Folic acid may mitigate autism risk from pesticides

Researchers at UC Davis and other institutions have shown that mothers who take recommended amounts of folic acid around conception might reduce their children’s pesticide-related autism risk.

Gelatin supplements, good for your joints?

A new study from Keith Baar’s Functional Molecular Biology Laboratory at the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences and the Australian Institute of Sport suggests that consuming a gelatin…

Among other health benefits walnuts slow prostate cancer growth

Researchers at UC Davis and other institutions have found that diets rich in whole walnuts or walnut oil slowed prostate cancer growth in mice.

Probiotic decreases the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis

A team of UC Davis and University of Arizona researchers discovered that adding the bacteria Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (B.

Breastfeeding deterred by in-hospital formula use

When mothers feed their newborns formula in the hospital, they are less likely to fully breastfeed their babies in the second month of life and more likely to quit breastfeeding early, even if they had hoped to breastfeed longer, UC Davis researchers have found.

Probiotics for protecting premature infants from common, life-threatening illness

Treating premature infants with probiotics, the dietary supplements containing live bacteria that many adults take to help maintain their natural intestinal balance, may be effective for preventing a common and life-threatening bowel disease among premature infants, researchers at UC Davis Children’s Hospital have found…

$4.8 Million Study To Help The 4 In 10 Children Of Mexican Heritage Who Are Overweight

UC Davis professor Adela de la Torre, a national expert on Chicano and Latino health issues, has received a five-year, $4.8 million federal grant to discover the best ways to help Mexican-heritage children in California maintain healthy weights…

Weight Loss Focus Is Ineffective And Harmful, Study Suggests – Focus On Improving Health Status Instead

Dieting and other weight-loss efforts may unintentionally lead to weight gain and diminished health status, according to two researchers, a UC Davis nutritionist and an NHS dietitian, whose new study will appear in the Jan. 24 issue of the Nutrition Journal, an online scientific journal…

Low Vitamin-D Levels Found In Northern California Residents With Metabolic Syndrome

Researchers from the UC Davis Health System have found that compared with healthy controls, blood levels of vitamin D are significantly reduced in patients in the Sacramento area with metabolic syndrome, a constellation of disease risk factors that affects about one in three U.S. adults and predisposes them to diabetes, heart disease and stroke…