40% of Older Adults: Newly Identified Form of Dementia Is Shockingly Common
A recent study indicates the prevalence of brain changes from limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy might be approximately 40% in older adults and as high as…
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Growing National Security Threat: Obesity Threatens US Military Readiness
A new Perspective published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior outlines the research and practices needed to combat the US obesity epidemic and…
Human Skin Lipids Repel Bed Bugs – Discovery Could Lead to New Pest Management Strategies
University of Kentucky entomology researchers have found that skin triglycerides, or lipids, keep bed bugs from staying very long on human hosts. Their finding could…
Unique Benefits for Fat Loss: New Insight on How Resistance Training Burns Fat
Findings from a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine and College of Health Sciences study add to growing evidence that resistance exercise has unique…
New Research Shows Glucose Is Not Primary Driver of Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes
To date, the underlying causes of inflammation in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been poorly understood, which has hampered efforts to develop…
Supermassive Black Holes in ‘Red Geyser’ Galaxies Suppress Star Formation
New research details the discovery of a new class of galaxies, called “red geysers,” with supermassive black hole winds so hot and energetic that stars…