The authors analyzed 4,778 participants (3,401 had cardiovascular disease and 1,377 did not) with a technique called targeted nuclear magnetic resonance to measure 225 metabolites in plasma samples taken from the participants’ blood. They discovered that individuals who ate a moderate amount of eggs possessed more large HDL molecules in their blood, which assist in removing cholesterol from blood vessels and guard against blockages that may cause heart attacks and strokes.
The authors analyzed 56 obese men (18-65 years old; 32-43 BMI) and found that after 8 weeks of losing weight, patients increased sperm concentration by 50% and the sperm count by 40%, and after a year, the men had twice as many sperm cells as before their weight loss.
This study found that wrapping cabbage leaves around the knees (knees wrapped in cabbage for a minimum of two hours per day for a total of four weeks) of people diagnosed with osteoarthritis resulted in a significant decrease in reported pain.
By comparing low- and high-fat diets, some supplemented with red cabbage microgreens and some with mature red cabbage, this animal study discovered that red cabbage microgreens improved how rats metabolized cholesterol. The microgreen supplementation decreased diet-induced weight gain and LDL “bad” cholesterol levels, which suggested that consuming red cabbage may help regulate unwanted weight gain and keep unhealthy cholesterol levels in check.
This case-control study found that higher consumption of total and raw, lightly-cooked, or fermented cabbage during adolescence and adulthood was correlated with a significantly lower risk for breast cancer. These cancer-protective benefits may have something to do with the cabbage compounds preserved through short or no cooking times because the study population did not consume much cabbage that had been long-cooked.
The researchers from the University College London found a correlation between a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and a small but significant rise in cases of the serious neurological condition Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The study revealed 198 GBS cases (20% of 966) occurred within six weeks of the first-dose COVID-19 vaccination in England, equating to 0.618 cases per 100,000 vaccinations. Of these 198 cases with GBS, 176 people had had an AstraZeneca vaccination, 21 Pfizer, and 1 (one) Moderna.
Through a technique that combines genomic sequencing with machine-learning methods to predict the likelihood of a woman miscarrying due to egg aneuploidy, the authors discovered three genes (MCM5, FGGY, and DDX60L) that are strongly linked to the risk of developing eggs with an abnormal number of chromosomes when the genes mutated.
Hence, specialized analysis of a woman’s genome may be used to predict her likelihood of experiencing one of the most common forms of miscarriages and it could help patients and doctors make more educated judgments about their reproductive options and fertility treatment strategies.
The authors studied 17 men with erectile dysfunction giving them to eat 100 grams of pistachio nuts a day for three weeks, and they found that cholesterol values were lower, blood flow measured in the penis was higher, and measures of the ability to have erections were improved.
The authors surveyed 555 diabetic men about their adherence to a Mediterranean diet rich in vegetables and fruits and their ability to achieve erections, and they found that the presence of erectile difficulties and particularly severe erectile difficulties were much lower in the people who ate a lot of plants.
By analyzing almost 1,000 participants (ages 58-99) for about five years, the authors discovered that a single serving a day of leafy greens or other plant foods rich in antioxidants and nitrates may help to slow cognitive decline (i.e. they were found to be 11 years younger, on average, from a cognitive perspective).
The authors analyzed 24 people (groups of younger and older) who took high doses of nitrate-rich beetroot juice or a placebo by measuring their vitals (heart rate and blood pressure) and giving them a cognitive challenge called a Stroop test. They discovered that those who had just consumed real beetroot juice did significantly better on the test, suggesting that plant-based nitrites can help all ages think better.
By analyzing over 70,000 women, the authors found that the risk of colorectal cancer in those who ate a lot of red and processed meat increased only in those women who didn’t consume sufficient vitamin C (i.e. the bottom 20% in terms of vitamin C intake was 245% more likely to develop colon or rectal cancer than the top 20%).
The authors found that older persons in the United States who were born more recently are more likely to report having more chronic conditions overall and to have those problems start earlier in life. They claim that multimorbidity (i.e. the presence of multiple chronic health disorders) poses a serious danger to the well-being of aging populations.
This Brazilian study found a link between getting at least 150 minutes of physical exercise each week and lower birth weight, which decreases the risk of childhood obesity and diabetes and does not increase the risk of the baby being born with less weight than would be expected based on gestational age.
This Danish study has compiled data from 57 research articles from all over the world, in which parents have registered how much their infants cry every day, and it provided a new understanding of what constitutes normal and excessive crying among infants.
The authors have drawn up two new models for the infant cry pattern: one shows infant crying peaks after 4 weeks and another shows that infants cry a lot and at a stable level during the first weeks, after which the level falls.
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