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UTHSC-led researchers receive $5.2 million to study obesity-mediated cancer risk

The National Cancer Institute has awarded more than $5.2 million to a team lead by researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for a study that will fill critical gaps in knowledge around obesity-mediated cancer risk.

20 Sep 2022

What are the effects of pesticides on neonates' health?

A new study explores the impact of pesticide exposure in neonates, reviewing current literature while evaluating the research methods used in this area.

20 Sep 2022

Soy protein diet increases susceptibility to Clostridioides difficile infection

According to a recent study published in the journal Cell Reports, a diet rich in soy protein increases human Clostridioides difficile susceptibility by increasing the gut amino acids (AAs) levels and promoting the growth of Lactobacillus.

18 Sep 2022

Study supports the importance of healthy diet for better cognitive function across races, ethnicities

Dietary choices and their consequences may certainly influence cognitive function. A new study led by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, along with outside collaborators expands on previously published work (focused on Puerto Rican individuals in the U.S.) by including additional races and ethnicities.

16 Sep 2022

Nutritional approaches targeting gut microbiome could improve brain disorders

A new review published in the Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care journal focused on studies that utilized the dietary gut microbiota–target interventions to improve mental health conditions. It also discussed some suggestions for developing more robust and informative interventions for diet–microbiome studies.

15 Sep 2022

Exercise hormone irisin blocks Parkinson's-associated α-synuclein aggregation and related neuronal toxicity

A new paper discusses the hope held out by recent results on a compound called irisin, a short protein secreted by skeletal muscle that produces some exercise-related effects on the brain.

15 Sep 2022

Can daytime feeding prevent mood vulnerability in night workers?

A new study explores the effect of daytime feeding on affective disorder incidence in this subset of workers.

15 Sep 2022

Gut commensal bacteria promote the development of virus-induced cancer by suppressing the immune system

Gut bacteria have a profound impact on health by aiding digestion, providing nutrients and metabolites, and working with the immune system to fend off pathogens.

13 Sep 2022

Age-related changes in microbiome composition affects brain macrophages

Scientists review the impact of age-related gut microbiome composition on age-associated diseases caused by dysfunctional macrophages within the brain.

13 Sep 2022

The impact of the infant gut microbiome on vaccine efficacy

A new study reports the effect of the infant gut microbiome on vaccine efficacy.

13 Sep 2022

Antibiotics accelerate metastatic bone growth in mice with melanoma by depleting intestinal flora

The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in mice with malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, accelerated their metastatic bone growth, likely because the drugs depleted the mice's intestinal flora and weakened their immune response, according to a new study by researchers at Emory University in Atlanta.

12 Sep 2022

Are pesticides affecting childhood growth in low-income countries?

Researchers assess the risk posed by these chemicals to the developing fetus and child.

12 Sep 2022

Gut microbes can also impact a person's neurological and emotional health, UTSW researcher says

The role of the microbiome in intestinal and systemic health has garnered close attention among researchers for many years.

9 Sep 2022

Can cod liver oil supplementation prevent COVID-19 and other acute respiratory infections?

A new study aimed to analyze whether cod liver oil could prevent serious COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 infection, or other acute respiratory infections during the winter of 2020-2021.

9 Sep 2022

Researchers review role of melatonin in pregnancies complicated by placental insufficiency

A new study explores the role of melatonin in pregnancy.

8 Sep 2022

Boosting vitamin D levels not associated with protection against respiratory tract infections or covid-19

Two large clinical trials published by The BMJ today show that boosting vitamin D levels in adults during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was not associated with protection against respiratory tract infections or covid-19.

8 Sep 2022

Recent literature reports on the role of the gut microbiome on human health and its effect on diseases

Researchers assessed the role of the gut microbiome in human health and disease.

8 Sep 2022

Metabolic signature could be a potential target for new breast cancer therapies

Despite advancements in cancer detection and treatment, breast cancer that comes back or spreads still presents a challenge to researchers and oncologists.

6 Sep 2022

Air pollution exposure during infancy impacts a child's gut bacteria, may increase disease risk

Exposure to air pollution in the first six months of life impacts a child's inner world of gut bacteria, or microbiome, in ways that could increase risk of allergies, obesity and diabetes, and even influence brain development, suggests new CU Boulder research.

6 Sep 2022

Exposure to blue light may accelerate aging

A new study provides insights into the novel mechanisms through which blue light exposure interferes with non-retinal cell metabolic pathways in flies.

5 Sep 2022

Metabolites News and Research

UTHSC-led researchers receive $5.2 million to study obesity-mediated cancer risk

What are the effects of pesticides on neonates' health?

Soy protein diet increases susceptibility to Clostridioides difficile infection

Study supports the importance of healthy diet for better cognitive function across races, ethnicities

Nutritional approaches targeting gut microbiome could improve brain disorders

Exercise hormone irisin blocks Parkinson's-associated α-synuclein aggregation and related neuronal toxicity

Can daytime feeding prevent mood vulnerability in night workers?

Gut commensal bacteria promote the development of virus-induced cancer by suppressing the immune system

Age-related changes in microbiome composition affects brain macrophages

The impact of the infant gut microbiome on vaccine efficacy

Antibiotics accelerate metastatic bone growth in mice with melanoma by depleting intestinal flora

Are pesticides affecting childhood growth in low-income countries?

Gut microbes can also impact a person's neurological and emotional health, UTSW researcher says

Can cod liver oil supplementation prevent COVID-19 and other acute respiratory infections?

Researchers review role of melatonin in pregnancies complicated by placental insufficiency

Boosting vitamin D levels not associated with protection against respiratory tract infections or covid-19

Recent literature reports on the role of the gut microbiome on human health and its effect on diseases

Metabolic signature could be a potential target for new breast cancer therapies

Air pollution exposure during infancy impacts a child's gut bacteria, may increase disease risk

Exposure to blue light may accelerate aging

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