Eating Before Swimming May Be Dangerous, After All

It appears that people who go swimming on a full stomach really do have a higher risk of drowning, researchers reported in Medicine, Science and the Law.

Bon Appétit! Here Are Your Top 10 Best And Worst Foods In America

Well, the report is out and The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has published the best and worst foods in America. While many chains boast new “healthy” menus, they continue to produce the products that can eventually kill you if one indulges cravings too often…

How A High-Fat Diet During Pregnancy Increases The Risk Of Stillbirth

Eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy increases the chance of stillbirth, according to new research at Oregon Health & Science University. The new data show eating a typical American diet, which is high in fat, decreases blood flow from the mother to the placenta, the temporary organ that nourishes the unborn fetus…

Human Health Impacts Possible Within 30 Years According To Climate Projections

New studies demonstrate potential increases in waterborne toxins and microbes A panel of scientists speaking at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) unveiled new research and models demonstrating how climate change could increase exposure and risk of human illness originating from ocean, coastal and Great Lakes ecosystems, with…

Fructose Does Not Increase Food Intake Or Impact Weight, Extensive Research Demonstrates

A new comprehensive review, recently published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, concludes that fructose does not increase food intake or impact body weight or blood triglycerides in overweight or obese individuals…

Study Finds Daily Cherry Juice Reduces Muscle Damage Caused By Exercise

Tart cherries could help athletes reduce muscle damage to recover faster from a tough workout, according to new research published in the American College of Sports Medicine’s journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise…

Study Shows That The Fetal Brain Is Vulnerable To Moderate Decreases In Maternal Nutrition

Eating less during early pregnancy impaired fetal brain development in a nonhuman primate model, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio report. The researchers found decreased formation of cell-to-cell connections, cell division and amounts of growth factors in the fetuses of mothers fed a reduced diet during the first half of pregnancy…

AACC’s Van Slyke Award For Boston University School Of Medicine Professor

Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD, a professor at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), is the recipient of the 2010 Van Slyke Award from the American Academy for Clinical Chemistry New York Metro Section.

Imagining Gorging On Your Favorite Food Eases Cravings And Helps You Eat Less

If you want to lose weight, imagine that you are devouring your favorite food repeatedly; apparently your cravings will ease, you will end up eating less food, and your diet is more likely to be successful, scientists from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, revealed in the journal Science today…

Protein Provides Link Between Calcium Signaling In Excitable And Non-Excitable Cells

A calcium-sensing protein, STIM1, known to activate store-operated calcium channels has been found to also inhibit voltage-operated calcium channels, according to researchers at Temple University. The researchers published their findings, The Calcium Store Sensor, STIM1, Reciprocally Controls Orai and Cav1.2 Channels, in the Oct. 1 issue of Science magazine…

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