Carbohydrate foods needing clearer nutrition guidance
Consumers and expert-derived nutrition ratings often disagree on the healthfulness of everyday carbohydrate-rich foods, and a new belief-mapping…
Jet lag may disrupt athletes’ gut microbiome and slow recovery
Long-haul travel may do more than disturb sleep; it could also alter the gut microbiome in ways that…
Study reveals how pushing and pulling forces drive blood vessel formation
How do blood vessels form to reliably supply the body with oxygen and nutrients? A research team at…
A common dietary nutrient feeds a gut pathway linked to atrial fibrillation
A 5,090-person cohort and complementary mouse experiments trace how a diet-linked microbial pathway could reshape atrial structure, electrical…
Review finds blueberry and grape polyphenols may improve vascular health
From endothelial function to blood pressure, the review maps where blueberry and grape bioactives show promise and where…
Signals traveling from the gut through the vagus nerve help form memories
When French writer Marcel Proust famously recalled his childhood from the taste of a Madeline cookie, his stomach…
Duke University engineers use robots and AI to improve gut health
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a method for systematically developing novel, complex combinations of probiotics and…
Researchers uncover molecular switch controlling nutrient-driven cell growth
Cells carry their own growth switches. When enough nutrients-amino acids in particular-are available, cells flip this switch on…
Study tests chronotype’s liver link and finds no significant association
A small Italian study tested whether an individual’s preferred daily schedule aligns with hidden liver changes, but found…
Evening chronotype links later eating with higher body fat
Healthy women who naturally prefer later sleep and meal times showed higher body fat and less favorable metabolic…
Dutch study shows why plant-based eating can miss key nutrients
As consumers trade meat, fish, and dairy for plant-forward substitutes, new Dutch modeling shows why smart swaps, fortification,…
Children and adults who eat more live microbe-rich foods have healthier diets
A national French survey finds that foods likely to contain live microbes may be useful markers of healthier,…