MNT daily newsletter - August 30, 2019

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Anxiety / Stress

4 top tips for coping with social anxiety Social anxiety can have a crucial impact on a person's well-being and quality of life. Read this Spotlight feature for tips on how to manage it.

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

AI-enhanced ECGs may soon assess overall health The ability of artificial intelligence to predict sex and estimate age from electrocardiogram readouts shows potential as a measure of overall health.

Heart health: Focus on healthful foods rather than diet type New research looks at proportions of macronutrients, such as carbs, protein, or fats, in three different diets and their effects on cardiovascular health.

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness

Diabetes, obesity: Is gene editing the answer? In a new study in obese, diabetic mice, researchers used a modified CRISPR gene editing tool to reduce body weight and improve signs of type 2 diabetes.

Genetics

Diabetes, obesity: Is gene editing the answer? In a new study in obese, diabetic mice, researchers used a modified CRISPR gene editing tool to reduce body weight and improve signs of type 2 diabetes.

Heart Disease

Heart health: Focus on healthful foods rather than diet type New research looks at proportions of macronutrients, such as carbs, protein, or fats, in three different diets and their effects on cardiovascular health.

IT / Internet / E-mail

Letter from the Editor: Collaborate and celebrate The Medical News Today team has a lot to celebrate this month, but, as Managing Editor Honor Whiteman discusses, it's all down to collaboration.

Medical Devices / Diagnostics

AI-enhanced ECGs may soon assess overall health The ability of artificial intelligence to predict sex and estimate age from electrocardiogram readouts shows potential as a measure of overall health.

Mental Health

4 top tips for coping with social anxiety Social anxiety can have a crucial impact on a person's well-being and quality of life. Read this Spotlight feature for tips on how to manage it.

Neurology / Neuroscience

Do plant based diets deprive the brain of an essential nutrient? Choline is an essential nutrient that our bodies must get from food or supplements. A new article suggests meat free diets may create a choline deficiency.

Nutrition / Diet

Do plant based diets deprive the brain of an essential nutrient? Choline is an essential nutrient that our bodies must get from food or supplements. A new article suggests meat free diets may create a choline deficiency.

Heart health: Focus on healthful foods rather than diet type New research looks at proportions of macronutrients, such as carbs, protein, or fats, in three different diets and their effects on cardiovascular health.

Pregnancy / Obstetrics

Do plant based diets deprive the brain of an essential nutrient? Choline is an essential nutrient that our bodies must get from food or supplements. A new article suggests meat free diets may create a choline deficiency.

Psychology / Psychiatry

4 top tips for coping with social anxiety Social anxiety can have a crucial impact on a person's well-being and quality of life. Read this Spotlight feature for tips on how to manage it.

Seniors / Aging

AI-enhanced ECGs may soon assess overall health The ability of artificial intelligence to predict sex and estimate age from electrocardiogram readouts shows potential as a measure of overall health.

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