Health
Experts provide new guidelines to athletes on protein intake
A review led by a sports scientist at the University of Stirling has set out new international guidelines for protein intake in track and field athletes.
Apr 12, 2019
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Medical research
New muscular disease myoglobinopathy described
Researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) led by Dr. Montse Olivé have described in Nature Communications a new muscular disease caused by a mutation in the myoglobin gene. The study was led by ...
Mar 27, 2019
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Medical research
Blood cells the missing link in post–exercise boost
A discovery about how exercise improves brain function could be harnessed for research into ageing, and boosting learning and memory.
Mar 26, 2019
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Medical research
A protein's surprising role offers clues to limit graft-vs.-host disease
A protein that protects people with inflammatory bowel disease has quite a different effect in graft-vs.-host disease, a common and challenging side effect of bone marrow transplants.
Mar 22, 2019
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Girls need more positive experiences of ball skills
Children's positive perception of movement is an important supporter for natural physical activity and developing motor skills. A study at the University of Jyväskylä suggests that children had high perceptions of motor ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Health
Study links perimenopause to accelerated fat mass gains, lean mass losses
The menopause transition, also known as perimenopause, is the time in a woman's life when hormonal changes lead to irregular menstruation, hot flashes and other symptoms leading up to menopause, when menstruation stops altogether. ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Pediatrics
Breastmilk sugars differ in pregnant women on probiotics
The complex sugars found in human breastmilk, long believed to be fixed in their composition, may change in women who are taking probiotics, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC).
Jan 22, 2019
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Health
Can eating chicken feathers build muscle?
New research from Massey University's School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition suggests chicken feathers could have potential as a protein supplement for people wanting to build or maintain lean body mass.
Jan 14, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Gut microbiota of infants predicts obesity in children
Evaluating the gut microbiota of infants may help identify children who are at risk for becoming overweight or obese, according to results from a recent study published in mBio. The research revealed that gut microbiota composition ...
Oct 23, 2018
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Health
Endurance exercise training has beneficial effects on gut microbiota composition
According to recent research, endurance exercise training beneficially modifies gut microbiota composition. After six weeks of training, potentially inflammation causing microbes (Proteobacteria) decreased and microbes that ...
Oct 16, 2018
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