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Stress & Distress: Designing clinical trials for maximum efficacy

To be decided by the editor

From Atlantia Clinical Trials 28 Feb 2025

Atlantia Clinical Trials: Investigating the interrelation of microbiology and immunology

Atlantia Clinical Trials investigates the role of microbiomes in immunity, focusing on gut and lung interactions to develop innovative health solutions.

From Atlantia Clinical Trials 28 Feb 2025

Elderly populations: Global trends in the healthy aging market

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From Atlantia Clinical Trials 28 Feb 2025

How social media spreads diet misinformation—and what experts say must change

Systematic review reveals Instagram and YouTube as primary hubs for nutrition misinformation, notably promoting unverified "miracle diets" linked to orthorexia and COVID-19, urging public health institutions and healthcare professionals to prioritize digital literacy and evidence-based content.

27 Feb 2025

Research shows exercise can delay Alzheimer’s, but there’s a catch

Regular physical activity slows the accumulation of p-tau181, a key Alzheimer’s biomarker, but its cognitive benefits diminish when tau levels are high.

26 Feb 2025

Can you trust TikTok for nutrition advice? Study exposes #WhatIEatinaDay

TikTok prioritizes engagement over accuracy, exposing young users to misleading nutrition content. Researchers urge stricter content moderation to curb misinformation.

26 Feb 2025

With RFK Jr. in charge, supplement makers see chance to cash in

Last fall, before being named the senior U.S. health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration would liberate Americans from the FDA's "aggressive suppression" of vitamins, dietary supplements, and other substances — ending the federal agency's "war on public health," as he put it.

25 Feb 2025

Do vitamin D supplements reduce acute respiratory infections?

Vitamin D supplementation shows no significant effect on acute respiratory infections overall, but children and daily low doses may offer protective benefits.

25 Feb 2025

Melatonin supplements may help reduce DNA damage in night shift workers

Melatonin supplementation may help offset the DNA damage associated with night shift work by boosting the body's ability to repair it, suggest the findings of a small clinical trial published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

24 Feb 2025

Understanding FDA’s complaint reporting systems

If you have a complaint about a product regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency wants to hear about it.

24 Feb 2025

Potassium analysis with ion chromatography according to USP testing methods

Method validation according to the U.S. Pharmacopeia.

From Metrohm Middle East FZC 24 Feb 2025

Early gut microbiota linked to food sensitivities in infants

A study led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) recently showed that certain gut bacteria found in one-month-old infants are associated with food sensitivities and the development of food allergies, particularly to eggs, while other types of bacteria are not.

21 Feb 2025

The dangers of fraudulent diabetes products and how to avoid them

As the number of people diagnosed with diabetes continues to grow, an increasing number of products marketed under the guise of "dietary supplements" or "over-the-counter drugs" promising to prevent, treat, and even cure diabetes are being sold illegally.

21 Feb 2025