More than 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition ...
Jul 17, 2023
0
1
This week, the World Health Organization announced that aspartame—the chemical that gives products like Diet Coke their distinctly sweet flavor—has been added to its list of potential carcinogens.
Jul 17, 2023
0
3
Aerobic glycolysis, the process by which cells transform glucose into lactate, is key for eye development in mammals, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.
Jul 14, 2023
0
85
With 10 million people living with Parkinson's worldwide, collaboration and data sharing are crucial for driving innovation in drug development for the fastest-growing degenerative neurological condition.
Jul 6, 2023
0
1
At present the WHO does not recommend nutrient supplements for children with stunted growth—a health problem that affects more than one in five children under the age of 5 globally. The rationale is that supplements do ...
Jun 20, 2023
0
13
Prenatal exposure to chemicals called phthalates, which are used in hundreds of products, may lead to hormonal changes in females that could affect their future fertility, suggests a study in mice being presented Thursday ...
Jun 15, 2023
0
0
Mitigating climate change is a key challenge of our time. One way many people try to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions is to eat less animal-source food—like meat and dairy—and instead eat more plant-based food.
Apr 20, 2023
0
20
After helping to develop and test new mRNA technologies for COVID-19 vaccines, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers and scientists are turning their attention to utilizing this innovative technology ...
Apr 7, 2023
1
72
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that globally, the association between antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) between human and animals goes both ways.
Apr 3, 2023
0
114
Minipuberty is a stage of reproductive development during infancy in both sexes when reproductive hormones change and reproductive organs develop. The importance of minipuberty is not well understood but could represent an ...
Mar 27, 2023
0
5
