approach to treating glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer that remains extremely difficult to treat. The paper is titled “Selective blood-brain barrier penetration and tumor targeting of nitrosylcobalamin in glioblastoma: Pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution, and synergistic activity with trail and temozolomide.” The research was led by first and corresponding author Joseph A. Bauer of Nitric Oxide Services, LLC and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Taussig Cancer Center. The team investigated nitrosylcobalamin (NO-Cbl), a modified form of vitamin B12 that releases nitric oxide, to determine whether it could cross the blood-brain barrier…

Many people notice a familiar change as they get older: the waistline gradually expands, even when overall body weight does not change dramatically. This increase in abdominal fat is more than a cosmetic concern. Excess belly fat has been linked to slower metabolism, accelerated aging, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic health problems. Scientists have long known that body composition changes with age, but exactly why fat tends to accumulate around the midsection has remained unclear. Now, researchers at City of Hope have identified what may be a key biological driver of age-related belly fat. Their findings, published…

Josh said: “I’ve been getting messages from people all around the world. “I’m very touched by it all, and it’s making a difficult time a lot easier.” He said his dad was born in Sierra Leone on 1 October 1944, graduated in law from the University of Oxford and trained in medicine at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. The surgeon was also known for developing the B-Lynch brace suture, a technique for severe postpartum haemorrhage that helped save the lives of mothers across the world, Josh added. Josh described him as a “devoted father, grandfather, mentor, colleague and friend”. The…

Sam Robinson, from the Norfolk-based cancer charity Big C, said there were several reasons why routine breast screening stops after 70.”There could be other health problems that patients have,” said Robinson, who previously worked as a breast cancer nurse.”The treatments could be detrimental to their health… that is research-based, so that’s the reason why it stops for over 70s.”NHS England said the risk of overdiagnosis increases with age, external, meaning some cancers detected may never cause harm.”It’s more likely that someone in their older years will die with breast cancer rather than from breast cancer,” Robinson said.However, she said screening…

Country artist Zack John King is learning that longevity isn’t just about staying on the road. It’s about taking care of yourself long enough to enjoy the journey. When we met King on a golf course outside Chicago ahead of the release of his debut album, I’m What You Get, he was exactly who his music suggests he is. He spoke with the same ease about hunting, fishing, and growing up outdoors as he did about high-protein meals, sauna sessions, recovery, and the realities of maintaining healthy habits while living on a tour bus. That balance between old-school country values…

My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively. When I was studying nutrition in college, I had a teaching assistant who recommended margarine over butter. I was shocked – and wondered about the difference between the two. It was one of the things that sparked my interest in food science. Today, I am a food scientist and study how foods such as butter and margarine can have subtle chemical differences, with a big impact on how they…

The Trump administration unveiled new efforts to strengthen oversight of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), including hiring a federal IT contractor to provide audit, review and compliance support. TEFCA is the government-backed health data-sharing initiative that allows patients, providers and payers to share health records. It was mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act back in 2016 and went live in December 2023. More than 1 billion health records have been exchanged through TEFCA, up from 10 million in early 2005, the Department of Health and Human Services’ health IT office announced Friday. The Office of the National Coordinator…