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23-Jun-2026

Study links sugary drinks in childhood to higher hypertension risk later in life

University of Toronto
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A large long-term study led by researchers at the University of Toronto and Harvard University provides strong evidence that children who consume sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice have higher risk of hypertension later in life.

Journal: Circulation

23-Jun-2026

Research spotlight: How the body clock influences calories burned after meals

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Han-Chow Koh, PhD, and Frank A.J.L. Scheer, PhD, of the Medical Chronobiology Program at the Division of Sleep and Circadian Medicine in the Mass General Brigham Department of Medicine, are the co-lead and senior author, respectively, of a paper published in Metabolism, “Constant-routine protocol reveals an endogenous circadian rhythm in diet-induced thermogenesis with a peak in the biological morning.”

Journal: Metabolism

23-Jun-2026

University of Minnesota research team awarded NIH grant to study congenital CMV transmission during pregnancy

University of Minnesota Medical School
Grant and Award Announcement

A University of Minnesota Medical School research team has received a new 5-year, $3.87 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate how the immune system protects against congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.

23-Jun-2026

Maternal obesity linked to 64% increase in childhood obesity risk

George Mason University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

NIH-funded George Mason study found that maternal obesity and excessive pregnancy weight gain were linked to higher obesity risk by age 3.

Journal: International Journal of Obesity

23-Jun-2026

Low-protein, amino acid-supplemented ‘longevity diet’ linked to longer healthy lifespan, lower fat mass and frailty risk, and better metabolic health

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A plant- and fish-based, low-protein diet paired with small amounts of an amino acid commonly found in eggs, meat and dairy increased healthy lifespan and decreased frailty and fat mass in mice, according to a new USC study published June 23, 2026 in the journal Cell Metabolism.

Journal: Cell Metabolism
Funder: USC Edna Jones Chair Fund