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Eating a Mediterranean diet or other healthy dietary pattern, comprising of fruit, vegetables, legumes, and nuts and low in processed meats, is associated with preventing the onset of depression, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine. A large study of 15,093 people suggests depression could be linked with nutrient deficits.
New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) shows that high protein diets improve blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes without any adverse effects on kidney function. The research is by Mariya Markova, German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, and colleagues.
Previous studies have reported both favourable and adverse impacts of high-protein diet in type 2 diabetes. This new research compared the effects of two high-protein diets with the same number of calories--one from animal protein (AP) and one from plant protein (PP)--on metabolic functioning and liver fat.
El próximo sábado en una conferencia en Quebec, Canadá un equipo internacional de investigación presentará el primer portal de datos en línea sobre el permafrost mundial. En la Red Global Terrestre para permafrost, los investigadores primero recogerán toda la temperatura del permafrost existente con datos de la capa activa del Ártico, la Antártida y las regiones de permafrost de montaña, y luego lo pondrán disponible al público en general para su descarga. Este nuevo portal puede servir como un sistema de alerta temprana para los investigadores y tomadores de decisiones de todo el mundo. Una descripción detallada de la colección de datos se publica en un artículo de acceso abierto en el portal de Earth System Science Data, el pasado 14 de Septiembre.
Conservationists are celebrating news that endangered sea turtles are nesting in record numbers in the southeast from North Carolina to Florida, offering a promising sign that efforts to help protect them are paying off.
Last week, researchers from the University of Central Florida (UCF) studying green sea turtles at the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge declared that for the second time in the past three years they’re setting records after they counted 12,026 nests.
“This is really a comeback story,” said Kate Mansfield, a UCF assistant professor of biology and lead of the Marine Turtle Research Group, which monitors the turtles during their nesting season that lasts from May 1 to October 1.
The refuge, which was established in 1991, has become a vital haven for sea turtles. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, it’s the most significant area for green turtle nesting in North America, but they’re not the only ones benefiting.
A veces es bueno hacer un balance, tomarse un tiempo y echar un vistazo a la imagen más amplia del mercado de automóviles eléctricos. Cada día parece traer una nueva serie de críticas, preocupaciones y golpes bajos en una industria que ha venido avanzando a pasos agigantados en la última década. Si bien donde estamos ahora sin duda está un poco alejado de la línea de meta, no hay duda de que se han hecho progresos increíbles con las decisiones de Tesla empujando a la industria a nuevas alturas.
Wild songbirds that prefer to eat at bird feeders have an increased risk of acquiring a common eye disease. In turn, these birds also spread the disease more quickly to their flock mates, according to an international research team led by Virginia Tech scientists.
