$1 million grant advances research into RNA-DNA virus evolution

by rss feed | Oct 28, 2026 | News Feeds

Much remains unknown about the origin of viruses and how they evolve - but hunting for answers has been the focus of Portland State biology professor Ken Stedman's eXtreme Virus Lab for the past 25 years. Read Original...

A loneliness trial puts personalized nature-based support on the research agenda

by rss feed | Oct 28, 2026 | News Feeds

In a randomized trial involving 320 adults experiencing loneliness, researchers found that loneliness scores declined in both a facilitated nature-based group program and an active signposting group, with no significant difference between them at three months. Neither...

Low vitamin B12 is linked to heart disease. Supplements tell a different story

by rss feed | Oct 28, 2026 | News Feeds

A narrative review published in Nutrition Journal examines how vitamin B12 deficiency may contribute to cardiovascular disease through elevated homocysteine, endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress and altered methylation. The authors found that B12 supplementation...

CT scans linked vitamin D levels to fat within muscles after bariatric surgery

by rss feed | Oct 28, 2026 | News Feeds

Researchers followed 113 adults for one year after bariatric surgery and found that those with higher postoperative vitamin D concentrations had less fat infiltration within certain muscles and lower visceral adiposity. They found no significant association between...

Most adults with obesity did not meet food noise criteria in US survey

by rss feed | Oct 27, 2026 | News Feeds

Researchers analyzed responses from 3,646 US adults not currently taking GLP-1 medications to assess persistent, unwanted food-related thoughts using a five-item questionnaire. They found that approximately 4% to 9.5% met questionnaire-based criteria for food noise,...