Gluten-free diet may not reduce intestinal damage in all children with celiac disease
In surprising findings, researchers from MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) and Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) have discovered that nearly one in five children with celiac disease…
December 1, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bch, boston, boston-children, children, five-children, general-hospital, hospital, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, surprising-findings
Animal model may help improve understanding of omega fatty acids’ impact on human health
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed a transgenic mouse that synthesizes both the omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids within its tissues on a diet of carbohydrates…
May 20, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: both-the-omega, fatty-acids, general-hospital, mgh, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, omega, omega-6-essential, on call diets, oncalldiets, transgenic-mouse
Study Of Tiny Roundworms Provides Clue To Observed Human Health Benefits From Omega Fatty Acids
A search for genes that change their levels of expression in response to nutrient deprivation has uncovered potential clues to the mechanism underlying the health benefits of omega fatty acids. In the journal Genes & Development, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers describe finding that feeding omega-6 fatty acids to C…
February 17, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: general-hospital, health, mechanism, nutrition, omega-6-fatty, omega-fatty, oncalldiets, the-mechanism
Season Of Birth And Celiac Disease In Massachusetts Children
Celiac disease is more common among Massachusetts children born in the spring or summer, and this higher incidence could be related to the intersection of key seasonal and environmental factors, according to researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children…
May 8, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: children-born, general-hospital, higher-incidence, hospital, intersection, key-seasonal, massachusetts, nutrition, on call diets, spring, the-intersection, the-spring