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Developing a novel assay for 3R and 4R tau quantification

A novel assay uses multiplexed IP-MS to quantify 3R and 4R tau isoforms in human cerebrospinal fluid, supporting the assessment of tau isoform imbalance.

From Inoviv 27 Oct 2026

Investigating protein properties using PEG precipitation assays

PEG precipitation assays support the characterization of protein biophysical properties, providing insights into protein behavior.

From University of Leeds 27 Oct 2026

Strengthening collaboration in human-specific research

Human-specific research benefits from regional collaboration, supporting researchers in adopting human-focused scientific methods.

From Centre for Human Specific Research 27 Oct 2026

What Is the Galveston Diet? How It Works, Benefits, and Risks

The Galveston Diet combines intermittent fasting, anti-inflammatory eating, and macronutrient tracking to address midlife weight management. Research supports some related dietary strategies, but the studies reviewed do not establish the complete program’s effectiveness in menopausal women.

6 Nov 2026

Food Literacy: An Overlooked Ingredient in Healthy Eating

Food literacy combines nutrition knowledge with the skills needed to plan meals, select foods, and prepare them within everyday constraints. Research on cooking and nutrition education suggests potential benefits, but evidence that improving food literacy produces lasting dietary changes or better health remains limited.

6 Nov 2026

Does Chewing Food More Help With Digestion and Weight Loss?

Chewing breaks down food for swallowing and can influence digestion, appetite, and short-term food intake through interactions with food texture and eating rate. Research has not established that chewing more produces sustained weight loss, while maintaining chewing function supports adequate nutrition in older adults.

5 Nov 2026

How Food Texture Affects Digestion, Hunger, and Blood Sugar

Food texture influences chewing, eating speed, and appetite, while the underlying food matrix affects nutrient release and digestion. Studies show short-term effects on hunger, fullness, and metabolic responses, but lasting benefits for weight management remain uncertain.

5 Nov 2026

How to Maintain Muscle Mass as You Age With Diet and Exercise

Adequate protein intake and resistance exercise support muscle strength and function during aging, when muscles often respond less strongly to dietary protein. Evidence for supplements varies, with creatine showing benefits alongside resistance

4 Nov 2026

The Yakutia Diet Explained: Traditional Foods, Metabolic Health, and Arctic Survival

Traditional Yakut diets developed around locally available meat, fish, and dairy, while cold exposure and genetic variation influenced human metabolic responses. Research on brown fat, PNPLA3 variants, and inflammatory profiles offers clues to these relationships, but the diet’s contribution to specific adaptations remains uncertain.

3 Nov 2026

60,000 Years of Food Knowledge: Traditional Aboriginal Diets and Nutrition

Traditional Aboriginal diets include diverse native plant and animal foods that provide nutrients and connect food practices with culture, community, and Country. Research examines their potential health and environmental benefits while documenting how colonization and barriers to food access have shaped contemporary nutrition.

1 Nov 2026

Food Synergy Explained: How Nutrients Work Together to Influence Health

Food components interact within meals and dietary patterns to influence nutrient absorption and health. Research supports specific pairings, such as vitamin C with plant-based iron, while evidence for additional benefits from combined dietary and lifestyle changes remains uncertain.

3 Nov 2026

Diet and Sepsis: How Nutrition Influences the Gut Barrier and Immune Function

Dietary fiber and microbial metabolites influence intestinal barrier function and immune responses, with animal studies suggesting possible protection against experimental sepsis. Human evidence remains insufficient to establish that plant-rich diets prevent sepsis, while clinical nutrition studies report benefits for selected outcomes without demonstrating a clear survival advantage.

2 Nov 2026

Metaflammation Explained: How Obesity, Diabetes, and Aging Are Connected

Obesity-associated metaflammation involves persistent, low-grade inflammation that disrupts insulin signaling and contributes to metabolic disease, with mechanisms that overlap with age-related inflammation. Weight loss and established metabolic treatments can reduce some inflammatory effects, while therapies targeting specific immune and microbial pathways remain under investigation.

29 Oct 2026

Glycation and Aging: How Sugar Damage Affects Skin, Cells, and Health

Glycation produces advanced glycation end products (AGEs) that can alter proteins, impair skin elasticity, and promote inflammation and oxidative stress. Human studies link AGE accumulation to diabetic complications, but whether reducing dietary AGEs slows aging remains uncertain.

29 Oct 2026

Metabolomics and Nutrition: What Happens to Food Inside the Body

By replacing self-reported food logs with objective biomarkers, metabolic profiling enables personalized precision nutrition and better disease risk prediction.

29 Oct 2026

Epigenetic Changes in Aging: How Gene Expression Shifts over Time

Aging alters DNA methylation, histone modifications, chromatin organization, and regulatory RNA activity, affecting gene expression and cellular function. Epigenetic clocks and reprogramming experiments help researchers investigate these changes, but their use in personalized aging care requires further validation.

28 Oct 2026

Human Evolution and Disease: How Ancient DNA Shapes Modern Health Risks

Ancient DNA and evolutionary medicine help explain how inherited genetic variants interact with changing environments to influence modern disease risk. Neanderthal ancestry, metabolic variation, and evolutionary trade-offs provide insights into immunity, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and aging.

28 Oct 2026

GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Reduce Kidney Disease Risk: What Clinical Trials Show

GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce albuminuria and slow kidney function decline, with the strongest clinical evidence supporting semaglutide in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Benefits in selected populations without diabetes, combination treatments, and tirzepatide warrant further study, particularly for preventing kidney failure and treating advanced disease.

28 Oct 2026

Melatonin and Cancer: What Research Shows About Benefits and Risks

Melatonin influences cancer cell metabolism, immune responses, and programmed cell death in laboratory and animal studies. Clinical findings remain mixed, and research has not established that melatonin supplements prevent cancer or improve cancer control.

27 Oct 2026

GLP-1 Drugs and Eating Disorders: What Research Shows About Benefits, Misuse, and Mental Health

The growing demand for GLP-1 drugs has raised concerns about potential misuse and the lack of evidence guiding their use outside approved indications.

27 Oct 2026