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Current Evidence Does Not Support Selenium for Preventing Heart Disease in Well-Nourished Adults
January 31, 2013 — A systematic review finds that in well-nourished adults current evidence does not support selenium for preventing heart disease. The review suggests that taking selenium supplements does not reduce a ... > full story -
Gut Microbes at Root of Severe Malnutrition in Kids
January 30, 2013 — A study of young twins in Malawi, in sub-Saharan Africa, finds that bacteria living in the intestine are an underlying cause of a form of severe acute childhood ... > full story -
First Artificial Enzyme Created by Evolution in a Test Tube
January 30, 2013 — A wobbly new biochemical structure in one scientist's lab may resemble what enzymes looked like billions of years ago, when life on Earth began to evolve -- long before they became ingredients for ... > full story -
Biologists Use Diag Trees to Help Solve Gypsy Moth Mystery
January 30, 2013 — Working beneath towering oaks and maples, researchers have helped explain an observation that had puzzled insect ecologists who study voracious leaf-munching gypsy moth ... > full story -
Pathway for Membrane Building Blocks
January 30, 2013 — Biomembranes consist of a mosaic of individual, densely packed lipid molecules. These molecules are formed inside the cells. But how do these building blocks move to the correct part of the membrane? ... > full story -
Eating Bright-Colored Fruits and Vegetables May Prevent or Delay Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
January 29, 2013 — New research suggests that increased consumption of foods containing colorful carotenoids, particularly beta-carotene and lutein, may prevent or delay the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ... > full story -
Why Are There Redheads? Birds Might Hold the Clues
January 28, 2013 — Biologists examined the survival rates and chestnut feather coloration of barn swallows and other species of birds, to unearth factors favoring the evolution of pheomelanin in spite of its costs. ... > full story -
Slow-Release 'Jelly' Delivers Drugs Better
January 28, 2013 — Biomedical engineers have developed a new delivery system that overcomes the shortcomings of a promising class of peptide drugs -- very small proteins -- for treating diseases such as diabetes and ... > full story -
Soy Protein Can Be Replaced by Rapeseed Protein
January 28, 2013 — Today, more than 500 million people are suffering from a lack of adequate protein in their diet. Each year, the number of human beings increases by 80 million, a figure which is equivalent to the ... > full story -
Cows Fed Flaxseed Produce More Nutritious Dairy Products
January 26, 2013 — Dairy cows that are fed flaxseed produce more nutritious milk, with more omega-3 fatty acids and less saturated ... > full story
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