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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 ...

Myth-Busting Study Shows Controversial Seed Oils Reduce Inflammation

June 21, 2025 — A new study is turning heads by challenging the popular belief that seed oils are harmful to health. Researchers analyzed blood markers from nearly 1,900 people and found that higher levels of linoleic acid — an omega-6 fat commonly found in seed ...

PREVENT Equation Accurately Estimated 10-Year CVD Risk and Those With Calcium Buildup

May 23, 2025 — A new risk calculator accurately identified participants who had calcium buildup in their heart arteries and those who had a higher future heart attack risk, in an analysis of about 7,000 adults in ...

New Protein Target for Childhood Medulloblastomas

May 19, 2025 — A study has identified a new target for Group-3 ...

Vitamin Supplements Slow Down the Progression of Glaucoma

May 8, 2025 — A vitamin supplement that improves metabolism in the eye appears to slow down damage to the optic nerve in glaucoma. The researchers behind the study have now started a clinical trial on ...

Will the Vegetables of the Future Be Fortified Using Tiny Needles?

Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers have shown they can inexpensively nanomanufacture silk microneedles to precisely fortify crops, monitor plant health, and detect soil ...

Lactic Acid Bacteria Can Improve Plant-Based Dairy Alternatives

Apr. 9, 2025 — A new study maps how specific lactic acid bacteria can enhance both the flavor and nutritional quality of plant-based dairy alternatives. The findings may have wide-reaching perspectives for the further development of sustainable ...

Discovery of Mitochondrial Protein Opens Path to Therapeutic Advances for Heart and Alzheimer's Disease

Apr. 8, 2025 — Calcium transport into and out of mitochondria -- the powerhouses of cells -- is central to cellular energy production and cell death. To maintain the balance of calcium within these powerhouses, ...

PEPITEM Sequence Shows Effects in Psoriasis, Comparable to Steroid Cream

Apr. 3, 2025 — Scientists have shown that a sequence of just three amino acids may reduce the severity of psoriasis, when applied topically in an emollient ...

'Is That My Career Over?': Reflections of Elite Athletes During Pregnancy

Apr. 2, 2025 — Elite athletes have shared their worries about their sports career after ...

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 ...

Nwd1 Gene Deletion Triggers MASH-Like Pathology in Mice

Mar. 11, 2025 — Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a polygenic disorder influenced by multiple genes, but their specific roles in the progression of disease remain unknown. To address this gap, researchers conducted a series of experiments ...

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Compound Found in Common Herbs Inspires Potential Anti-Inflammatory Drug for Alzheimer's Disease

Mar. 10, 2025 — The herb rosemary has long been linked with memory: 'There's rosemary, that's for remembrance,' says Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet. So it is ...

Levels of Select Vitamins and Minerals in Pregnancy May Be Linked to Lower Midlife BP Risk

Mar. 9, 2025 — Higher levels of the minerals copper and manganese in pregnant women were associated with lower blood pressure and a reduced risk of developing high ...

Breakthrough Cardiac Regeneration Research Offers Hope for the Treatment of Ischemic Heart Failure

Mar. 8, 2025 — The discovery of a novel approach to promote cardiomyocyte proliferation offers new hope for the treatment of ischemic heart ...

Breakthrough Cardiac Regeneration Research Offers Hope for the Treatment of Ischemic Heart Failure

Mar. 8, 2025 — The discovery of a novel approach to promote cardiomyocyte proliferation offers new hope for the treatment of ischemic heart ...

Scientists Solve Mystery of How the Drug Retinoic Acid Works to Treat Neuroblastoma

Mar. 2, 2025 — Why retinoic acid is effective in this setting but not against primary tumors, has been speculated about for nearly 50 years. Scientists resolved the ...

Hormones May Have Therapeutic Potential to Prevent Wrinkles, Hair Graying

Feb. 25, 2025 — Hormones may be leveraged to treat and prevent signs of aging such as wrinkles and hair graying, according to a new ...

Surprising Finding for Acid Reducing Drugs

Feb. 20, 2025 — Acid reducing medicines from the group of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are best-selling drugs that prevent and alleviate stomach problems. PPIs are activated in the acid-producing cells of the ...

Brake Pad Emissions Can Be More Toxic Than Diesel Exhaust

Feb. 14, 2025 — A study has found microscopic particles emitted from certain types of commonly fitted brake pads can be more toxic than those found in diesel vehicle ...

Stronger, Safer, Smarter: Pioneering Zinc-Based Dissolvable Implants for Bone Repair

Feb. 12, 2025 — New research could transform how broken bones are treated, with the development of a special zinc-based dissolvable material that could replace the ...

From Muscle to Memory: New Research Uses Clues from the Body to Understand Signaling in the Brain

Feb. 9, 2025 — New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract ...

Scientists Finally Confirm Vitamin B1 Hypothesis from 1958

Apr. 21, 2025 — Chemists have confirmed a 67-year-old theory about vitamin B1 by stabilizing a reactive molecule in water -- a feat long thought impossible. The discovery not only solves a biochemical mystery, but ...

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 ...

Freshwater Alga Could Be the Next Superfood That Feeds the World

Jan. 30, 2025 — A green alga that grows in lakes and rivers could be the next 'superfood' -- helping scientists to tackle global food security challenges while promoting environmental ...

Beneficial Prenatal Vitamins to Reduce Risk of Infant Death

Jan. 29, 2025 — Researchers publish landmark analysis on the impacts of prenatal vitamins on mothers and ...

Copper-Detection Tool Designed to Discover Possible Chelation Target for Lung Cancer

Jan. 22, 2025 — Copper chelation shows promising results in certain lung cancers where cells have two related phenomena: a heightened transcription factor responding to oxidative stress and a diminished level of ...

Biotin May Shield Brain from Manganese-Induced Damage, Study Finds

Jan. 21, 2025 — The B vitamin mitigates manganese neurotoxicity, which produces symptoms that resemble Parkinson's disease. The vitamin improves dopamine production in the brain and offers potential therapeutic ...

Rotavirus Protein NSP4 Manipulates Gastrointestinal Disease Severity

Jan. 17, 2025 — Researchers have improved our understanding of how rotavirus, the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, makes people sick. The study is among the first to show that the rotavirus ...

Genetic Tweak Optimizes Drug-Making Cells by Blocking Buildup of Toxic Byproduct

Jan. 14, 2025 — Scientists have developed a new strategy to enhance pharmaceutical production in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, which are commonly used to manufacture protein-based drugs for treating cancer, ...

Overcoming Resistance: Researchers Find New Utility for Old Antibiotics

Jan. 6, 2025 — Researchers at discovered a critical vulnerability in drug-resistant bacteria: zinc -- or a lack ...

Researchers Reveal Mechanisms Underlying Sjögren's Disease

Dec. 18, 2024 — Researchers are closer to understanding what drives the autoimmune disorder Sj gren's disease, thanks to new discoveries about the role of calcium signaling, regulatory T cells, and interferon. ...

Potentially Harmful Bacteria Slip Through Antimicrobial Showerheads

Dec. 18, 2024 — To guard against harmful waterborne pathogens, many consumers, including managers of health-care facilities, install antimicrobial silver-containing showerheads. But researchers now report that these ...

Porous Crystals Detect Nitric Oxide

Dec. 12, 2024 — Detection of nitric oxide (NO) is important for monitoring air quality because the NO released in the combustion of fossil fuels contributes to acid rain and smog. In medicine, NO is an important ...

New, Simple, and Natural Method for Producing Vitamin B2

Dec. 11, 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 ...

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 women, according to a new ...

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 ...

Newer Epilepsy Medications Used During Pregnancy Do Not Affect Neurological Development in Children

Nov. 27, 2024 — Children of mothers who took certain anti-seizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a long-running ...

Less Than 50% of Many Prenatal Supplements Have the Adequate Amount of Choline and Iodine

Nov. 21, 2024 — New research reveals many prenatal vitamins don't contain enough of the nutrients that are essential for a healthy pregnancy, while others contain harmful levels of toxic metals. The study ...

Tumor Cells Suffer Copper Withdrawal

Nov. 20, 2024 — While toxic in high concentrations, copper is essential to life as a trace element. Many tumors require significantly more copper than healthy cells for growth -- a possible new point of attack for ...

Pregnant People Might Not Be Getting the Nutrients They Need

Nov. 19, 2024 — New research reveals startling shortfalls in dietary nutrition during ...

A New Discovery About Pain Signaling May Contribute to Better Treatment of Chronic Pain

Nov. 18, 2024 — When pain signals are passed along the nervous system, proteins called calcium channels play a key role. Researchers have now pinpointed the exact location of a specific calcium channel fine-tuning ...