Pesticide mixtures a bigger problem than previously thought
Credit: The University of Queensland New research led by The University of Queensland has provided the first comprehensive analysis of ...
Tag: Nutrition/Nutrients
Monell scientist receives 2020 Klingenstein-Simons fellowship award in neuroscience
Credit: Monell Chemical Senses Center PHILADELPHIA (July 1, 2020) - Amber Alhadeff, PhD, the newest faculty member at the Monell ...
Perceiving the flavor of fat: A Monell Center twins study
Researchers find genetic variation shapes individual perception of fatty foodsCredit: Monell Chemical Senses Center Most people would agree that the ...
COVID-19: Considering meditation and yoga as adjunctive treatment
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 13, 2020--The anti-inflammatory and other beneficial effects of meditation and ...
University research and the private sector
How a jelly ingredient factors inCredit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Food additives get a bad ...
Health disparities published in new volume
Researchers at the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina lead health disparity research studiesCredit: MUSC HCC ...
Study pinpoints brain cells that trigger sugar cravings and consumption
Credit: Matthew Potthoff, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine New research has identified the specific brain cells that control ...
An early morning whey protein snack increases morning blood sugar level in healthy people
Credit: James Betts, the University of Bath Consuming protein at night increases blood sugar level in the morning for healthy ...
Mom and baby share ‘good bacteria’ through breast milk
The process of pumping, storing and bottle-feeding breast milk may reduce the transfer of bacteria from mom to babyCredit: Kevin ...
Dissecting fruit flies’ varying responses to life-extension diet
Study may help explain how genes and other factors influence an individual's response to restricting caloriesCredit: Alice C. Gray Changes ...
Daytime aardvark sightings are a sign of troubled times
Wits researchers find that aardvarks feeding in the daytime during droughts might be starvingCredit: Nora Weyer/Wits University Aardvarks occur across ...
Water-saving alternative forage crops for Texas livestock
Credit: Sukhbir Singh In the semi-arid Texas High Plains, growers and producers are concerned about the sustainability of beef and ...
Study to evaluate app that automates calorie counting
PortionSize promises an affordable method to measure how much users eatCredit: John Apolzan, Corby Martin A new smartphone app promises ...
Numerous jobs linked to increased risk of knee reconstruction
Stay-at-home parents, cleaners, blue-collar workers more likely to develop osteoarthritisCredit: Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney Knee ...
The complex relationship between deforestation and diet diversity in the Amazon
As increasing areas of the Amazonian rainforest are converted into agricultural land, scientists are examining how this is linked with ...
How to tackle climate change, food security and land degradation
Rutgers-led research highlights lesser-known options with fewer trade-offsCredit: Pamela McElwee/Rutgers University-New Brunswick How can some of world's biggest problems - ...
1.5 billion people will depend on water from mountains
Credit: D. Viviroli Global water consumption has increased almost fourfold in the past 100 years, and many regions can only ...
Soy and wheat proteins helpful for building aging muscles, but not as potent as animal protein
Credit: Photo credit: Anita Bean On a gram for gram basis, animal proteins are more effective than plant proteins in ...
New vitamin K-based drug shows promise against medication-resistant epilepsy
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have formulated a vitamin K-based compound that, due to its unique structure ...
Fathers are more likely to be referred for nutrition or exercise counseling
Overweight and obese men who are fathers were more likely than men without children to be referred for nutrition or ...
