Scientists offer new insight on rare genetic condition
The effects of PKU on the brain are more extensive than originally thought.All children are screened for a host of conditions at birth, such as Phenylketonuria (PKU), a genetic disorder that is…
March 23, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: brain, conditions-at-birth, genetic-disorder, oncalldietitian.com, phenylketonuria, pku, such-as-phenylketonuria, the-brain
How to spot elder abuse and neglect in the ER: Things are not always as they seem
When older adults in severely debilitated states show up for treatment in the emergency department, emergency physicians and staff must be able to identify and document their symptoms and decide…
March 23, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: emergency, emergency-physicians, older-adults, seniors / aging, severely-debilitated, states-show, symptoms, the-emergency
Study: Brain metabolism predicts fluid intelligence in young adults
A healthy brain is critical to a person’s cognitive abilities, but measuring brain health can be a complicated endeavor.
March 23, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: brain-health, cognitive-abilities, healthy-brain, neurology / neuroscience, nutritional counseling, on call diets
BPA substitute in food packaging triggers fat cell formation
Researchers have found that exposure to bisphenol S – a substitute for the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A – induces human fat cell formation.
March 23, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chemical-bisphenol, diet, endocrine, endocrinology, fat-cell, induces-human, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, the-endocrine-disrupting
