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Plant Chemicals May Prevent Liver Damage Caused by Fat Accumulated During Menopause
Feb. 25, 2015 — Women going through menopause often struggle with weight gain that results when their estrogen levels drop, and many turn to weight-loss supplements. But those supplements may cause an accumulation ... full story -
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Vitamin D May Control Brain Serotonin, Affecting Behavior and Psychiatric Disorders
Feb. 25, 2015 — Although essential marine omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D have been shown to improve cognitive function and behavior in the context of certain brain disorders, the underlying mechanism has been ... full story -
Experts Criticize 'Inaccurate' View That B Vitamins Have No Role in Alzheimer's Disease Prevention
Feb. 25, 2015 — Patients in the very early stages of dementia could miss out on a potentially effective treatment after misleading research was published last year, say medical ... full story -
Stellate Cells in Liver Control Regeneration, Fibrosis
Feb. 24, 2015 — Scientists are searching for new approaches to prevent liver fibrosis. They have identified a surface molecule on special liver cells called stellate cells as a potential target for interfering with ... full story -
Previously Unknown Effect of Vitamin A Identified
Feb. 24, 2015 — A previously unknown effect of vitamin A in human embryonic development has been identified by researchers, indicating that vitamin A affects the formation of blood ... full story -
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked More Closely to Diabetes Than Obesity
Feb. 23, 2015 — People who have low levels of vitamin D are more likely to have diabetes, regardless of how much they weigh, according to a new study. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and maintain bone and ... full story -
Bacteria Network for Food
Feb. 23, 2015 — It is well-known that bacteria can support each others' growth and exchange nutrients. Scientists however, have now discovered a new way of how bacteria can achieve this nutritional exchange. ... full story -
People With Multiple Sclerosis May Have Lower Levels of Key Nutrients
Feb. 19, 2015 — Women with multiple sclerosis (MS) may have lower levels of important antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients, such as folate from food and vitamin E, than healthy people, according to a new ... full story -
Evolution May Hold Key to More Designer Cancer Drugs Like Gleevec
Feb. 19, 2015 — The journey has been unraveled of two closely related cancer-causing proteins -- one susceptible to the drug Gleevec and one not -- over one billion years of evolution. Researchers pinpointed the ... full story -
Flame Retardants Found to Cause Metabolic, Liver Problems, Animal Study Shows
Feb. 19, 2015 — Chemicals used as synthetic flame retardants that are found in common household items such as couches, carpet padding, and electronics have been found to cause metabolic and liver problems that can ... full story -
Anti-Inflammatory Drug Counters Obesity in Mice
Feb. 19, 2015 — Obesity represents a global health problem with limited options available for its prevention or treatment. The finding that a key regulator of energy expenditure and body weight is controlled by a ... full story -
Link Between Sleep Loss, Diabetes Explained
Feb. 19, 2015 — Lack of sleep can elevate levels of free fatty acids in the blood, accompanied by temporary pre-diabetic conditions in healthy young men. Getting enough sleep could help counteract the current ... full story -
Female Diet Alters the Nutrient Composition of Fluid in the Womb
Feb. 18, 2015 — Scientists have discovered that maternal diet affects the nutrient composition of fluid in the womb of women and thus may aid in the development of nutritional interventions to support the very ... full story -
Melanoma's Addiction to Glutamine Is Basis for Cancer Growth
Feb. 17, 2015 — Melanoma cells are dependent on a source of glutamine for growth irrespective of the mutation(s) that drive the cancer, researchers have ... full story -
Molecule That Provides Cellular Energy Found Key to Aggressive Thyroid Cancer
Feb. 16, 2015 — Cancer researchers have identified a molecule they say is important to survival of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) — a lethal tumor with no effective therapies. The molecule also seems to play a ... full story -
Winter Weather Depriving City Dwellers of Vitamin D
Feb. 13, 2015 — Residents of snowy, northern U.S. cities are at risk of vitamin D deficiency and worse, may not even know it. During Buffalo's winter months, nearly 50 percent of people have insufficient ... full story -
20-Year Study Finds Ethnic Differences in Links Between Diabetes Risk and Levels of Tyrosine and Other Amino Acids
Feb. 12, 2015 — A study of white European and South Asian men in the UK has found that levels of the amino acid tyrosine, and several other amino acids, are more strongly associated with increased diabetes risk in ... full story -
Common Biomarkers of Sleep Debt Found in Humans, Rats
Feb. 12, 2015 — Researchers found common molecules signifying perturbed metabolism in response to sleep restriction in a comprehensive metabolic profiling of blood from both rats and humans. Their findings point to ... full story -
Microbes Prevent Malnutrition in Fruit Flies, and Maybe Humans, Too
Feb. 12, 2015 — A new study sheds significant new light on a surprising and critical role that microbes may play in nutritional disorders such as protein ... full story -
Low Vitamin D Predicts More Severe Strokes, Poor Health Post-Stroke
Feb. 11, 2015 — Stroke patients with low vitamin D levels have more tissue damage resulting from their strokes than patients with normal vitamin D levels, a study has found. Patients with low vitamin D were found to ... full story
- Plant chemicals may prevent liver damage caused by fat accumulated during menopause
- Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D may control brain serotonin, affecting behavior and psychiatric disorders
- Experts criticize 'inaccurate' view that B Vitamins have no role in Alzheimer's disease prevention
- Stellate cells in liver control regeneration, fibrosis
- Previously unknown effect of vitamin A identified
- People with multiple sclerosis may have lower levels of key nutrients
- Evolution may hold key to more designer cancer drugs like Gleevec
- Flame retardants found to cause metabolic, liver problems, animal study shows
- Anti-inflammatory drug counters obesity in mice
- Link between sleep loss, diabetes explained
- 20-year study finds ethnic differences in links between diabetes risk and levels of tyrosine and other amino acids
- Common biomarkers of sleep debt found in humans, rats
- Microbes prevent malnutrition in fruit flies, and maybe humans, too
- Iodine daily serving now recommended in multivitamin/mineral supplements for pregnant and lactating women
- Low childhood vitamin D linked to adult atherosclerosis
- Taking too much folic acid while pregnant may put daughters at risk of diabetes and obesity
- Organic food reduces pesticide exposure
- Low vitamin D predicts more severe strokes, poor health post-stroke
- Children who get vitamin A may be less likely to develop malaria
- White potatoes should be allowed under WIC, says report
- How a basic building block of the body could prevent breast cancer
- New enzyme reduces sulfite in wine even faster
- 'Feeding and fasting' hormone Adropin can improve insulin action
- Diet, nutrition essential for mental health
- Analysis of key breast cancer genes reveals distinct profiles for African-American, European-American women
- 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
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