Scientists continue to unravel links between body weight and the gut microbiome. Now, researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) report an unexpected finding: mice fed a fatty diet and mannose, ...
Sep 18, 2018
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Breastfeeding is one of the best ways to ward off food allergies in babies, but there are ways to make mother's milk even better.
Jul 17, 2018
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A novel drug based on capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their spicy burn, caused long term weight loss and improved metabolic health in mice eating a high fat diet, in new studies from the University of Wyoming ...
Jul 17, 2018
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Many of us may be considering "burning some fat" so we feel better in our bathing suits out on the beach or at the pool. What does that actually mean, though?
Jun 27, 2018
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There is no cure for endometriosis, a condition affecting one in ten women of childbearing age that can cause painful and heavy periods, fatigue and pain with sex. Some women with the disease experience pain so severe, it ...
Feb 19, 2018
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Gyms across the country will be packed in the new year with people sticking, however briefly, to their New Year's resolution to lose weight. Most of them do not know that the cards are stacked against them and that weight ...
Dec 27, 2017
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A characteristic electrical-activity pattern in a key brain region predicts impulsive actions just before they occur. A brief electrical pulse at just the right time can prevent them, Stanford scientists have found.
Dec 19, 2017
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Reducing your chance of developing Alzheimer's could be as easy as eating more fish, fruit and veg.
Dec 15, 2017
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Sugary, fatty foods are a distraction - more so than low-calorie foods and everyday objects - even if you are busy with a task that isn't remotely related to food, or are not even thinking about eating. This is according ...
Oct 26, 2017
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Adolescent male mice fed a diet lacking omega-3 fatty acids show increased anxiety-like behavior and worse performance on a memory task in adulthood, according to new research published in The Journal of Neuroscience. The ...
Jun 19, 2017
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