New research proposes using local data in resolving malnutrition
(August 23, 2018) Kwashiorkor, one of the most extreme forms of malnutrition, is estimated to affect more than a hundred thousand children annually. The condition...
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Kelp forests function differently in warming ocean
Kelp forests in the UK and the wider North-East Atlantic will experience a marked change in ecosystem functioning in response to continued ocean warming and...
How healthy is the American diet? The Healthy Eating Index helps determine the answer
Credit: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Philadelphia, August 23, 2018 - Dietary risk factors are among the key contributors to mortality and...
Bird feared extinct rediscovered in the Bahamas
Credit: Matthew Gardner, University of East Anglia One of the rarest birds in the western hemisphere, the Bahama Nuthatch, has been rediscovered by research teams...
Fish lice could be early indicators of metal pollution in freshwater
Credit: Prof Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg. Everyone needs safe and clean water to drink. Yet industry, agriculture and urban activities threaten...
Caution needed when prescribing antibiotics to hypertension patients, study finds
Rockville, Md. (August 23, 2018)--Individual variations in genetic makeup and gut bacteria may explain the different effects of antibiotics on blood pressure, a new rat...
Tracking Sargassum’s ocean path could help predict coastal inundation events
Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science/Victoria Coles CAMBRIDGE, MD (August 23, 2018)--The word Sargassum conjures up images of a vast floating island off...
Advanced microscope technology reveals novel side to cell signaling complex
Credit: The Li laboratory, UT Southwestern DALLAS - Aug. 23, 2018 - Sometimes it pays to take a closer look - especially when it means...
Viral outbreaks could be predicted two years in advance by mathematical model
Scientists have identified the cause of outbreaks of enterovirus, one of the most prevalent types of virus in the world. The findings, from researchers at...
Researchers identify link between gut bacteria and eating for pleasure, as opposed to hunger
Credit: Gilles Mingasson FINDINGS A study of 63 healthy people showed that those with elevated microbiome levels of the metabolite indole -- produced when gut...
Researchers test autobiographical memory for early Alzheimer’s detection
Testing how well people remember past events in their lives could help medical professionals make early predictions about who is at risk for developing Alzheimer's...
New $3.2 million grant to probe secrets of cell death in Alzheimer’s
Credit: Graphic by Shireen Dooling Most neurons in the human brain live out their lives, enduring the processes of aging before eventually dying. Some, however,...
‘One weird trick’ to cut belly fat? Follow a heart-healthy diet!
August 23, 2018 - Do you wish you could decrease your waistline? Reducing abdominal obesity can lower health risks - but despite claims you may...
Mucosal environment of older pigs helps newborn piglets with intestinal injury recover
Credit: Amanda Ziegler, NC State University Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that the intestinal mucosal environment of juvenile pigs can stimulate repair...
Fresh and raw diets for dogs may have health benefits, study says
URBANA, Ill. - Many dog owners think of their furry companions as part of the family, and now products are available to feed them that...
