News tagged with essential nutrients


New health-economic model shows benefits of boosting dietary calcium intake

European researchers have published a study which analyses the health economics of increased dairy foods and related reduction in risk of osteoporotic fractures in the population aged over 50.

Health created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Grape consumption associated with healthier dietary patterns

In a new observational study presented today at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Exposition (FNCE) in Philadelphia, PA, researchers looked at the association of grape consumption, in ...

Health created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Children's body fatness linked to decisions made in the womb

New born human infants have the largest brains among primates, but also the highest proportion of body fat. Before birth, if the supply of nutrients from the mother through the placenta is limited or unbalanced, the developing ...

Medical research created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anti-tau drug improves cognition, decreases tau tangles in Alzheimer's disease models

While clinical trial results are being released regarding drugs intended to decrease amyloid production - thought to contribute to decline in Alzheimer's disease - clinical trials of drugs targeting other disease proteins, ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood-brain barrier building blocks forged from human stem cells

The blood-brain barrier -- the filter that governs what can and cannot come into contact with the mammalian brain -- is a marvel of nature. It effectively separates circulating blood from the fluid that bathes the brain, ...

Medical research created Jun 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Soft drink cited as factor in N.Z. woman's death: reports

A New Zealand inquest has been told a woman's 10-litre (2.2 gallon) a day Cola-Cola habit may have contributed to her death, reports said Friday.

Health created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are European kids getting enough vitamin D? Winter weather reopens the debate

The cold snap has well and truly set in across much of Europe, and as temperatures fall, watching our health becomes increasingly more crucial. Keeping our vitamin D levels up during the winter months has long been lauded ...

Health created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research on vitamins could lead to the design of novel drugs to combat malaria

New research by scientists at the University of Southampton could lead to the design of more effective drugs to combat malaria.

Medical research created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast