No more BMI, diets or 'bad' foods: Why changing how we teach kids about weight and nutrition is long overdue

by Vivienne Lewis,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHow many of us recall having to calculate our body-mass index (BMI) as children at school, prompting comparisons of our weight with tha

Updated on: March 13,2024

No more BMI, diets or 'bad' foods: Why changing how we teach kids about weight and nutrition is long overdue

by Vivienne Lewis,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHow many of us recall having to calculate our body-mass index (BMI) as children at school, prompting comparisons of our weight with tha

Updated on:March 13,2024

Can exposure to 'young' blood increase lifespan?

by Kathryn Ryan,Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study in which young and old mice were surgically joined such that they shared blood circulation for three months showed that

Updated on: February 05,2024

Can exposure to 'young' blood increase lifespan?

by Kathryn Ryan,Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study in which young and old mice were surgically joined such that they shared blood circulation for three months showed that

Updated on:February 05,2024

Breastfeeding alters infant gut in ways that boost brain development, may improve test scores: Study

by Lisa Marshall,University of Colorado at BoulderConfirmed metabolites observed across feeding groups in at least 50% of samples at 1- and 6-months in the HILIC and C18 chromatography columns.

Updated on: January 18,2024

Breastfeeding alters infant gut in ways that boost brain development, may improve test scores: Study

by Lisa Marshall,University of Colorado at BoulderConfirmed metabolites observed across feeding groups in at least 50% of samples at 1- and 6-months in the HILIC and C18 chromatography columns.

Updated on:January 18,2024

Pancreas 'crosstalk' may influence course of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt UniversityMethod for quantification of ADM lobules. ADM-positive lobules (outlined in green) were tallied per section. Total pancreatic tissue (orange) was outlined man

Updated on: January 09,2024

Pancreas 'crosstalk' may influence course of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt UniversityMethod for quantification of ADM lobules. ADM-positive lobules (outlined in green) were tallied per section. Total pancreatic tissue (orange) was outlined man

Updated on:January 09,2024

Resistant starch supplement found to reduce liver triglycerides in people with fatty liver disease

byCell PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResistant starch is a non-digestible fiber that ferments in the large intestine, and consumption of it has previously been shown to have a positive e

Updated on: January 19,2024

Resistant starch supplement found to reduce liver triglycerides in people with fatty liver disease

byCell PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResistant starch is a non-digestible fiber that ferments in the large intestine, and consumption of it has previously been shown to have a positive e

Updated on:January 19,2024

Key protein helps infant mice absorb more calcium from breast milk

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad033A key protein known as claudin-2, which lines the intestinal epithelial cells of infant mice, help

Updated on: January 22,2024

Key protein helps infant mice absorb more calcium from breast milk

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad033A key protein known as claudin-2, which lines the intestinal epithelial cells of infant mice, help

Updated on:January 22,2024

Rap1 controls the body's sugar levels from the brain

by Baylor College of MedicineModifying the activity of gene Rap1 in VMH neurons of the hypothalamus can regulate blood glucose in an animal model. Credit: M. Fukuda/JCI insight, 2021Managing type

Updated on: January 28,2024

Rap1 controls the body's sugar levels from the brain

by Baylor College of MedicineModifying the activity of gene Rap1 in VMH neurons of the hypothalamus can regulate blood glucose in an animal model. Credit: M. Fukuda/JCI insight, 2021Managing type

Updated on:January 28,2024

Kisspeptin hormone can enhance human bone activity

by Maxine Myers,Imperial College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainKisspeptin, a naturally-occurring hormone, has been found to increase the activity of bone-forming cells in the body for the first

Updated on: January 28,2024

Kisspeptin hormone can enhance human bone activity

by Maxine Myers,Imperial College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainKisspeptin, a naturally-occurring hormone, has been found to increase the activity of bone-forming cells in the body for the first

Updated on:January 28,2024

Hormonal treatment in pregnancy won't lower odds for preterm birth

by Dennis ThompsonA hormone therapy commonly used to prevent preterm births probably isn't effective, a new study reports.Doctors have been prescribingvaginal progesteronetreatments to

Updated on: February 21,2024

Hormonal treatment in pregnancy won't lower odds for preterm birth

by Dennis ThompsonA hormone therapy commonly used to prevent preterm births probably isn't effective, a new study reports.Doctors have been prescribingvaginal progesteronetreatments to

Updated on:February 21,2024

New link found between diabetes and steatotic liver disease

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCanadian scientists have found a new link between two major metabolic diseases: diabetes and steatotic liver disease, commonly known as f

Updated on: January 17,2024

New link found between diabetes and steatotic liver disease

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCanadian scientists have found a new link between two major metabolic diseases: diabetes and steatotic liver disease, commonly known as f

Updated on:January 17,2024

When menopause comes early: Symptoms & treatment

When menopause comes early: Symptoms & treatmentby Miriam Jones BradleyWhile women generally understand that at a certain age they will go through "the change," officially known as menop

Updated on: January 24,2024

When menopause comes early: Symptoms & treatment

When menopause comes early: Symptoms & treatmentby Miriam Jones BradleyWhile women generally understand that at a certain age they will go through "the change," officially known as menop

Updated on:January 24,2024

Q and A: Women and thyroid disease

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI recently read that thyroid issues affect women more often than men. Can you explain what the thyroid is and how it affects my body? Can I do anything to prevent havi

Updated on: February 19,2024

Q and A: Women and thyroid disease

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI recently read that thyroid issues affect women more often than men. Can you explain what the thyroid is and how it affects my body? Can I do anything to prevent havi

Updated on:February 19,2024