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General Nutrition Centers fourth quarter net income increases 56.3% to $19.8 million

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., a leading global specialty retailer of nutritional products, today reported its financial results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2010.

25 Feb 2011

Evolutionary changes may have influenced metabolism and increased risk of diabetes

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego say an evolutionary gene mutation that occurred in human millions of years ago and our subsequent inability to produce a specific kind of sugar molecule appears to make people more vulnerable to developing type 2 diabetes, especially if they're overweight.

25 Feb 2011

Maternal fructose intake during pregnancy leads to sex-specific changes in fetal, neonatal endocrinology

A recent study accepted for publication in Endocrinology, a publication of The Endocrine Society, reports for the first time that maternal fructose intake during pregnancy results in sex-specific changes in fetal and neonatal endocrinology.

25 Feb 2011

Role of serotonin in autism spectrum disorders

Mouse models are yielding important clues about the nature of autism spectrum disorders, which impact an estimated one in 110 children in the U.S. In labs at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, researchers are studying strains of mice that inherently mimic the repetitive and socially impaired behaviors present in these disorders.

25 Feb 2011

Experts at ICAO warn about risk of cardiometabolic consequences in overweight individuals

Experts meeting at the 2nd International Congress on Abdominal Obesity today issued a warning that millions of individuals around the globe are at risk from the cardiometabolic consequences of being overweight. Worryingly, the experts suggest that these people are not being identified by their doctors.

25 Feb 2011

Omega-3 fish oils: Natural health solution for the heart

Did you know that over the average life span, a heart beats 2 to 3 billion times? As one of the hardest working muscles pumping oxygen and essential nutrients throughout your body an average of 100,000 times a day, the heart needs a lot of help to stay working fit.

25 Feb 2011

Research: Loss of CMAH's function may make humans more prone to obesity and diabetes

As if the recent prediction that half of all Americans will have diabetes or pre-diabetes by the year 2020 isn't alarming enough, a new genetic discovery published online in the FASEB Journal provides a disturbing explanation as to why: we took an evolutionary "wrong turn."

25 Feb 2011

Study: Low Vitamin D levels can cause allergies in children

A study of more than 3,000 children shows that low vitamin D levels are associated with increased likelihood that children will develop allergies, according to a paper published in the February 17 online edition of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

25 Feb 2011

High radiation doses can increase risk of cancer in dialysis patients

High radiation doses put a significant number of dialysis patients at increased risk of cancer, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology.

25 Feb 2011

Study: More effective therapies needed for diabetes patients with ESRD

Despite significant advances in kidney care over the past 20 years, efforts to improve therapy for type 1 diabetes patients with kidney dysfunction remain unsuccessful, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology. The results suggest that more effective therapies are needed for these patients.

24 Feb 2011

SPIN program to help mothers produce sufficient breast milk for their premature infants

Approximately 50,000 premature babies weighing less than three pounds are born in the United States each year. These fragile newborns need the highest quality nutrition, which is why UC San Diego Health System developed the Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition program to help mothers produce sufficient breast milk for their premature infants.

24 Feb 2011

Michigan State University secures $7.9 million award to improve food security in Mozambique

Michigan State University has secured a $7.9 million award to improve agriculture and food security in Mozambique through increasing the African nation's agricultural productivity, creating economic opportunities and enhancing nutrition.

24 Feb 2011

Positive results from Vertex VX-770 Phase 3 STRIVE study in patients with CF

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced positive results from the Phase 3 STRIVE study of VX-770, an oral medicine in development that targets the defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis.

24 Feb 2011

Scientists suggest new vitamin D-fortified bread can solve insufficiency problem

With most people unable to get enough vitamin D from sunlight or foods, scientists are suggesting that a new vitamin D-fortified food - bread made with high-vitamin D yeast - could fill that gap. Their study, confirming that the approach works in laboratory tests, appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

24 Feb 2011

FDA approves ONGLYZA to treat type 2 diabetes patients with renal impairment

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the inclusion of data from two clinical studies in an update to the ONGLYZA U.S. Prescribing Information for adult type 2 diabetes patients.

24 Feb 2011

Western Pistachio Association partners with USDA's MyPyramid

Western Pistachio Association (WPA) today announced its official partnership with USDA's MyPyramid, ramping up the WPA's nutrition educational programs to coincide with the announcement of the new 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). The announcement was made at the WPA Annual Conference in Santa Barbara before more than 500 attendees, the majority of whom are growers in the American pistachio industry.

24 Feb 2011

Tips for heart healthiness

Everyone should know the warning signs for a heart attack -- but according to Dr. Isaac Eliaz, effective prevention requires much more than a list of potential symptoms.

23 Feb 2011

Aetna Foundation announces over $1 million for research on root causes of obesity epidemic

The Aetna Foundation today announced significant funding in support of five research studies designed to deepen understanding of the root causes of the nation's well-documented obesity epidemic and drive viable solutions to the core problems.

23 Feb 2011

New study: Cannabis ingredient can improve appetites and sense of taste in cancer patients

The active ingredient in cannabis can improve the appetites and sense of taste in cancer patients, according to a new study published online in the cancer journal, Annals of Oncology today.

23 Feb 2011

Cerasome filled molecular-sized bubbles to target liver cancer cells

Nanotechnology may open a new door on the treatment of liver cancer, according to a team of Penn State College of Medicine researchers. They used molecular-sized bubbles filled with chemotherapy drugs to prevent cell growth and initiate cell death in test tubes and mice.

23 Feb 2011

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

General Nutrition Centers fourth quarter net income increases 56.3% to $19.8 million

Evolutionary changes may have influenced metabolism and increased risk of diabetes

Maternal fructose intake during pregnancy leads to sex-specific changes in fetal, neonatal endocrinology

Role of serotonin in autism spectrum disorders

Experts at ICAO warn about risk of cardiometabolic consequences in overweight individuals

Omega-3 fish oils: Natural health solution for the heart

Research: Loss of CMAH's function may make humans more prone to obesity and diabetes

Study: Low Vitamin D levels can cause allergies in children

High radiation doses can increase risk of cancer in dialysis patients

Study: More effective therapies needed for diabetes patients with ESRD

SPIN program to help mothers produce sufficient breast milk for their premature infants

Michigan State University secures $7.9 million award to improve food security in Mozambique

Positive results from Vertex VX-770 Phase 3 STRIVE study in patients with CF

Scientists suggest new vitamin D-fortified bread can solve insufficiency problem

FDA approves ONGLYZA to treat type 2 diabetes patients with renal impairment

Western Pistachio Association partners with USDA's MyPyramid

Tips for heart healthiness

Aetna Foundation announces over $1 million for research on root causes of obesity epidemic

New study: Cannabis ingredient can improve appetites and sense of taste in cancer patients

Cerasome filled molecular-sized bubbles to target liver cancer cells

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

Reimagining light scattering for biotherapeutics

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

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