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Vegans may lack essential nutrients
A retrospective review by Mayo Clinic physicians recently published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association indicated that vegans are lacking vitamin B-12, iron, ferritin, calcium and vitamin D. According to a 2012 Gallup poll, two percent of the […]
The smell of alcohol makes it hard to resist
The smell of alcohol may make it harder to control behaviour, according to a team of Edge Hill University researchers whose findings were published today in the Psychopharmacology journal. During the computer-based study carried out at Edge Hill University, participants […]
Scientists found ‘appetite switch’ in the brain
Scientists at Johns Hopkins stumbled upon a new type of nerve cell that seems to control feeding behaviors in mice. If confirmed in humans, the finding could lead to new tools for fighting obesity. Details of the study will be […]
Keep an eye on children’s calories
Researchers from Penn State found that caregivers can lower the calorie density (CD) of children’s meals by choosing palatable lower-CD, commercially available products, such as un-breaded, grilled chicken pieces and reduced-sugar applesauce. “With acceptable and readily available products, strategies to […]
3-D printing could help fix damaged cartilage
Researchers found a way to produce cartilage tissue by 3-D bioprinting an ink containing human cells, and they have successfully tested it in a mouse model. The development could one day lead to precisely printed implants to heal damaged noses, […]
WHO: One in four deaths due to unhealthy environment
An estimated 12.6 million people died as a result of living or working in an unhealthy environment in 2012 – nearly 1 in 4 of total global deaths, according to new estimates from WHO. Environmental risk factors, such as air, […]
This necklace hears what you eat
University at Buffalo computer scientist Wenyao Xu, who is creating a library that catalogues the unique sounds that foods make as we bite, grind and swallow them. The library is part of a software package that supports AutoDietary, a high-tech, […]
Urine test can replace food logs
Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, DC, have developed a method that can quickly evaluate specific food compounds in human urine. They say their 10-minute urine test could one day replace unreliable food logs used in to […]
Why are some people more attached to their smartphones?
Some people frequently check and re-check their mobile phones. Once this impulse is triggered, it may be more a question of not being able to leave the device alone than actually hoping to gain some reward from it. These insights […]
New treatment for common incurable eye condition
The MedInsight Research Institute and Center for Drug Repurposing at Ariel University presented the latest findings on positive user-reported outcomes of the repurposed drug dipyridamole in treating pterygium and related dry-eye symptoms. Dipyridamole is a cardiovascular drug, used for the […]
