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June 26, 2025

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Acid-Busting Diet Triggers 13-Pound Weight Loss in Just 16 Weeks

June 26, 2025 — Swap steaks for spinach and you might watch the scale plummet. In a 16-week crossover study, overweight adults who ditched animal products for a low-fat vegan menu saw their bodies become less acidic and dropped an average of 13 pounds—while the ...

This "Healthy" Fat May Secretly Be Fueling Obesity

June 11, 2025 — A popular fat found in olive oil may not be as innocent as it seems. Scientists discovered that oleic acid, a major component of many high-fat foods, uniquely spurs the growth of new fat cells by manipulating specific proteins in the body. Unlike ...

Mediterranean Diet Provides Symptom Relief for Patients With IBS in Pilot Study

May 30, 2025 — In a comparative pilot study, the Mediterranean diet and the low FODMAP diet both provided relief for patients with ...

Global Shortage of Essential Nutrient Poses Health Concern

May 29, 2025 — There is a global shortage of omega-3 partly due to environmental factors, according to new research. This is not just a healthcare issue; it is a public health and environmental ...

Timely Initiation of Statin Therapy for Diabetes Shown to Dramatically Reduce Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke

May 27, 2025 — Taking a statin medication is an effective, safe, and low-cost way to lower cholesterol and reduce risk of cardiovascular events. Despite clinicians recommending that many patients with diabetes take ...

Micro-Nano-Plastics Found in Artery-Clogging Plaque in the Neck

Apr. 23, 2025 — A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics -- minuscule bits of plastic -- compared to arteries free of plaque ...

Statin Use May Improve Survival in Patients With Some Blood Cancers

Apr. 23, 2025 — Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who were taking cholesterol-lowering statin medications at the start of their cancer treatment had a 61% lower risk of dying from their cancer compared to similar ...

Planetary Health Diet and Mediterranean Diet Associated With Similar Survival and Sustainability Benefits

Apr. 4, 2025 — A cohort study was conducted in Spain to compare the health and environmental benefits of the Planetary Health Diet (PHD) and the Mediterranean Diet. Compared to participants with low adherence, ...

Omega-6 Fatty Acid Promotes the Growth of an Aggressive Type of Breast Cancer, Study Finds

Apr. 1, 2025 — Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid found in seed oils such as soybean and safflower oil, and animal products including pork and eggs, specifically enhances the growth of the hard-to-treat 'triple ...

Strong Link Between Western Diet During Pregnancy and ADHD

Mar. 4, 2025 — New research reveals that a mother's diet during pregnancy -- characterized by a Western dietary pattern high in fat and sugar and low in fresh ingredients -- may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD and autism in ...

Omega-3s Can Slow Down Aging Process

Feb. 4, 2025 — A daily intake of one gram of omega-3s can slow down biological aging by up to four months, according to an analysis of clinical data from the international DO-HEALTH study. For the first time, epigenetic clocks were used to measure the aging ...

Vitamin D Matters During First Trimester

Feb. 3, 2025 — Maternal vitamin D levels in the first trimester were related to both prenatal growth and pregnancy outcomes, according to a new study. Low vitamin D levels during the first trimester of pregnancy were associated with higher rates of preterm birth ...

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Escaping the Endosome: Bend Lipids Improve LNP mRNA Delivery and Gene Editing

Jan. 28, 2025 — A new class of lipids improve the rates at which lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) successfully deliver RNA therapeutics and gene editing tools, promising ...

New, Simple, and Natural Method for Producing Vitamin B2

Dec. 13, 2024 — Many vitamins are produced in chemical factories, often synthetically, but researchers have succeeded in developing a natural and simple method for producing vitamin B2: by gently heating lactic acid ...

A Low Omega-6, Omega-3 Rich Diet and Fish Oil May Slow Prostate Cancer Growth

Dec. 13, 2024 — A new study offers new evidence that dietary changes may help reduce cancer cell growth in patients undergoing active surveillance, a treatment ...

New Insights About How 'Bad' Cholesterol Works in the Body

Dec. 11, 2024 — Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how 'bad' cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol or LDL-C, builds up in the body. The researchers were able to show ...

Taking High-Dose Vitamin D Supplements for Five Years Did Not Affect the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes

Dec. 3, 2024 — Using significantly higher doses of vitamin D than recommended for five years did not affect the incidence of type 2 diabetes in elderly men and ...

Revisiting Vitamin D Guidelines

Dec. 2, 2024 — In June of 2024, the Endocrine Society, influenced by a substantial body of research conducted in recent years, published new clinical practice guidelines for the testing and supplementation of ...

Cooking Up a Breakthrough: Engineers Refine Lipid Nanoparticles for Better mRNA Therapies

Nov. 22, 2024 — Engineers have cooked up a new way to improve mRNA delivery, developing an optimal 'recipe' for ionizable lipids -- key ingredients in lipid ...

Cholesterol Is Not the Only Lipid Involved in Trans Fat-Driven Cardiovascular Disease

Nov. 20, 2024 — Salk scientists have tracked the flow of trans fats using mouse models to describe the molecular mechanisms that cause trans fats to promote ...

High Levels of Omega-3, Omega-6 May Protect Against Cancer

Nov. 4, 2024 — In addition to lowering your cholesterol, keeping your brain healthy and improving mental health, new research suggests omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may help ward off a variety of ...

Gut Hormones Could Hold the Key to Fighting Fatty Liver Disease

Oct. 7, 2024 — Fatty liver disease is a growing global health concern. Proglucagon-derived peptides (PGDPs), including glucagon, GLP-1, and GLP-2, are known to regulate lipid metabolism in the liver. However, the ...

Study Examines Effect of Fish Oil in Older Adults' Brains

Aug. 1, 2024 — A clinical trial suggests that a subset of older adults with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease may benefit from fish oil ...

New Model Could Help Provide Expectant Mothers a Clearer Path to Safe Fish Consumption

June 28, 2024 — Research creates a framework to better balance the nutritional benefit of fish consumption with the risk of mercury exposure to the developing ...

Study Finds Statins Reduce the Relative Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases by Over 20% in Adults Aged 75+ With High Cholesterol

June 26, 2024 — Researchers provided comprehensive evidence of the benefits of statin use in elderly patients, addressing longstanding uncertainties. The robust evidence demonstrated that continuous statin therapy ...

Omega-3 Therapy Prevents Birth-Related Brain Injury in Newborn Rodents

June 6, 2024 — A novel omega-3 injectable emulsion reduces brain damage in newborn rodents experiencing lack of oxygen at delivery, a major cause of disability in human infants and ...

Healthy Adults Under Age of 75 Urged to Take Recommended Daily Allowance of Vitamin D

June 3, 2024 — Healthy adults under the age of 75 are unlikely to benefit from taking more than the daily intake of vitamin D recommended by the Institutes of Medicine (IOM) and do not require testing for vitamin D ...

Mediterranean Diet Tied to One-Fifth Lower Risk of Early Death in Women

May 31, 2024 — In a new study that followed more than 25,000 initially healthy U.S. women for up to 25 years, researchers found that participants who had greater Mediterranean diet intake had up to 23% lower risk ...

An Omega-6 Fatty Acid May Reduce the Risk for Bipolar Disorder

Apr. 30, 2024 — A genetic propensity to higher circulating levels of lipids containing arachidonic acid, an omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid found in eggs, poultry, and seafood, has been found to be linked with a ...

Vitamin D Alters Mouse Gut Bacteria to Give Better Cancer Immunity

Apr. 25, 2024 — Researchers have found that vitamin D encourages the growth of a type of gut bacteria in mice which improves immunity to ...

Eggs May Not Be Bad for Your Heart After All

Mar. 28, 2024 — Whether you like your eggs sunny-side up, hard boiled or scrambled, many hesitate to eat them amid concerns that eggs may raise cholesterol levels and be bad for heart health. However, results from a ...

Fish Fed to Farmed Salmon Should Be Part of Our Diet, Too, Study Suggests

Mar. 20, 2024 — Scientists found that farmed salmon production leads to an overall loss of essential dietary nutrients. They say that eating more wild 'feed' species directly could benefit our health while ...

Fatty Food Before Surgery May Impair Memory in Old, Young Adults

Mar. 15, 2024 — Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that interferes for weeks with memory-related cognitive function in older adults -- and, ...

Study Results Show 25% of Pregnant People Are Not Getting Enough Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Their Diet or Dietary Supplements

Mar. 1, 2024 — Results from a new US nationwide cohort study show that, despite strong recommendations in favor of consuming omega-3 fatty acids for optimal pregnancy outcomes and offspring health, 25% of ...

Blocking an Essential Nutrient Inhibits Malaria Parasite Growth

Feb. 13, 2024 — Researchers found that by preventing the malaria parasite from scavenging fatty acids, a type of required nutrient, it could no longer ...

Protein Accumulation on Fat Droplets Implicated in Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease

Feb. 9, 2024 — In an effort five years in the making, researchers describe the interplay between fats and proteins in brain cells and how their dysfunction contributes to the development of late-onset ...

Protecting the Protector Boosts Plant Oil Content

Feb. 8, 2024 — Biologists have demonstrated a new way to boost the oil content of plant leaves and seeds. As described in the journal New Phytologist, the scientists identified and successfully altered key portions ...

Lung Cancer Hijacks Immune Cell Metabolism to Fuel Its Own Growth

Feb. 7, 2024 — Scientists discovered a novel self-perpetuating cancer mechanism in the lung microenvironment, wherein EGFR-driven lung adenocarcinoma cells exploit lung-resident macrophages -- remodeling them to ...

A Novel Pathway Regulating Lipid Biosynthesis by Fatty Acids

Jan. 13, 2024 — Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) play a crucial role in lipid biosynthesis. In a recent study, researchers identified a novel cleavage enzyme of SREBP-1c, a key player in fatty ...

New Reasons Eating Less Fat Should Be One of Your Resolutions

Jan. 3, 2024 — A new study to motivate your New Year's resolutions: it demonstrates that high-fat diets negatively impact genes linked not only to obesity, colon cancer and irritable bowels, but also to the ...

Healthy Omega-3 Fats May Slow Deadly Pulmonary Fibrosis

Jan. 2, 2024 — Higher levels of omega-3, the healthy fat found in fish and nuts, were associated with better lung function and longer transplant-free ...

Study Unveils a Role of Mitochondria in Dietary Fat Processing

Dec. 21, 2023 — Researchers discover a new mechanism controlling the uptake of lipids from digested ...