https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Most of us think of orange juice as a simple breakfast habit, something you pour without much thought. Yet scientists are discovering that this everyday drink may be doing far more in the body than quenching thirst. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-daily-orange-juice-heart.html Fri, 28 Nov 2025 20:00:01 EST news683553559 Your morning orange juice may be influencing your health in ways you can't see. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-daily-orange-juice-shift-gene.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:49:12 EST news682771743 Have you heard of a "cortisol cocktail?" Rather than something you might order at a bar, this drink is one of the latest wellness trends floating around social media. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-cortisol-cocktail-stress-boost-energy.html Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:16:04 EDT news675422161 With the weather finally warming up and tempting people to get outside, a dermatologist is sharing a reminder to protect our skin from serious damage when we spend time in the sun. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-sun-safety-dermatologist-advice-skin.html Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:33:04 EDT news669375182 Replacing animal products with plant-based foods—even those defined as "unhealthy" by the plant-based diet index—is an effective strategy for weight loss in adults with type 1 diabetes, finds a new study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, published in Frontiers in Nutrition. Participants following a vegan diet lost 11 pounds on average, compared to no significant weight loss for participants following a portion-controlled diet. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-animal-products-based-foods-weight.html Thu, 22 May 2025 16:53:02 EDT news667151581 Winter is flu and cold season. Will taking in more vitamin C keep you healthier and prevent illness? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-vitamin-common-cold.html Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:00:08 EST news655390801 Kidney stones are the worst, so Reactions host Alex Dainis made some at home and tested supposed prevention methods to keep them at bay. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-video-kidney-stones-citrus-juice.html Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:14:03 EST news650546038 Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. About 1% of the body's calcium is used for metabolic functions, such as vascular contraction and dilation, muscle function, blood clotting, heart rhythm, nerve transmission, intracellular signaling and hormone secretion. The remaining 99% is found in structural support for your bones and teeth. When calcium blood levels are low, a hormone signals that calcium be released from bones into the bloodstream. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-calcium-intake-absorption.html Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:44:02 EDT news629642641 Bottled water marketed as "alkaline water" is unlikely to be an effective alternative for prevention of recurrent urinary stones, reports a study in the January issue of The Journal of Urology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-01-alkaline-kidney-stones.html Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:09:43 EST news624125360 A team of industrial designers and architects and a psychologist at the University of Campania, in Italy, has tested some of the ways that the immediate environment can impact the taste of food or drinks. The group gave a conference presentation outlining their preliminary results last year at the 24th International Congress on Acoustics. They have since published their paper in the journal Food Quality and Preference. In their study, the group asked volunteers in different environmental settings to taste low-sugar orange juice. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-11-ways-environment-impact-food.html Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:10:01 EST news618574069 Hand, foot and mouth disease is an infectious disease that's highly contagious. Common in children, it spreads quickly at day care centers and schools. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-foot-mouth-disease-parent-common.html Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:33:07 EDT news616332784 Taking vitamins may drain your wallet without helping your health, yet a new government survey shows most American adults take them, as do about one-third of children. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-04-dietary-supplements-adults-one-third-kids.html Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:53:03 EDT news601048382 An estimated 55 million people worldwide live with dementia, a number that's expected to rise as the global population ages. To find treatments that can slow or stop the disease, scientists need to better understand the factors that can cause dementia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-brains-vitamin-d-function.html Wed, 07 Dec 2022 08:01:51 EST news589622489 Children are more likely to prefer foods they believe to be natural to man-made options, rating them higher for tastiness, safety and desirability, a study shows. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-07-natural-foods-appeal-children.html Fri, 22 Jul 2022 12:26:03 EDT news577711561 A new study shows that people who eat a diet that includes at least half a serving per day of foods high in flavonoids like strawberries, oranges, peppers and apples may have a 20% lower risk of cognitive decline. The research is published in the July 28, 2021, online issue of Neurology. The study looked at several types of flavonoids, and found that flavones and anthocyanins may have the most protective effect. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-07-adding-plate-cognitive-decline.html Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:38:42 EDT news546748709 Children are always going to find cunning ways to bunk off school, and the latest trick is to fake a positive COVID-19 lateral flow test (LFT) using soft drinks. So how are fruit juices, cola and devious kids fooling the tests and is there a way to tell a fake positive result from a real one? I've tried to find out. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-07-kids-soft-fake-positive-covid-.html Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:10:02 EDT news544437730 A diet low in fat and high in egg whites could be the key to boosting male fertility according to a new pilot study. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-12-fats-festive-season-formula-men.html Mon, 23 Dec 2019 09:01:59 EST news496314116 (HealthDay)—Many packaged foods have the potential to give you vitamin overload, especially if you're already taking a daily multivitamin. Here's what you need to know. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-07-vitamin-enhanced-foods.html Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:40:04 EDT news481800626 (HealthDay)—Watching your cholesterol has gotten easier. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-12-foods-cholesterol-fighters.html Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:10:02 EST news463832017 Eating leafy greens, dark orange and red vegetables and berry fruits, and drinking orange juice may be associated with a lower risk of memory loss over time in men, according to a study published in the November 21, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-11-orange-juice-leafy-greens-berries.html Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:00:01 EST news462026492 (HealthDay)—Ingesting honey after swallowing a button battery may reduce injuries and improve outcomes in children, according to research published recently in Laryngoscope. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-08-honey-children-swallow-button-batteries.html Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:20:01 EDT news453734129 (HealthDay)—Pediatricians have long suggested that fruit juice may prompt weight gain in children, but a new review finds it harmless when consumed in moderation. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-03-fruit-juice-kids-day.html Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:26:59 EDT news409508812 Some people worry that they aren't getting enough vitamin D, which is critical for bone health, but they may be consuming more than they think. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-07-lesser-vitamin-d-foods.html Tue, 19 Jul 2016 07:25:16 EDT news388131907 Think you'd like the food on your plate more if it was moving? Off-hand, your mind might go to images of worms and other small critters - an unappealing proposition. But a new study by researchers Yaniv Gvili, Moty Amar, and Yael Hallak from Ono Academic College in Israel, researchers Aner Tal and Brian Wansink from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, and Michael Giblin from the University of Florida, provides rationale for the common use of depictions of food in motion on packaging and in marketing campaigns. The researchers found that, "seeing your food moving makes it seem fresher, and consequently more appealing," explains co-author Aner Tal, PhD, "We're hard-wired to be attracted to motion, so moving objects not only capture our attention but look more appealing." https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-08-implied-motion-food.html Tue, 18 Aug 2015 09:05:36 EDT news359107527 (HealthDay)—People who enjoy a glass of orange juice or some fresh grapefruit in the morning may face a slightly increased risk of melanoma—the least common but most deadly form of skin cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-orange-juice-grapefruit-melanoma.html Tue, 30 Jun 2015 03:01:30 EDT news354852078 Word emerged last week that Health Canada was reconsidering whether it should continue to view a serving of juice (125 ml) as being equivalent to a half cup of fresh/frozen fruit. I think this would be a wonderful development, and I believe that my own personal experience helps to explain why. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-juice-equal-fruit.html Tue, 26 May 2015 08:10:04 EDT news351845992 Drinking orange juice could help improve brain function in elderly people, according to new research from the University of Reading. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-orange-juice-brain-function-elderly.html Mon, 18 May 2015 08:10:01 EDT news351154461 The antioxidant activity of citrus juices and other foods is undervalued. A new technique developed by researchers from the University of Granada for measuring this property generates values that are ten times higher than those indicated by current analysis methods. The results suggest that tables on the antioxidant capacities of food products that dieticians and health authorities use must be revised. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-antioxidant-capacity-orange-juice-tenfold.html Fri, 05 Dec 2014 09:20:02 EST news336992359 Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology identify links between the palatability of various tastes and circulation in different parts of the face. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-linked-facial.html Mon, 06 Jan 2014 08:10:05 EST news308217276 Eating more fruits and vegetables is the foundation stone of any healthy diet, with the national dietary guidelines recommending adults eat two pieces of fruit and five to six serves of veggies and legumes a day. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-health-low-down-juicing-fruit-veg.html Wed, 25 Sep 2013 10:40:15 EDT news299324401