ATLANTA–Promoting healthy gut microbiota, the bacteria that live in the intestine, can help treat or prevent metabolic syndrome, a combination of risk factors that increases a person’s risk for heart disease,...
Read More” Zinc deficiency affects about 2 billion people worldwide, including an estimated 40 percent of the elderly in the United States – who are also among the most likely Americans to end up in an ICU.” 28 JAN 2013...
Read MoreHold the diet soda? Sweetened drinks linked to depression, coffee tied to lower risk 10 JAN 2013 SAN DIEGO – New research suggests that drinking sweetened beverages, especially diet drinks, is associated with an increased risk...
Read MorePUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 23-Oct-2014 MANHATTAN, Kansas — Football teams are claiming it improves their athletic performance, and according to new research from Kansas State University, it also benefits heart failure patients. The...
Read MoreSmall pilot study suggests that T cells become more responsive in exercising cancer survivors weeks after chemo ends WESTMINSTER, CO (October 10, 2012)—Researchers may soon be able to add yet another item to the list of...
Read MoreSprint interval training could cut time exercising while controlling weight WESTMINSTER, CO (October 10, 2012)—Time spent in the drudgery of strenuous exercise is a well-documented turn-off for many people who want to get in...
Read More“When we fed the carbohydrate fructooligosacharide (FOS) as a prebiotic, the gut grew and increased in function,” 19 OCT 2012 URBANA – Adding the right prebiotic to the diets of pediatric patients with intestinal failure could...
Read More” This finding held regardless of age, race, income and education level ” Sugared soda consumption, cell aging associated in new study UCSF scientists find shorter telomeres in immune cells of soda drinkers...
Read MorePUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 13-Oct-2014 A new study finds that the hormone FGF21 is stimulated by fructose ingestion BOSTON – Increased consumption of table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup has been linked to rising rates of obesity...
Read MoreNew study finds 10-fold increase in fraud-related retractions October 1, 2012 — (Bronx, NY) — In sharp contrast to previous studies suggesting that errors account for the majority of retracted scientific papers, a new...
Read More10-1-12 CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study has outlined for the first time a biological mechanism by which zinc deficiency can develop with age, leading to a decline of the immune system and increased inflammation associated with...
Read More05 OCT 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Taking enough omega-3 fatty acid supplements to change the balance of oils in the diet could slow a key biological process linked to aging, new research suggests. The study showed that most...
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