July 2019 - Life Science Review

30 July 20195 January 2020

Internet over-usage appears to be associated with reduced empathy and lower life satisfaction scores whilst smartphone over-usage appears to be associated with higher scores on the personal distress scale

In March 2018 researchers from Germany, China and the UK published the results of their study to assess the association between internet and smartphone over-usage with empathy and life satisfaction. … Read more

30 July 20195 January 2020

A tendency for internet and smartphone over-usage appears to be significantly associated with a low degree of conscientiousness, a high level of neuroticism, a higher degree of social anxiety and a higher level of impulsivity

In June 2019 researchers from Germany and the USA published the results of their study to try and replicate findings linking specific personality traits with internet and smartphone over-usage. Earlier … Read more

30 July 201917 May 2020

High social media usage by students may lead to a reduction in their academic performance

In May 2019 researchers from Iran published the results of their study to assess the association between social networking addiction and academic performance of students. A total of 360 students … Read more

30 July 201917 May 2020

Social media overuse appears to be associated with a high risk of depressive symptoms in adolescent girls

In June 2019 researchers from Estonia published the results of their study to assess the association between social media addiction and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls. A total of 397 … Read more

30 July 201917 May 2020

Addictive social media use reflects a need to feed the ego (ie narcissistic personality traits) in an attempt to prevent a low self-esteem

In January 2017 researchers from Norway and the UK published the results of their study to assess the association between addictive use of social media, narcissism, and self-esteem. It has … Read more

28 July 20195 January 2020

Smartphone use may contribute to the risk of musculoskeletal disorder and pain

In December 2018 researchers from Thailand, Australia and the UK published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of smartphone use on musculoskeletal disorders and pain. … Read more

28 July 201917 March 2020

An investigation into the quality and safety of generic versus Apple-brand chargers has found that the majority of the generic chargers fail basic safety tests with a resultant increase in the risk of electric current injuries

In July 2019 researchers from the USA published a case report concerning a 19-year-old woman who had suffered a burn from her generic iPhone charger. Many children and adolescents charge … Read more

16 July 20195 January 2020

The Mediterranean diet is able to alter the diversity and composition of the gut bacteria

In May 2018 researchers from Spain published their study to assess the effect of certain nutrients as well as adherence to the Mediterranean diet on the gut microbiota of healthy … Read more

16 July 20195 January 2020

A Western diet reduces the diversity and composition of the gut bacteria

In May 2019 researchers from France published the results of their study to assess the association between diet and composition of gut microbiota (microbiota includes bacteria, fungi and viruses). A … Read more

15 July 20195 January 2020

Based on current research, routine vitamin D supplementation is not recommended for children after the second year of life – even when they have levels below the normal range

In May 2019 researchers from Germany published a joint position paper on behalf of the Committee on Nutrition, German Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and the German Society for … Read more

15 July 201925 January 2020

Call for action on the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages: Position Paper on behalf of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood Obesity Group

In April 2019 researchers from Poland, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Germany, France, Israel and Cyprus published a Position Paper on behalf of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood … Read more

15 July 20195 January 2020

A higher maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain is associated with an increased risk of overweight/obesity in their offspring, with the strongest effects in late childhood

In February 2019 researchers from The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, France, USA, Greece, UK, Norway, Italy, Germany, Australia, Finland, Ireland, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Slovak Republic and Ukraine published the … Read more

8 July 201921 February 2020

Moderate heavy metal exposure, due to at least once weekly fish consumption during pregnancy and in the first year of life, may increase the risk of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

In July 2019 researchers from Sweden published the results of their study to assess the association of early nutrition on the later development of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The researchers followed … Read more

8 July 20195 January 2020

A regular consumption of fish reduces the risk of colorectal cancer which may be due to the intake of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

In June 2019 researchers from France, Germany, USA, Denmark, Spain, UK, Greece, Italy, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Finland published the results of their study to assess the association … Read more

8 July 20195 January 2020

An increased salmon intake by 4-6 year-olds leads to an improvement in the performance of picture concept and symbol search subtests of cognitive and fine-motor coordination but results do not suggest there is any impact on global IQ development

In December 2018 researchers from Germany and Norway published the results of their study to assess whether young children with a high salmon consumption had better cognitive outcomes than those … Read more

7 July 201930 May 2020

The type and quantity of dietary fat may alter the gut bacteria in obese individuals with the metabolic syndrome and may increase their risk to dyslipidemia

In November 2018 researchers from Brazil published the results of their study to assess a potential relationship between gut bacterial species, metabolic syndrome and dietary intake. It is known that … Read more

7 July 20195 January 2020

A high salt content in the faecies is associated with a decreased diversity of gut bateria and a depletion in Akkermansia muciniphila and Bifidobacterium, specifically B. longum and B. adolescentis

In April 2019 researchers from France, Saudi Arabia, Mali, French Polynesia and Senegal published the results of their study to assess the ability of salt to alter the gut bacteria. … Read more

7 July 20195 January 2020

Gut microbiota is linked to vascular dysfunction and increased blood pressure in aging overweight and obese individuals independent of BMI

In June 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the relationship between the gut microbiota, blood pressure, and vascular function in aging overweight and … Read more

7 July 201910 January 2020

Akkermansia muciniphila supplementation improves insulin sensitivity, reduces total cholesterol levels, slightly decreases body weight, fat mass and hip circumference as well as reducing markers for liver dysfunction and inflammation

In July 2019 researchers from Belgium, The Netherlands and Finland published the results of their study to assess the results of their study to assess the association of Akkermansia muciniphila … Read more

6 July 201930 May 2020

Features of the metabolic syndrome at age 17 years appear to be associated with impaired testicular function at 20 years of age

In March 2019 researchers from Australia published the results of their study to assess whether early signs of the metabolic disorder in late adolescence were associated with features of impaired … Read more