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TSRI scientists receives $2M grant to study effects of early nutrition on lifespan and overall health

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of early nutrition on lifespan and overall health.

22 May 2014

Healthy diet provides lots of health benefits for patients with COPD

Sure, everyone knows a healthy diet provides lots of health benefits for patients with respiratory diseases, but now a new study has shown a direct link between eating fish, fruit and dairy products and improved lung function among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

22 May 2014

Researchers explore perceptions of cancer trials on ‘International Clinical Trials Day’

A new article published by ecancermedicalscience on May 20th addresses the question of why cancer patients are afraid of participating in potentially life-saving clinical trials.

21 May 2014

Aging magnifies impact of risk factors associated with falls

Trips and falls can happen at all stages of life, but as we start to age they can become more numerous. Aging can magnify the impact of risk factors associated with falls and also brings up new and often less obvious factors that affect balance and stability.

21 May 2014

GSA announce winners of GSA Poster Awards at 55th Annual Drosophila Research Conference

The Genetics Society of America (GSA) and the Drosophila research community are pleased to announce the winners of GSA Poster Awards at the 55th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, which took place in San Diego, March 26-30, 2014.

21 May 2014

Competition has subtle effects for male fruit flies

A University of Liverpool study of fruit flies has revealed that males forced to compete with other males become less attractive to females and die young.

19 May 2014

Researchers develop potential route to new therapies for treatment of Parkinson's disease

A biologist and a psychologist at the University of York have joined forces with a drug discovery group at Lundbeck in Denmark to develop a potential route to new therapies for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease (PD).

16 May 2014

Lung microbes offer protection against allergic asthma

Whether or not people develop asthma may be determined in the first few weeks after birth according to a study of mice funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

15 May 2014

Two new Manchester research centres aim at improving lives of people with arthritis

Two major new research centres at The University of Manchester aimed at improving the lives of people with arthritis are to be officially launched on May 19.

14 May 2014

Shift switches pain sensor from cold-sensitive to hot-sensitive

Ice cream lovers and hot tea drinkers with sensitive teeth could one day have a reason to celebrate a new finding from Duke University researchers. The scientists have found a very small change in a single protein that turns a cold-sensitive receptor into one that senses heat.

9 May 2014

Neuron-to-neuron communication plays essential role in development of synapses

A study has shown that a long-overlooked form of neuron-to-neuron communication called miniature neurotransmission plays an essential role in the development of synapses, the regions where nerve impulses are transmitted and received.

8 May 2014

School-based gardening can increase amount of fruit and vegetables consumption in kids

School-based gardening schemes can increase the amount of fruit and vegetables school children eat. This is the finding of research by Dr Michael Duncan and colleagues at Coventry University presented today, Thursday 8 May 2014, at the British Psychological Society annual conference at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham.

8 May 2014

Consumption of sports and energy drinks among adolescents associated with unhealthy behaviors

Weekly consumption of sports drinks and energy drinks among adolescents is significantly associated with higher consumption of other sugar-sweetened beverages, cigarette smoking, and screen media use, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota and Duke University.

6 May 2014

Children who play non-educational games using touch-screen have lower verbal test scores

A recent study by pediatricians from the Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York examined infants 0-3 years old that used touch-screen devices to determine if their use was of any educational benefit to infants and toddlers.

5 May 2014

Supermarket access key ingredient in obesity programs

Living close to a supermarket appears to be a key factor in the success of interventions to help obese children eat better and improve their weight, according to a study to be presented Saturday, May 3, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

5 May 2014

Many young parents believe that electronic cigarettes are less harmful than regular cigarettes

Many young parents are using electronic cigarettes, and despite any evidence for safety, the vast majority of young adults who have used the devices believe they are less harmful than regular cigarettes, according to research to be presented Sunday, May 4, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

5 May 2014

Study suggests reasons for disparities in obesity rates between African-American and white women

A new study suggests the reasons for disparities in obesity rates between African-American and white women are far more complex than the usual go-to culprits of socioeconomics, fruit and vegetable intake, and exercise.

2 May 2014

Mango consumption on ulcerative colitis and bone parameters in animal models: Studies

Three new mango-related studies were presented this week at the 2014 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) in San Diego, revealing initial findings on the effects of mango consumption on ulcerative colitis and bone parameters in animal models.

1 May 2014

Two internationally known scholars join Huntsman Cancer Institute

Two internationally known scholars, one in the field of cancer prevention and the other in the field of molecular biology, will join Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah as early as Sept. 1.

29 Apr 2014

Supreme Court weighs truth-in-labeling issue in case involving juice product

The makers of a pomegranate juice called Pom Wonderful ask the court to rule that Coca-Cola is falsely labeling its Pomegranate Blueberry juice that is 99.4 percent apple and grape juice.

23 Apr 2014

Fruit News and Research

TSRI scientists receives $2M grant to study effects of early nutrition on lifespan and overall health

Healthy diet provides lots of health benefits for patients with COPD

Researchers explore perceptions of cancer trials on ‘International Clinical Trials Day’

Aging magnifies impact of risk factors associated with falls

GSA announce winners of GSA Poster Awards at 55th Annual Drosophila Research Conference

Competition has subtle effects for male fruit flies

Researchers develop potential route to new therapies for treatment of Parkinson's disease

Lung microbes offer protection against allergic asthma

Two new Manchester research centres aim at improving lives of people with arthritis

Shift switches pain sensor from cold-sensitive to hot-sensitive

Neuron-to-neuron communication plays essential role in development of synapses

School-based gardening can increase amount of fruit and vegetables consumption in kids

Consumption of sports and energy drinks among adolescents associated with unhealthy behaviors

Children who play non-educational games using touch-screen have lower verbal test scores

Supermarket access key ingredient in obesity programs

Many young parents believe that electronic cigarettes are less harmful than regular cigarettes

Study suggests reasons for disparities in obesity rates between African-American and white women

Mango consumption on ulcerative colitis and bone parameters in animal models: Studies

Two internationally known scholars join Huntsman Cancer Institute

Supreme Court weighs truth-in-labeling issue in case involving juice product

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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