Are probiotics good for your health?
Swedish scientists show taking probiotics for more than a month can improve gastrointestinal health and reduce inflammation.
Category: What effects do different foods have on our bodies and health?
How do foods impact our bodies? What is healthy eating and how do we get there? What foods are good for different health conditions?
Frequently moisturized infants are more likely to develop food allergies later in life
Researchers find that three-month-old infants who are moisturized several times a day are more likely to develop a food allergy by three…
New lab technique improves how we study the microbiome
Scientists started out wanting to study how Vitamin A affects our gut flora. They ended up coming up with a new way to count bacteria by…
The connection between puberty, body mass, and nutrition
How does the body connect our nutrition to our development? A receptor in the brain plays a key role in puberty and growth!
Just how nutritious are broccoli microgreens?
Nothing says “foodie” like a dish garnished with microgreens, which are immature shoots of common vegetables harvested after just 2…
Can the Mediterranean Diet reduce Alzheimer’s Disease risk?
Eating more seafood, fruits, and vegetables, and less red meat and dairy is good for your brain health. #neuroscience #health #brain
Why your body thinks that spicy food is “hot”
It’s the start of November, which means another year of Nobel Prizes have been awarded! This year, the Nobel Prize in Medicine or…
Going under anesthesia as a teen may change how alcohol affects you
Adolescence, anesthesia, and alcohol: a recipe for a captivating new study. Is anesthesia in adolescence affecting our relationship with…
Diet and exercise can shape how your mind ages
Dementia is a condition that many of us are all too familiar with within friends and family. Dementia itself is a blanket term that…
Hacking hydroponics to grow kidney-friendly vegetables
Patients with kidney disease have to avoid potassium, so researchers in Italy grew microgreens in low-potassium fertilizer, potentially…
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