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- Gut Health
Addition Of Prebiotics To The Ketogenic Diet Improves Metabolic Profile But Does Not Affect Seizures In A Rodent Model Of Infantile Spasms Syndrome
Adding prebiotics to a ketogenic diet improved metabolic health markers in young animals but didn't reduce seizures compared to the ketogenic diet alone.
- Nutrition and Health
Addressing The Pitfalls When Designing Intervention Studies To Discover And Validate Biomarkers Of Habitual Dietary Intake
Scientists are working to develop better ways to measure what people actually eat by analyzing specific compounds in urine that come from different foods.
- Heart Health
Adherence To Emerging Plant Based Dietary Patterns And I 2022 The American J
A large Canadian study found that while plant-based diets were associated with healthier lifestyle habits, they didn't significantly reduce cardiovascular disease risk.
- Nutrition and Health
Adherence To The Mediterranean Diet Pattern Has Declin 2012 The Journal Of N
A large study of Spanish adults found that adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet has significantly declined, with younger and less educated people most likely to adopt Western eating patterns.
- Environment and Health
Adipose Tissue Growth And Development The Modulating Role Of Ambient Temperature
This research explores how ambient temperature influences the development and function of different types of fat tissue, which affects metabolism and energy balance.
- Liver and Kidney Health
Adiposity Metabolomic Biomarkers And Risk Of Non 2022 The American Journal
Researchers identified specific blood chemicals that link obesity to fatty liver disease, potentially helping predict and prevent this common condition.
- Heart Health
Adiposity Significantly Modifies Genetic Risk For
Your body weight significantly influences how your genes affect your cholesterol and triglyceride levels, meaning genetic risk for heart disease varies based on whether you're lean or overweight.
- Nutrition and Health
Advanced Glycation End Products A Review
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are harmful compounds that form when sugars attach to proteins in your body, contributing to aging and chronic diseases.
- Nutrition and Health
Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) An Emerging Concern For Processed Food Industries
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are harmful compounds that form when foods are cooked at high temperatures and may contribute to diabetes complications and aging.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
Advanced Glycation End Products And EsRAGE Are Associated With Bone Turnover And Incidence Of Hip Fracture In Older Men
Researchers found that certain blood sugar-related compounds may influence bone health and hip fracture risk in older men, with some potentially protective effects.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
Advanced Glycation End Products And EsRAGE Are Associated With Bone Turnover And Incidence Of Hip Fracture In Older Men(1)
A study of older men found that certain blood sugar-related compounds may affect bone health and hip fracture risk differently than expected.
- Environment and Health
Advanced Glycation End Products And Lipopolysaccharides Stimulate Interleukin‑6 Secretion Via The RAGE TLR4‑NF‑κB‑ROS Pathways And Resveratrol Attenuates These Inflammatory Responses In Mouse Macrophages
Researchers found that resveratrol, a compound in red wine and grapes, can reduce harmful inflammation in immune cells that might otherwise cause pregnancy complications.
- Nutrition and Health
Advanced Glycation End Products And Receptor For Advanced Glycation End Products Expression In Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis And NSIP
Researchers found that harmful sugar-protein compounds called AGEs accumulate in the lungs of patients with a serious scarring disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
- Environment and Health
Advanced Glycation End Products In Foods And A Practical Guide To Their Reduction In The Diet
This study reveals that cooking methods dramatically affect harmful compounds called AGEs in food, and provides practical ways to reduce them through better cooking techniques.
- Liver and Kidney Health
Advanced Glycation Endproducts Induce Podocyte Apoptosis By Activation Of The FOXO4 Transcription Factor
Researchers found that sugar-damaged proteins (advanced glycation endproducts) kill important kidney cells called podocytes, which helps explain how diabetes damages kidneys.
- Heart Health
Adventitia Reinforcement Surgery To Treat Atherosclerotic Disease And Aneurysm
Researchers propose a new surgical technique that wraps diseased blood vessels with protective material to treat atherosclerosis and aneurysms more effectively than current methods.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
Adverse Effects Of Sodium Chloride On Bone In The Aging Huma 2008 The Journa
High salt intake from typical American diets may weaken bones as we age by making our body fluids more acidic, forcing the body to use calcium from bones to balance the acidity.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
Adverse Effects Of Sodium Chloride On Bone In The Aging Huma 2008 The Journa(1)
High salt intake from typical American diets may weaken bones as we age by making our body fluids more acidic, forcing the body to use calcium from bones to restore balance.
- Nutrition and Health
Age Related Hearing Loss Vitamin B 12 And 1999 The American Journal Of Cl
Women over 60 with hearing loss had significantly lower levels of vitamin B-12 and folate in their blood compared to women with normal hearing.
- Evolutionary Health and Aging
Aging Body Composition And Lifestyle The 1999 The American Journal Of Cl
This study found that staying physically active helps preserve muscle mass and reduce body fat as we age, with especially strong benefits for postmenopausal women.
- Environment and Health
Air Pollution And Cardiovascular Disease JACC State Of The Art Review
Fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) is the most important environmental risk factor for heart disease deaths worldwide, increasing cardiovascular risk by 10% with long-term exposure.
- Nutrition and Health
Albumin Synthesis Is Diminished In Men Consuming A Predominantly Vegetarian Diet
A study found that men eating mostly plant-based diets produced less albumin (a key blood protein) than those eating more animal protein.
- Heart Health
Alcohol Mediated Enhancement Of Postprandial Lipemia A 2003 The American Jo
This study found that moderate alcohol consumption with meals increases beneficial HDL cholesterol by enhancing the body's natural process of moving cholesterol from cells to the liver.
- Heart Health
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Inhibits Inflammatory Response And Regulates Atherosclerotic Plaque
Researchers found that a specific enzyme called ALDH2 helps protect against dangerous arterial plaque buildup by reducing inflammation in blood vessels.
- Environment and Health
Algorithmic Modeling Of The Irrelevant Sound Effect (ISE) By The Hearing Sensation Fluctuation Strength
Researchers developed a way to predict which background sounds will disrupt memory and concentration without needing to test people directly.
- Mental Health
Alterations In Mood After Changing To A Low Fat Diet
A small study found that people who switched from a moderate-fat to low-fat diet experienced increased anger and hostility after one month.
- Liver and Kidney Health
Alternate Day Ketogenic Diet Feeding Protects Against Heart Failure Through Preservation Of Ketogenesis In The Liver
Researchers found that eating a ketogenic diet every other day, rather than continuously, better protects heart health by preserving the liver's ability to produce ketones.
- Nutrition and Health
Amino Acid Content In Rice Grains
Researchers found that high temperatures during rice grain development affect the amino acid content in rice, which could impact the nutritional quality of this staple food.
- Hormone Health
Amygdala Liver Signaling Orchestrates Glycaemic Responses To Stress
Researchers discovered that chronic stress can lead to diabetes-like blood sugar problems through a direct brain-to-liver connection that bypasses traditional stress hormones.
- Gut Health
An Ancient Ecospecies Of Helicobacter Pylori
Scientists discovered an ancient strain of H. pylori stomach bacteria that has unique survival abilities and has been living in humans since before we migrated out of Africa.
- Brain and Nerve Health
An Anti Inflammatory Approach To The Dietary Management Of Multiple Sclerosis A Condensed Review
This review examines how anti-inflammatory diets may help manage multiple sclerosis by reducing inflammation that damages the nervous system.
- Brain and Nerve Health
An Experimental Ketogenic Diet For Alzheimer Disea
Researchers found that people with Alzheimer's disease could successfully follow a nutritionally dense ketogenic diet rich in vegetables and avocado for three months.
- Brain and Nerve Health
An Experimental Ketogenic Diet For Alzheimer Disease Was Nutritionally Dense And Rich In Vegetables And Avocado
Researchers found that people with Alzheimer's disease could successfully follow a ketogenic diet rich in vegetables and avocado while maintaining good nutrition.
- Hormone Health
An Increase In The Omega 6 Omega 3 Fatty Acid Ratio Increases The Risk For Obesity
Research shows that eating too many omega-6 fats compared to omega-3 fats may increase your risk of becoming overweight or obese.
- Liver and Kidney Health
An Integrated Proteomics And Metabolomics Strategy For The Mechanism Of Calcium Oxalate Crystal Induced Kidney Injury
Researchers discovered how calcium oxalate crystals (the main component of kidney stones) damage kidneys by triggering inflammation and oxidative stress through specific cellular pathways.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
An Intensified Training Schedule In Recreational Male Ru 2018 The American J
Intensified running training in recreational male runners increased iron absorption and utilization by reducing hepcidin, a hormone that regulates iron levels in the body.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
An Intensified Training Schedule In Recreational Male Ru 2018 The American J(1)
Intensified running training in recreational male runners improved iron absorption and red blood cell production, despite causing mild inflammation, by drawing primarily from the body's iron stores.
- Nutrition and Health
An Intermittent Fasting Mimicking Nutrition Bar Extends Physiologic Ketosis In Time Restricted Eating A Randomized, Controlled, Parallel Arm Study
Researchers found that eating a special 200-calorie fasting bar doesn't break the metabolic benefits of intermittent fasting, making extended fasting periods easier to maintain.
- Heart Health
An International Atherosclerosis Society Position
International heart experts created new guidelines for managing unhealthy cholesterol levels, focusing on non-HDL cholesterol as the main target for preventing heart disease.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
An Isoenergetic High Protein, Moderate Fat Diet Does Not Compromise Strength And Fatigue During Resistance Exercise In Women
Women following a high-protein diet (40% protein vs. 15% typical) for one week maintained their strength and endurance during intense workouts without experiencing earlier fatigue.
- Joint, Muscle Health and Exercise
An Isoenergetic High Protein, Moderate Fat Diet Does Not Compromise Strength And Fatigue During Resistance Exercise In Women(1)
Women following a high-protein, moderate-fat diet for one week maintained their strength and endurance during resistance exercise just as well as those on a standard diet.
- Gut Health
An Uncooked Vegan Diet Shifts The Profile Of Human Fecal Microflora
Eating a raw vegan diet for just one month significantly changed the bacterial composition in people's gut microbiome compared to those eating a typical Western diet.
- Evolutionary Health and Aging
An Unshakable Middle Paleolithic Trends Versus Conservatism In The Predatory Niche And Their Social Ramifications
Ancient humans 200,000 years ago had remarkably stable hunting and eating patterns focused on large game animals that remained unchanged for thousands of generations.
- Heart Health
Analysis Of Arterial Intimal Hyperplasia Review And Hypothesis
Researchers propose that thickened artery walls (intimal hyperplasia) may actually be a normal part of human artery structure, not just a disease process.
- Nutrition and Health
Analysis Of Factors That May Affect The Effectiveness Of Ketogenic Diet Treatment In Pediatric And Adolescent Patients
Researchers found that ketogenic diets helped control seizures in 69% of children and teens, with better results in patients who had known genetic causes for their epilepsy.
- Nutrition and Health
Analysis Of Factors That May Affect The Effectiveness Of Ketogenic Diet Treatment In Pediatric And Adolescent Patients
This study found that ketogenic diets were effective for treating seizures in 69% of children and teens, with better results in patients who had known genetic causes for their epilepsy.
- Hormone Health
Analysis Of Ketogenic Metabolic Interventions For Obesity
This research analyzes how ketones - molecules produced during fat burning - might help with weight loss through both ketogenic diets and ketone supplements.
- Liver and Kidney Health
Analytical Methods For Oxalate Quantification The Ubiquitous Organic Anion
This research reviews different laboratory methods scientists use to measure oxalate levels, a compound found in many foods that can contribute to kidney stones.
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