Carbohydrates: News and Research on Starch

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How sleep loss can damage your brain's wiring

Sleep loss damages the fatty insulation protecting the nerve cells in our brain, according to a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research also explains why we often feel ...

Q&A: How does processed fiber impact human health?

The rate of Americans diagnosed with digestive disorders and gastrointestinal cancers is rising, especially in those ages 50 and younger, so researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences are studying how ...

Flatworms could replace rats for in vivo brain studies

Tiny pond worms could help find new ways to treat schizophrenia, develop an understanding of drug addiction and test new medicines for mental illnesses—all while reducing the number of mice and rats used in early medical ...

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