UF study sheds light on cystic fibrosis-related diabetes
...ing all their lives to stay healthy and keep their nutrition up," he added. "Now they've just been given something that potentially will overwhelm them. It's a huge thing for them, given the consequences that diabetes means to their underlying condition." In the UF study, researchers developed the first anim...U of I scientist develops enzyme inhibitor that may slow cancer growth
...ly inhibit cancer growth," the U of I professor of nutrition said. Methionine, an essential amino acid, is required for several important biological processes, including synthesis of a compound that cancer cells require more than other cells. "When scientists restrict dietary methionine in animals with cance...New study reveals pork rivals chicken in terms of leanness
...e database for establishing dietary guidelines and nutrition policies. Heart-Smart Lean Protein "I hope this new research will help open people's eyes to pork," said Elizabeth Ward, MS, RD, author of The Pocket Idiot's Guide to the New Food Pyramids. "Now people can see that pork tenderloin is just as ...Nutrition a major factor in rise in twin pregnancies
...g turns out to be a natural adaptation to improved nutrition or culture conditions, it could prove difficult to reverse as embryo quality continues to improve whether in the IVF lab or in the community generally." "Because two implanted embryos have twice the chance of MZ twins than a single implanting embryo...Functional food task force meets on latest nutrition research
...es of probiotics and prebiotics were among the top nutrition trends identified at the meeting, which was hosted...e assesses new and emerging trends in the food and nutrition arena allowing us to not only provide insight to the dairy industry about dairy's position within th...Calorie restriction may prevent Alzheimer's through promotion of longevity program in the brain
...sts that modification of lifestyle factors such as nutrition may prove crucial to Alzheimer's Disease managemen...however, is the first to show a connection between nutrition and Alzheimer's Disease neuropathy by defining mechanistic pathways in the brain and scrutinizing bi...Report focuses on the role good microbes play in future medicine
...edicine, periodontics, animal science, immunology, nutrition and other fields met to discuss a variety of issues associated with the field of probiotics. In addition to providing an overview of the current state of and potential for probiotic research, the report also offers specific recommendations to help a...Diabetes research takes wing thanks to long-lived fruit fly
...l for understanding the factors that determine how nutrition and stress set the foundation for metabolic syndrome and diabetes, why diabetes occurs more frequently as people age, and indeed why people live as long as they do. Dirk Bohmann, Ph.D., and Henri Jasper, Ph.D., are focusing on a cell signaling system...Tufts researchers are keeping track of vitamin K: Research summary
... in foods is important," she adds. Booth and other nutrition scientists conducted this research under the direction of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), which is the chief scientific research agency of the USDA. Although several types of menaquinones exist, Booth and colleagues specifically measured lev...Orange, grapefruit juice for breakfast builds bones in rats
...f Dr. Farzad Deyhim, professor of human and animal nutrition at Texas A&M- Kingsville. Half of the rats were a control group that continued life as usual. The others were castrated and then treated in one of three ways: no additional diet change; diet included orange juice; or, diet included grapefruit juice. ...New research clarifies roles of calcium, vitamin D, and protein in bone health, fracture risk
...mpaign, a global initiative focused on the role of nutrition and food in bone health, to be launched on World Osteoporosis Day 2006, 20 October, make these findings especially timely. Dietary calcium more beneficial than calcium supplements Clues to Armamento-Villareal's discovery were identified in women sp...Infant bone growth and maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy influence future fracture risk
...ries, will focus for the first time on the role of nutrition in building bones, with the theme "Bone Appetit." Poor skeletal growth during infancy can increase risk of later-life fractures Javaid and colleagues previously demonstrated an association between poor skeletal growth in older children and increase...Hormone's role in insects could give insight for cancer treatment, malnutrition
...hows that juvenile hormone can work independent of nutrition to repress the growth of imaginal tissues in insects. That could herald a change in how scientists think when dealing with cancer or other growth-related phenomena, Truman said. Researchers typically tend to think in terms of chemical signals that pr...Highlights from the June 2006 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...advocacy groups for legislation that would require nutrition and calorie labeling on menus at fast-food and sim...abels and are not able to use this information for nutrition planning," according to the researchers. "While it is always better for consumers to have access to ...Poor adolescents more likely to be overweight today than 30 years ago
...mplement additional programs to improve adolescent nutrition and physical exercise, especially among the poor."...Tropical forests leak nitrogen back into atmosphere, say scientists
...bacteria can have such a dramatic impact on forest nutrition debunks our previous theories about how nitrogen behaves in forests, and shows us that these microorganisms affect soil nutrients and forest growth."...Scientists find gene in obese mice that increases type 2 diabetes
... may be that not all beta cells receive the proper nutrition critical for their survival, that they may not receive the proper signals to secrete insulin, or that the blood vessels are insufficient to receive all the insulin they secrete. The findings, says Attie, provide new insight into a process that might ...New title on nutritional genomics now available
...s has already been made in modeling 'personalized' nutrition for optimal health and longevity, as well as in ge...ls and soy peptides in cancer prevention Maternal nutrition and fetal gene expression Molecular mechanisms of longevity Genetic susceptibility to heterocyclic...Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University...
... an unbiased, neutral forum for presenting current nutrition research and debate that will impact the 2010 Diet...ations." said Dean Kennedy. By engaging leaders in nutrition science and policy along with representatives of the food industry, whose products and advertisement...International Conference on Nutrition and Alzheimer's Disease/Cognitive Decline
... international and interdisciplinary conference on nutrition and Alzheimer's disease/cognitive decline to be held at the InterContinental Hotel in Chicago on May 1-2, 2006. The conference will bring together leading researchers from throughout the world to present the latest methodology and research findings f...