Health: Eating walnuts daily reduces the risk of heart disease and lowers cholesterol by around 8.5%
After two years of eating walnuts daily, test subjects had also had modest reductions in their so-called 'bad cholesterol' levels, researchers from the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 30, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fast-growing research firm expected to get city incentives for new $3 million Cincinnati location
Cincinnati City Council is expected to approve job-creation tax credits Wednesday for a fast-growing Northern Kentucky research firm set to invest $3 million and create 70 new jobs at the Baldwin 500 building in Walnut Hills. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 4, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Chris Wetterich Source Type: news

High blood pressure: Walnuts have healthy fats, magnesium and fibre to lower reading
HIGH blood pressure is a dangerous condition which can lie dormant for many years with the sufferer being none the wiser. Health experts advise a diet with walnuts to help lower your reading. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 11, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

D.C. storytelling startup raises $2.5M to improve dementia, Alzheimer's care
D.C. startup MemoryWell Inc., which helps seniors record their life stories to improve their health care, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to break into new areas and grow the data side of its business. Boston’s Argon Ventures led the round, which also included participation from D.C.’s Pixel Perfect Ventures; Boston ’s PBJ Capital and Bob Davoli of Gutbrain Ventures; Andy Palmer of Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Koa Lab; Walnut Creek, California-based One Planet VC; Emeryville, California- based… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 3, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Sara Gilgore Source Type: news

Mass. companies back D.C. storytelling startup focused on dementia, Alzheimer's care
The Washington, D.C.-based startup MemoryWell Inc., which helps seniors record their life stories to improve their health care, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to break into new areas and grow the data side of its business. Boston’s Argon Ventures led the round, which also included participation from D.C.’s Pixel Perfect Ventures; Boston ’s PBJ Capital and Bob Davoli of Gutbrain Ventures; Andy Palmer of Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Koa Lab; Walnut Creek, California-based One Planet… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - March 2, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Sara Gilgore Source Type: news

Regular walnut consumption may reduce negative outcomes of H. pylori infection
(Edelman Public Relations, Seattle) A new animal study, published in theJournal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition, suggests regular walnut consumption may be a promising intervention for reducing negative outcomes associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, a widespread bacterial infection that affects more than half of the world's population. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - February 9, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Vacant hospital in Dallas sells to Houston health care company
The property was home to Walnut Hill Medical Center until 2017. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 1, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ryan Salchert Source Type: news

LGBTQ-serving health care group expands key service in Walnut Hills
“The LGBTQ community is medically underserved. Lots are turned away from care, or they are unable to be honest about their needs with many providers.” (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 23, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Liz Engel Source Type: news

Study shows walnuts may have anti-inflammatory effects that reduce risk of heart disease
(Edelman Public Relations, Seattle) Findings from a randomized controlled trial recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, indicate that people in their 60s and 70s who regularly consume walnuts may have reduced inflammation, a factor associated with a lower risk of heart disease, compared to those who do not eat walnuts. The research was part of the Walnuts and Healthy Aging (WAHA) study - the largest and longest trial to date exploring the benefits of daily walnut consumption. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Nut consumption causes changes in sperm DNA function
(Universitat Rovira i Virgili) Researchers have evaluated for the first time the effect of a short/middle-term consumption of a mixture of tree nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts) on sperm DNA methylation patterns in healthy individuals reporting eating a Western-style diet. They have observed that the methylation of 36 genomic regions was significantly different between baseline and the end of the trial only in the group that consumed nuts, and 97.2% of the regions displayed hypermethylation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

New study shows food rich in omega-3 EPA & ALA can reduce risk of death after heart attack
(Edelman Public Relations, Seattle) A new observational study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and supported by the California Walnut Commission, found that regular consumption of foods rich in omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), found in marine foods like fatty fish, and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), found in plant foods like walnuts, was associated with improved outcomes in individuals who suffered a heart attack, including decreased risk of death. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Tropical Storm Zeta Forecast To Become Hurricane, Move Toward Northern Gulf Coast
Local online newspaper for North Escambia County Florida, Pensacola, Walnut Hill, Bratt, McDavid, Molino, Century, Cantonment, Atmore,... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 25, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Firm Breaks Ground on $10.9M Long-Term Care Facility in Walnut Ridge
Southern Administrative Services breaks ground on a $10.9 million nursing home development in Walnut Ridge, the Green House Cottages of Walnut Ridge. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - August 26, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Anorexia in Limbo
When I was sixteen years old, I met every requirement in the DSM-IV criteria for Anorexia Nervosa. My Body Mass Index (BMI) hovered just below 17.5, I was obsessed with counting calories and becoming skinnier, I was terrified of gaining even a single pound of weight, and I lost my period for longer than three consecutive cycles. My iron and ferritin levels fell below normal and I was tired all of the time. Before long, I was avoiding eating with my friends and family, and I had given up my favorite sports because I was too weak to run the warm-ups. I was never diagnosed with an eating disorder, however; I refused help beca...
Source: Psych Central - June 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Anna Beloborodova Tags: Anorexia Bulimia Diet & Nutrition Eating Disorders Body Image Source Type: news

Regular walnut consumption linked to health and longevity in women
According to a new epidemiological study, women in their late 50s and early 60s who consumed at least two servings of walnuts per week had a greater likelihood of healthy aging compared to those who did not eat walnuts. After accounting for various factors that could impact health in older adults, such as education and physical activity, walnuts were the only nut associated with significantly better odds of healthy aging. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - February 25, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news