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Vitamin B3 supplementation during pregnancy may prevent birth defects, in-vivo study suggests

Supplementing the diet with vitamin B3 during pregnancy may treat the molecular deficiencies in women that can lead to birth defects, according to a landmark study in Australia. Over the last 12 years, developmental geneticist Sally Dunwoodie (Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney) and team have been studying the genes that influence fetal heart and bone development.

10 Aug 2017

Early detection, treatment of frailty may help elderly people live healthier lives

Age-related frailty may be a treatable and preventable health problem, just like obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, highlights a review in Frontiers in Physiology.

9 Aug 2017

New study examines potential Alzheimer's disease prevention strategies

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. It affects more than 5 million Americans.

9 Aug 2017

Age of first menstruation may influence time spent in education for young women

The age at which girls have their first period may influence how long they stay in education.

9 Aug 2017

Sugar reduction can lead to improvement in health of overweight children and adults

Osteopathic physicians suggest shifting the conversation from weight to health for overweight children and adults, asking patients to reduce their sugar intake to see measurable improvements in metabolic function.

7 Aug 2017

New way of screening compounds may help speed up drug development

Scientists have created a new way of screening compounds that is more sensitive than existing methods, opening up the possibility of finding new drugs for many diseases.

7 Aug 2017

Tackling food allergies: is immunotherapy the answer?

Food allergies affect approximately 8% of school children in the United States and the United Kingdom. The highest prevalence of food allergies is in Australia affecting approximately 10% of young children. It is lower in the developing world.

7 Aug 2017

Smell loss linked to worse nutritional status in patients with chronic kidney disease

A new study indicates that many patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have some degree of smell loss, and that impairments in patients' ability to smell are linked with worse nutritional status.

4 Aug 2017

Experimental drug protects mice from obesity-related liver disease

A drug developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center protected mice from one of the many ills of our cheeseburger and milkshake-laden Western diet -- non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

3 Aug 2017

New study shows how gut microbes can prevent severe flu infections in mice

Microbes that live in the gut don't just digest food. They also have far-reaching effects on the immune system.

3 Aug 2017

Protein-rich diet may foster more tolerant, less inflammatory gut environment

Immune cells patrol the gut to ensure that harmful microbes hidden in the food we eat don't sneak into the body. Cells that are capable of triggering inflammation are balanced by cells that promote tolerance, protecting the body without damaging sensitive tissues.

3 Aug 2017

Under Trump, hospitals face same penalties embraced by Obama

Amid all the turbulence over the future of the Affordable Care Act, one facet continues unchanged: President Donald Trump's administration is penalizing more than half the nation's hospitals for having too many patients return within a month.

3 Aug 2017

Gene-therapy administered through skin transplants could enable treatment of many diseases

A research team based at the University of Chicago has overcome challenges that have limited gene therapy and demonstrated how their novel approach with skin transplantation could enable a wide range of gene-based therapies to treat many human diseases.

3 Aug 2017

Mango intake exerts beneficial effects in progression and severity of IBD

Initial results of a study by researchers in the department of nutrition and food science at Texas A&M University in College Station show mango consumption has a positive impact on people with inflammatory bowel disease.

3 Aug 2017

Loss of dietary protein from food as carbon dioxide emissions fail to fall - warn researchers

According to researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, if the present rates of carbon dioxide emissions do not stop, people in around 18 countries worldwide may face a loss of around 5% of the protein they obtain from their diet by 2015. This is due to the reduction in the nutrient values of crops such as rice, wheat and other staples. This would put an additional 150 million people at risk of dietary protein deficiency. This is the first study that actually quantifies the actual dietary health risk posed by greenhouse gas emissions.

2 Aug 2017

New findings could help better understand aging process and extend lifespan

Restricting how much you eat without starving has been shown to robustly extend lifespan in more than 20 species of animals including primates.

2 Aug 2017

Researchers highlight role of micro-guests in pathologic processes

We host more microbiota than our own cells. These micro-guests produce metabolites that are only beginning to be appreciated as important factors in pathologic processes, from chronic inflammatory diseases to preterm birth.

1 Aug 2017

Consumption of artificial sweeteners alongside low carbohydrate diet increases food intake

Next time you drop an artificial sweetener into your coffee thinking of the weight you'll lose by avoiding sugar, think again.

1 Aug 2017

Cardiovascular advantages of the Mediterranean diet linked to socioeconomic status

A study conducted by a team of researchers from the Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Health Care (I.R.C.C.S.) Neuromed, Italy, states that the risk of cardiovascular disease is reduced by the Mediterranean diet; however, the benefits are subjected to highly educated or rich people alone.

1 Aug 2017

Educational initiative tries shifting student physicians’ attitudes toward people with obesity

An educational initiative at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine is reducing medical students' negative attitudes toward people with obesity, a finding researchers hope will translate into better outcomes for patients struggling with weight, according to research published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

31 Jul 2017

Diet News and Research

Latest Diet News and Research

Vitamin B3 supplementation during pregnancy may prevent birth defects, in-vivo study suggests

Early detection, treatment of frailty may help elderly people live healthier lives

New study examines potential Alzheimer's disease prevention strategies

Age of first menstruation may influence time spent in education for young women

Sugar reduction can lead to improvement in health of overweight children and adults

New way of screening compounds may help speed up drug development

Tackling food allergies: is immunotherapy the answer?

Smell loss linked to worse nutritional status in patients with chronic kidney disease

Experimental drug protects mice from obesity-related liver disease

New study shows how gut microbes can prevent severe flu infections in mice

Protein-rich diet may foster more tolerant, less inflammatory gut environment

Under Trump, hospitals face same penalties embraced by Obama

Gene-therapy administered through skin transplants could enable treatment of many diseases

Mango intake exerts beneficial effects in progression and severity of IBD

Loss of dietary protein from food as carbon dioxide emissions fail to fall - warn researchers

New findings could help better understand aging process and extend lifespan

Researchers highlight role of micro-guests in pathologic processes

Consumption of artificial sweeteners alongside low carbohydrate diet increases food intake

Cardiovascular advantages of the Mediterranean diet linked to socioeconomic status

Educational initiative tries shifting student physicians’ attitudes toward people with obesity

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