Researchers find link between food allergies and childhood anxiety

Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Albert Einstein College of Medicine studied the link between food allergy and childhood anxiety and depression among a sample…

University of Kentucky researcher helps draft ‘historic’ position paper on nutrition and athletic performance

An assistant professor in the UK College of Health Sciences is the lead author on a paper that is being hailed as the most important single source of information in the field of sports nutrition to…

FIU scientists discover how arsenic builds up in plant seeds

Discovery holds promise of healthier rice grains. Researchers from FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Barry P.

Link between vitamin E and exposure to air pollution

A new study from King’s College London and the University of Nottingham has found an association between the amount of vitamin E in the body, exposure to particulate pollution and lung function.

Today’s college students are increasing the risk of cancer later on, especially racial minorities

Parents, forget the comfort food! It’s time to send your college students care packages of fruit, veggies and exercise gear instead.

‘Carb breakdown’ gene linked to obesity

Researchers at King’s College London and Imperial College London have discovered that people with fewer copies of a gene coding for a carb-digesting enzyme may be at higher risk of obesity.

Fending off diabetes with ingredients in chocolate, tea and berries

Eating high levels of flavonoids including anthocyanins and other compounds (found in berries, tea, and chocolate) could offer protection from type 2 diabetes – according to research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and King’s College London.

CCNY chemists use sugar-based gelators to solidify vegetable oils

Researchers at The City College of New York have reported the successful transformation of vegetable oils to a semisolid form using low-calorie sugars as a structuring agent. The findings portend the development of alternatives to structured oil products produced using saturated/trans fatty acids, which have been linked to coronary artery disease, obesity and diabetes.

Antibiotic-resistant strains of salmonella tracked from farm to fork

Continuing research on Salmonella may enable researchers to identify and track strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria as they evolve and spread, according to researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences…

Drug-Resistant TB Destroyed By Vitamin C

In a striking, unexpected discovery, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. The finding suggests that vitamin C added to existing TB drugs could shorten TB therapy, and it highlights a new area for drug design…

Next Page »