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Infant Failure to Thrive Linked to Lysosome Dysfunction
Jan. 27, 2015 — Neonatal intestinal disorders that prevent infants from getting the nutrients they need may be caused by defects in the lysosomal system -- or cell recycling center -- that occur before weaning. ... full story -
3D Enzyme Model Provides New Tool for Anti-Inflammatory Drug Development
Jan. 26, 2015 — To better understand PLA2 enzymes and help drive therapeutic drug development, researchers developed 3-D computer models that show exactly how two PLA2 enzymes extract their substrates from cellular ... full story -
Got Bees? Got Vitamin A? Got Malaria? Loss of Pollinators Increases Risk of Malnutrition, Disease
Jan. 26, 2015 — More than half the people in some developing countries could become newly at risk for malnutrition if crop-pollinating animals -- like bees -- continue to decline, experts say. Despite popular ... full story -
High Blood Calcium Levels Linked With Increased Risk of Premature Death in Dialysis Patients
Jan. 22, 2015 — Both low and high blood calcium levels, as well as high phosphorus levels, have been found to be linked with an increased risk of dying prematurely in dialysis patients, regardless of the type of ... full story -
New Links Between Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease Found
Jan. 22, 2015 — Novel methods have been applied in a recent study to detect binding of fatty acids to CD36 and their effect on internalization of oxidized ... full story -
Strong Association Between Menopausal Symptoms, Bone Health
Jan. 22, 2015 — Women who experience moderate to severe hot flashes and night sweats during menopause tend to have lower bone mineral density and higher rates of hip fracture than peers with no menopausal symptoms, ... full story -
Fatty Acids in Fish May Shield Brain from Mercury Damage
Jan. 21, 2015 — The benefits of fish consumption on prenatal development may offset the risks associated with mercury exposure, new findings from research in the Seychelles suggests. In fact, the new study suggests ... full story -
Oranges Versus Orange Juice: Which One Might Be Better for Your Health?
Jan. 21, 2015 — Many health advocates advise people to eat an orange and drink water rather than opt for a serving of sugary juice. But now scientists report that the picture is not clear-cut. Although juice is ... full story -
Iodine Deficiency in Pregnant Women Impairs Embryonic Brain Development
Jan. 20, 2015 — Pregnant women sometimes suffer from an iodine deficiency. This may have a negative impact on the development of their unborn child's brain, research shows. "This leads to the conclusion ... full story -
A Fatty Acid Used to Decode Weight Control
Jan. 15, 2015 — A new study uses a data-driven approach to jointly analyze the lipidome, gene expression and phenotype from 135 obese women who took part in one of the most comprehensive dietary programs worldwide. ... full story -
Folic Acid Saves 1,300 Babies Each Year from Serious Birth Defects of Brain, Spine
Jan. 15, 2015 — Fortifying grain foods with the B vitamin folic acid has saved about 1,300 babies every year from serious birth defects of the brain and spine known as neural tube defects. All women capable of ... full story -
Potassium Salts Aid Bone Health, Limit Osteoporosis Risk, New Research Finds
Jan. 14, 2015 — The potassium salts (bicarbonate and citrate) plentiful in fruit and vegetables, play an important part in improving bone health, researchers have found. For the first time, the results also showed ... full story -
Total Milk Intake Dropped by Nearly Half When Chocolate Milk Removed from Canadian School Program
Jan. 14, 2015 — A new study is the first to investigate impacts of milk choice in Canadian elementary schools. Current policies in many schools have led to the removal of flavored milk because of the amount of added ... full story -
High Vitamin D Levels Increase Survival of Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Jan. 13, 2015 — Clinical trial patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who had high levels of vitamin D in their bloodstream prior to treatment with chemotherapy and targeted drugs, survived longer, on average, ... full story -
Cocaine Antidote Closer Than Ever
Jan. 13, 2015 — New insight has been gained into the mechanism behind a protein dopamine transporter that could help in the development of future medical treatment against cocaine ... full story -
GMOs With Health Benefits Have a Large Market Potential
Jan. 13, 2015 — Genetically modified crops with an increased vitamin and/or mineral content have large potential to improve public health, but their availability for consumers is still hampered, as a result of the ... full story -
Little or No Benefit from Nutrient Additions to Vitamin Waters and Energy Drinks
Jan. 12, 2015 — The nutritional benefits of novel beverages (vitamin waters, energy drinks, and novel juices) sold in Canadian supermarkets have been assessed by scientists how reviewed their micronutrient ... full story -
More Sun Means Fewer Children, Grandchildren, Norwegian Study Finds
Jan. 9, 2015 — A new study shows that increased UV radiation can have an effect on human fertility over generations. On average, the lifespan of children born in years that had a great deal of solar activity was ... full story -
An Avocado a Day May Help Keep Bad Cholesterol at Bay
Jan. 7, 2015 — Individuals on a moderate-fat diet who ate an avocado every day had lower bad cholesterol than those on a similar diet without an avocado a day or on a lower-fat diet, researchers ... full story -
Nutrient Sensor in Key Growth-Regulating Metabolic Pathway Identified
Jan. 7, 2015 — For the first time, scientists have identified a protein that appears to be a nutrient sensor for the key growth-regulating mTORC1 metabolic ... full story
- 3D enzyme model provides new tool for anti-inflammatory drug development
- Got bees? Got vitamin A? Got malaria? Loss of pollinators increases risk of malnutrition, disease
- High blood calcium levels linked with increased risk of premature death in dialysis patients
- New links between obesity, cardiovascular disease found
- Strong association between menopausal symptoms, bone health
- Fatty acids in fish may shield brain from mercury damage
- Oranges versus orange juice: Which one might be better for your health?
- A fatty acid used to decode weight control
- Folic acid saves 1,300 babies each year from serious birth defects of brain, spine
- Potassium salts aid bone health, limit osteoporosis risk, new research finds
- Total milk intake dropped by nearly half when chocolate milk removed from Canadian school program
- High vitamin D levels increase survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
- Cocaine antidote closer than ever
- GMOs with health benefits have a large market potential
- An avocado a day may help keep bad cholesterol at bay
- Nutrient sensor in key growth-regulating metabolic pathway identified
- Added benefit of sucroferric oxyhydroxide is not proven
- Targeting fatty acids may be treatment strategy for arthritis, leukemia
- Poor vitamin D status linked to longer respiratory support in ICU patients, study finds
- Diabetes debate: Triglycerides form in liver despite insulin resistance
- Vitamin B may counter negative effect of pesticide on fertility
- Epigenomics analysis reveals surprising new clues to insulin resistance
- Link between selenium, cancer: New findings
- Skipping meals increases children's obesity, cardio metabolic risk
- Boosting chemical by-product of dietary fiber fermentation in gut slims and trims
- Key to vitamin A metabolism found
- Top-selling eye vitamins found not to match scientific evidence
- Zinc test could help diagnose breast cancer early
- Controlling obesity with potato extract
- Apixaban in DVT, pulmonary embolism: Patients with high BMI benefit considerably
- Stick out your tongue: Tongue appearance and illness
- Natural selection is furthering mutations that are making skin paler
- Ryanodine receptor: Calcium channel in muscle cells
- Vitamin D deficiency, depression linked in international study
- New drug could help reduce dietary phosphorus absorption, pilot study suggests
- Vitamin D reduces lung disease flare-ups by over 40 percent
- New therapeutic strategy for chronic kidney disease
- Warning to bariatric surgery patients: Take your supplements, for eye's sake
- New device reduces scarring in damaged blood vessels
- Derivative of vitamin B3 prevents liver cancer in mice
- Scientists study effects of sunlight to reduce number of nearsighted kids
- Oat oil preparation makes you feel fuller
- High impact clinical trials yield results that could lead to improved kidney care
- Potassium additives may make low-sodium meats unsafe for patients with kidney disease
- Denosumab reverses bone loss, lowers wrist fracture rates in women with osteoporosis
- Healthy diets are good for the kidneys
- Vitamin B may not reduce risk of memory loss after all
- HIV virulence depends on where virus inserts itself in host DNA
- Marked benefits found for cancer prevention with a higher intake of fatty fish
- When bone density is good, no repeat tests needed for younger postmenopausal women
- Altered milk protein can deliver aids drug to infants
- To eat fish or not to eat fish: Pregnant, breastfeeding women ask the question
- Omega-3 reduces smoking, study suggests
- 'Sticky' ends start synthetic collagen growth
- One drop will do: Researchers develop simple new test for vitamin B12 deficiency
- Team discovers how microbes build a powerful antibiotic
- Heart drug may help treat ALS, mouse study shows
- Mechanism uncovered for protein activator could play role in diagnosis, targeted therapy for colorectal cancer
- Many in U.S. have poor nutrition, with the disabled doing worst
- Cancer patients should not hesitate to speak with their doctors about dietary supplements
- Omega 3 can help children with ADD, experts say
- Herbal medicines could contain dangerous levels of toxic mold
- Finally: Missing link between vitamin D, prostate cancer
- Trans fats still weighing Americans down
- Lose the weight, not the potatoes, study says
- Aphthous ulcers: Causes of mucosal inflammation unclear
- Fight against Alzheimer's disease: New research on walnuts
- Seven ways to feel full without overeating
- Misreporting diet information could impact nutrition recommendations for Hispanics
- Altering gut bacteria might mitigate lupus, study suggests
- Children who drink non-cow's milk are twice as likely to have low vitamin D
- Fish intake associated with boost to antidepressant response
- Structure of an iron-transport protein revealed
- New molecule from herb discovered, potential for drug development
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