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April 29, 2021 How might the pandemic change social interaction between older adults, shift dynamics for immigrant workers and reshape local housing markets? How do gender disparities in pay vary across industrialized societies? And how quickly should you respond to that late email from a co-worker? Those are some of the research questions Cornell faculty will pursue with the help of more than $271,000 in grants awarded this spring by the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS). The grants fu...

Research led by Barbara Nikolajczyk, Ph.D., was selected as "Best of Cell Metabolism 2020" Photo | UK Office of Research Communications LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 27, 2021) — Annually, Best of Cell Press celebrates the highest-impact research published in their journals during the previous year. A paper by Barbara Nikolajczyk, Ph.D., professor of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences and associate director for Translational Research in Diabetes at the University of Kentucky, has been included in...

Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Levels, the first biowearable system to give real-time biofeedback on nutrition and lifestyle, today announced that Dr. Sara Gottfried has joined as a Research Advisor. Dr. Gottfried is a Board-Certified Physician, a three-time New York Times best selling author, and Director of Precision Medicine at the Marcus Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. She joins current Levels Advisors including: Ben Bikman, PhD; Do...

Swapping Red Meat for This Food Can Lengthen Your Life, New Study Says © Provided by Eat This, Not That! portabella mushroom burger Theres a fungus among us that may help reduce our risk of deadly chronic diseases like diabetes and cancer if we eat it regularly, especially if we substitute it for less healthful fare—mushrooms. Mushrooms, and were talking about all varieties of shrooms, are low in calories and fat, and contain important health-promoting vitamins, minerals, and modest amount...

RCT: High-dose strawberry supplementation reduces cardiometabolic risk in obese adults Supplementation with freeze dried strawberries, equivalent to 2.5 servings a day, decreases serum insulin and concomitant insulin resistance in obese adults, according to a new randomised controlled crossover trial. Commonly consumed whole berry fruits, especially blueberries and strawberries, have been emphasised for their distinct effects in improving metabolic syndrome. Most of...

Jason Koski/Cornell University Anu Rangarajan testifies during a New York State Senate hearing hosted jointly by the Committees on Agriculture, Labor and Social Services. Cornell experts advocate for ag diversity, food security April 20, 2021 Only about 1% of New York state’s nearly 58,000 farm owners identify as Hispanic or Latinx, according to the Census of Agriculture, despite more than 80,000 such employees providing an essential backbone to the state’s farm sector. “They�...

Getty Images Could you be one of the 9 out of 10 Americans who consume too much salt? Although the Dietary Guidelines recommend limiting sodium intake to 2,300 milligrams daily (about 1 teaspoon), most Americans far surpass that number. And the American Heart Association says even 2,300 milligrams is too much, advising that most American adults aim for a sodium limit of 1,500 milligrams daily. Sodium is an essential nutrient that the body requires in small amounts, but eating too much of it ...

Share The Center for Teaching Innovation (CTI) has selected doctoral students Giulia Andreoni and Vasilis Charisopoulos as recipients of the 2020-2021 Cornelia Ye Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. “Their commitment to mentoring and guiding their students beyond the classroom and engaging their students with the Cornell community to enhance learning is what stood out to the committee,” said Kim Kenyon, an associate director at the CTI and chair of the award selection committee. Andreoni,...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 5:03 am A new study carried out by researchers at the University of Guelph, Canada, says young people who smoke cannabis stand increased risk of developing heart disease later in life. The research, experts say, is the first to look at specific risk indicators for cardiovascular disease in young, healthy cannabis users. This is even as family medicine specialist, Dr. Gabriel Omonaiye, said the adverse effects of marijuana on the cardiovascular system are due ...

Your Glycemic index reminder By John DiTraglia - Contributing Columnist We were reminded about this thing called the glycemic index, which is probably really a thing, by the April 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. (1) The glycemic index, which we have belabored before (The glycemic index doesn’t matter, Portsmouth Daily Times 2-2-15), is defined as how much 50 grams of food containing carbohydrates raises the blood glucose level. It might be thought of as the sugar spikiness of ...