To our knowledge, this is the first review of its kind to explore the association between diet quality and patterns and mental health in children and adolescents. This study showed that, indeed, a Mediterranean diet did protect against cardiac events and this important finding was published in the NEJM. Highest tertile of snack dietary pattern… Read More: The relationship between diet and mental health »
Most people know that microorganisms live on our skin, and in other places in the body such as the digestive tract. However, traditional thinking and medical teaching was that there was no such microbiome in the urinary tract. Many people may still believe that urine is sterile. Advanced detection methods such as enhanced urine cultures… Read More: An emerging link between the urinary microbiome and urinary incontinence »
About a year ago, the Department of Health and Human Services first proposed rules to promote sharing and the interoperability of health data to enable patients to electronically access their health information. Many of the top industry players submitted commentary to The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Centers for… Read More: How to read between the lines of the healthcare data… »
Most people aren’t seriously thinking about fertility until they’re too old to do much about it, according to fertility researcher Emmalee Ford, whose work has recently been published in the journal Reproduction. I sat down with Ford to have a fascinating chat on the very broad topic of fertility, hormones and birth control. I wanted… Read More: ‘I resent that I have to decide between knowing my… »