News tagged with essential nutrients

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 Jun 24, 2012 | 5 / 5 (7) | 3 |

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 Aug 22, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 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 Oct 10, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0