Neu5Gc, a non-human sialic acid sugar molecule common in red meat that increases the risk of tumor formation in humans, is also prevalent in pig organs, with concentrations increasing as the organs are cooked, a study by researchers from...
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A new study has revealed there is no link between how hungry we feel and the amount of calories we consume.
The research, conducted by scientists from the University of Sheffield, shows that food marketed as having appetite-modifying...
Washington State University researchers have developed a low-cost, portable laboratory on a smartphone that can analyze several samples at once to catch a cancer biomarker, producing lab quality results.Credit: Washington State University
Washington State University researchers have developed a low-cost,...
Endocrine disrupting chemicals interfere with hormone action to cause adverse health effects in people.Credit: Image courtesy of NYU Langone Medical Center
Annual healthcare costs and lost earnings in the United States from low-level but daily exposure to hazardous chemicals commonly...
This confocal microscope image from a study in the Oct. 18 online edition of Cell Reports shows spermatocytes in mice deficient for a Fanconi anemia pathway protein, Fancd2. The study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center reports that mice...
The human medial (reward-related, OFC13) and lateral (non-reward-related, OFC47/12) orbitofrontal cortex networks that show different functional connectivity in patients with depression. Credit: Dr Wei Cheng
Understanding of the physical root of depression has been advanced, thanks to research by the...
‘Sleep spindles’ linked to memory and cognitive function are reduced in patients with schizophrenia
A sleep abnormality likely plays an important role in schizophrenia, according to sleep experts at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). In a review of the...
There are plenty of reasons it's important to maintain a healthy weight, and now you can add one more to the list: It may be good for your brain.
Researchers from the University of Arizona have found that having a...
Anti-inflammatory drugs similar to those used to treat conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis could in future be used to treat some cases of depression, concludes a review led by the University of Cambridge, which further implicates our...
Higher BMI in mothers before pregnancy is associated with shorter telomere length - a biomarker for biological age - in newborns, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine that involved 743 mothers and their...
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New University of Otago research suggests that people managing type 2 diabetes should walk after meals to gain the greatest blood sugar-lowering benefits.
Current advice in New Zealand is for people with type 2 diabetes to walk at...
