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Pregnant women with high lead levels are more likely have obese children

Children born to women who have high blood levels of lead are more likely be overweight or obese, compared to those whose mothers have low levels of lead in their blood, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and Health Resources and Services Administration.

3 Oct 2019

New study accounts for folic acid fortification in Mexican staple foods

A new study led by researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in collaboration with that National Institute of Public Health, Mexico, that accounts for folic acid (FA) fortification in staple foods made from wheat and corn.

18 Sep 2019

New research examines benefit of nutrient supplementation in people with mental disorders

We've all heard that 'food is good for your mood'. Now a new study into mental health and nutrient supplementation has taken a leap forward by establishing the gold standard for which nutrients are proven to assist in the management of a range of mental health disorders.

10 Sep 2019

UV radiation exposure: Sun protection is important as athletes have elevated skin cancer risk

The dangers of ultraviolet radiation exposure, which most often comes from the sun, are well-known. Speaking at The Physiological Society's Extreme Environmental Physiology conference next week, W. Larry Kenney, Penn State University, will discuss how broad its effects can be, from premature aging to cancer, and how this can be influenced by different skin tones and the use of sunscreen.

30 Aug 2019

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Pregnant women with high lead levels are more likely have obese children

New study accounts for folic acid fortification in Mexican staple foods

New research examines benefit of nutrient supplementation in people with mental disorders

UV radiation exposure: Sun protection is important as athletes have elevated skin cancer risk

Study: Lower levels of specific dietary vitamins and antioxidants associated with frailty

Why cilantro (coriander) is good for your health

Folic acid supplementation mitigates risk of neural tube defects linked to HIV drug

Study: Micronutrient deficiencies are common in adults at the time of celiac disease diagnosis

Epigenetic research provides new approaches to cancer combination therapies

Vegans are often deficient in these four nutrients

Promising new way to thwart tricky Mtb pathogen

Air Force develops genetic test to predict mental performance

Healthy diets may protect against dementia

Folate levels decrease significantly during months with higher solar radiation

Folate levels decrease significantly when solar radiation is higher, shows study

Higher levels of key nutrients in the blood linked to efficient brain connectivity

Researchers identify potential target for new breast cancer treatments

Folate deficiency creates more damaging chromosomal abnormalities than previously known

Advanced spectroscopic techniques used to prepare, characterize major degradation products of pralatrexate injection

Researchers confirm link between neonatal vitamin D deficiency and schizophrenia

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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