Nutrition

For the first time in Australia, researchers can accurately predict if babies are at risk of childhood obesity by the age of eight to...

Adding the nutrient selenium to diets protects against obesity and provides metabolic benefits to mice, according to a study published today in eLife. The results...

New research shows how drinking sugary beverages early in life may lead to impaired memory in adulthood. The study, published today in Translational Psychiatry, also...

Pregnant women who consumed the caffeine equivalent of as little as half a cup of coffee a day on average had slightly smaller babies...

Quasi il 90% dei viaggiatori infettivi potrebbe essere rilevato con test rapidi SARS-CoV-2 in aeroporto e la maggior parte delle infezioni importate potrebbe essere...

Scientists from the Department of Physiology of the University of Granada (UGR) have shown that caffeine (about 3 mg/kg, the equivalent of a strong...

The fast-spreading UK, South Africa, and Brazil coronavirus variants are raising both concerns and questions about whether COVID-19 vaccines will protect against them. New...

Un nuovo studio dell'Università della California, Irvine, mostra che i composti del tè verde e nero rilassano i vasi sanguigni attivando le proteine ​​dei...

A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion...

Un estratto di alghe può aiutare a prevenire la reazione immunitaria eccessiva che spesso causa gravi malattie da COVID, affermano i ricercatori israeliani. Il loro...

An algae extract may help prevent the immune overreaction that often causes serious COVID illness, Israeli researchers say. Their study was published in the peer-reviewed journal...

Researchers at the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital have discovered that increased levels of the protein OAS1 are associated with...

Who would have thought that a small basic compound like vitamin B6 in bananas or fish could be key to a robust response against...

A clinical trial has shown that in older people, a diet supplemented with cocoa flavanols– naturally occurring compounds found in cocoa beans—may improve performance...

I composti naturali presenti nelle mele e in altri frutti possono aiutare a stimolare la produzione di nuove cellule cerebrali, che possono avere implicazioni per...