Browse News Stories
61 to 70 of 6,187 stories
view headlines only
-
Vitamin E Identified as Potential Weapon Against Obesity
April 23, 2013 A potential new way to fight obesity-related illness has been uncovered, thanks to a serendipitous ... > full story -
Contact Killing of Salmonella by Human Fecal Bacteria
April 23, 2013 Researchers have recently found a novel mode of interaction between Salmonella, a foodborne pathogen, and the bacteria that live in our guts. Fecal bacteria collected from healthy donors effectively ... > full story -
'Toggle Switch' to Burn Fat Identified
April 23, 2013 For a long time, scientists have dreamt of converting undesirable white fat cells into brown fat cells and thus simply have excess pounds melt away. Researchers have now gotten a step closer to this ... > full story -
Tart Cherries Linked to Reduced Risk of Stroke
April 23, 2013 For the millions of Americans at risk for heart disease or diabetes, a diet that includes tart cherries might actually be better than what the doctor ordered, according to new animal ... > full story -
Drug Reduces Fat by Blocking Blood Vessels
April 23, 2013 Researchers have long known that cancerous tumors grow collections of abnormal blood cells, the fuel that feeds this disease and keeps it growing. Now, new evidence in an animal model suggests that ... > full story -
Quit Smoking? Vitamin E May Give Extra Boost to Heart Health
April 23, 2013 Taking a specific form of a vitamin E supplement can accelerate the health benefits that occur when people quit smoking, new research ... > full story -
Scientists Advance Understanding of Human Brown Adipose Tissue and Grow New Cells
April 22, 2013 Scientists have reported significant findings about the location, genetic expression and function of human brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the generation of new BAT ... > full story -
Mushrooms Can Provide as Much Vitamin D as Supplements
April 22, 2013 Researchers have discovered that eating mushrooms containing Vitamin D2 can be as effective at increasing and maintaining vitamin D levels (25–hydroxyvitamin D) as taking supplemental vitamin ... > full story -
Grape Intake May Protect Against Metabolic Syndrome-Related Organ Damage
April 22, 2013 Consuming grapes may help protect against organ damage associated with the progression of metabolic syndrome, according to research presented this week at the Experimental Biology conference in ... > full story -
Is Pet Ownership Sustainable?
April 22, 2013 There has been much talk about sustainability, but little attention has been paid to its nutritional aspects. Scientists have raised a number of important questions on the sustainability of pet ... > full story
Search ScienceDaily
Number of stories in archives: 137,088

