Placenta plays active part in transferring vitamin D to fetus during pregnancy — ScienceDaily
Scientists have shed new light on the role of the placenta in managing the relationships between maternal vitamin D and fetal development, according to a study published today in eLife.
The findings demonstrate a complex...
Brain development differs between Neanderthals and modern humans — ScienceDaily
Neanderthals are the closest relatives to modern humans. Comparisons with them can therefore provide fascinating insights into what makes present-day humans unique, for example regarding the development of the brain. The neocortex, the largest...
How pre- and postnatal B-12 vitamins improve breast milk vitamin B-12 levels, which supports...
Babies and children need vitamins, including vitamin B-12, to help their brains and bodies develop and grow. Babies get B-12 from their mothers and can have low levels of B-12 if their mothers had...
Innovative Study on Brain Cell Death May Lead to New Alzheimer’s Treatment
Innovative Study on Brain Cell Death May Lead to New Alzheimer’s Treatment
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How a small RNA and a small protein regulate the metabolism of cholera bacteria...
The human gut is a multi-species habitat that can control our health and well-being. Bacteria, viruses and microbial fungi are part of this complex microbial community and help us with our digestion and immune...
Study compares the impact of different diets on health, animal welfare and the environment...
Which diet is better: moderately reduce meat consumption and eat more fruit, vegetables and wholegrain products, as recommended by the German Nutrition Society? Follow Germany's southern neighbors' example and eat more fish and seafood?...
Study identifies molecule that stimulates muscle-building in humans — ScienceDaily
In a randomized control study of 10 healthy young men, researchers compared how consuming the single amino acid leucine or its two-molecule equivalent, dileucine, influenced muscle-building and breakdown. They found that dileucine boosts the...
Study shows a single blood draw can assess timing of circadian rhythm — ScienceDaily
The answer, mounting research suggests, can influence everything from a person's predisposition to diabetes, heart disease and depression to the optimal time for them to take medication. But unlike routine blood tests for cholesterol...
Small changes in diet could help you live healthier, more sustainably — ScienceDaily
Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes of extra healthy life, according to a...
An ‘ace in the hole’ against SARS-CoV-2 infection — ScienceDaily
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, is highly transmissible, with nasal passages being the target of original infection. The nasal passage also shows the highest expression of ACE2, a protein that has...
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Take it from the rats: A junk food diet can cause long-term damage to...
A new USC-led study on rats that feasted on a high-fat, sugary diet raises the possibility that a junk food-filled diet in teens may...
Repurposing non-pharmacological interventions for Alzheimer’s disease through link prediction on biomedical literature
The complete workflow is depicted in Fig. 1. To investigate the association between NPIs and AD, we initially conducted preprocessing and integration of biomedical triples...
Degenerative Dementias and Their Medical Care in the Movies
Compared with other neurologic problems, few films have been dedicated to degenerative dementia. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review about the...