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Hospital patients' poor food intake is putting their health and lives at risk, study shows

For the 36 million Americans hospitalized each year, adequate nutrition plays a critical role in their health and recovery. Yet research from nutritionDay in the U.S., in collaboration with Abbott, shows malnutrition is still an unaddressed and widespread problem in hospitals.

29 Jan 2019

New project will develop biomarker-based system to send personalized advice on dietary, lifestyle habits

The PREVENTOMICS European project will develop, from this November and for 3 years, personalized plans for nutrition and lifestyle habits to improve the health of people, based on individual traits such as physical and behavioral traits, lifestyle, genotype, preferences and physical condition.

29 Jan 2019

Researchers identify effects of nanoparticles on intestinal microorganisms

The intestinal microbiome is not only key for food processing but an accepted co-determinant for various diseases. Researchers led by the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz identified effects of nanoparticles on intestinal microorganisms.

29 Jan 2019

EU research project is studying the effect of endocrine disruptors on metabolism

January 2019 saw the launch of the EU research project EDCMET, in which scientists from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) are also involved.

28 Jan 2019

Researchers develop new tool that images blood flow through tiny capillaries

More than 40 billion capillaries -- tiny, hair-like blood vessels -- are tasked with carrying oxygen and nutrients to the far reaches of the human body.

28 Jan 2019

Scientists use integrative approach to study how COQ9 binds and interacts with lipids

The synthesis and transport of biological lipids across the mostly water-filled interior of the cell is a longstanding problem in biology.

28 Jan 2019

Low doses of anti-HIV drug appear to reduce tau protein in neurons of Alzheimer’s patients

The accumulation of amyloid beta plaques and tangles of a protein called tau in the brain are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.

27 Jan 2019

Scientists pinpoint mechanism that leads to steroid diabetes

Patients undergoing long-term treatment with steroids may suffer from metabolic side effects. Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, partners in the German Center for Diabetes Research, have now pinpointed a mechanism that leads to so-called steroid diabetes

25 Jan 2019

ASU offers new way to understand diet and exercise in more holistic way

Fitness goals are typically at the forefront of new year's resolutions for many Americans, and a recent study from ASU provides a new way to understand diet and exercise in a more holistic way, and may help us reach those goals.

25 Jan 2019

PET imaging post-HBOT shows improvement in brain metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease

Dr. Paul Harch, Clinical Professor and Director of Hyperbaric Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Dr. Edward Fogarty, Chairman of Radiology at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, report the first PET scan-documented case of improvement in brain metabolism in Alzheimer's disease in a patient treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

24 Jan 2019

Global task force of bone health experts question effectiveness of spinal fusion procedures

There is little to no evidence that two surgical procedures used to fuse crumbled vertebrae following a spinal fracture caused by osteoporosis reduce pain for patients any better than non-surgical or placebo procedures, according to a new report from a global task force of bone health experts published today in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

24 Jan 2019

NUS researchers make muscle recovery easier for patients with ingenious medical device

The journey of muscle rehabilitation can be long and arduous, and requires strong perseverance from the patient. Now, researchers from the National University of Singapore are making the recovery process much easier for patients with an ingenious medical device capable of regenerating muscles in a non-invasive and painless manner.

23 Jan 2019

Scientists discover new blood vessels in bone

Researchers have discovered new blood vessels in the long bones of mice and similar new vessels in human long bones that could be used to further our understanding of osteoporosis.

23 Jan 2019

Maternal shift work can result in reduced fetal growth and longer pregnancies

New research published in The Journal of Physiology indicates shift work exposure in mothers can result in reduced fetal growth and longer pregnancies, even when the shift work is only carried out early in pregnancy.

23 Jan 2019

Both educational level and occupational orientation predict mother's smoking during pregnancy

With the help of a multidisciplinary register and questionnaire study, Finnish researchers showed that both the educational level and its occupational orientation predict the mother's smoking during early pregnancy.

23 Jan 2019

Researchers show how mechanical stress affects bone development

Researchers at Okayama University show how mechanical stress at very early stages of bone development alters expression pattern of the non-collagenous matrix responsible for biological property of the bone.

22 Jan 2019

Study describes metabolism of intestinal microbiota in babies for the first time

A research team with the participation of the Institute for Integrative Systems Biology of the University of Valencia, together with FISABIO and CIBERESP, has carried out the first metatranscriptomic study of the gut microbiota of babies, which has allowed to unveil the metabolism of the intestinal bacterial community during the first year of life, with a level of detail unknown until now

22 Jan 2019

Fueling macrophages with energy to attack and eat cancer cells

Immune cells called macrophages are supposed to serve and protect, but cancer has found ways to put them to sleep. Now researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania say they've identified how to fuel macrophages with the energy needed to attack and eat cancer cells.

21 Jan 2019

Researchers discover new blood vessel system in bones

Bones are very hard organs. Still they do possess a tight meshwork of blood vessels in their inner cavity, where the bone marrow is located, as well as on the bone surface, that is covered by the highly vascularized periosteum.

21 Jan 2019

Study reveals new genes and biological pathways linked to osteoarthritis

In the largest genetic study of osteoarthritis, an international team of scientists including researchers from the University of Sheffield, have uncovered 52 new genetic changes linked to the disease, which doubles the number of genetic regions associated with the disabling condition.

21 Jan 2019

Metabolism News and Research

Latest Metabolism News and Research

Hospital patients' poor food intake is putting their health and lives at risk, study shows

New project will develop biomarker-based system to send personalized advice on dietary, lifestyle habits

Researchers identify effects of nanoparticles on intestinal microorganisms

EU research project is studying the effect of endocrine disruptors on metabolism

Researchers develop new tool that images blood flow through tiny capillaries

Scientists use integrative approach to study how COQ9 binds and interacts with lipids

Low doses of anti-HIV drug appear to reduce tau protein in neurons of Alzheimer’s patients

Scientists pinpoint mechanism that leads to steroid diabetes

ASU offers new way to understand diet and exercise in more holistic way

PET imaging post-HBOT shows improvement in brain metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease

Global task force of bone health experts question effectiveness of spinal fusion procedures

NUS researchers make muscle recovery easier for patients with ingenious medical device

Scientists discover new blood vessels in bone

Maternal shift work can result in reduced fetal growth and longer pregnancies

Both educational level and occupational orientation predict mother's smoking during pregnancy

Researchers show how mechanical stress affects bone development

Study describes metabolism of intestinal microbiota in babies for the first time

Fueling macrophages with energy to attack and eat cancer cells

Researchers discover new blood vessel system in bones

Study reveals new genes and biological pathways linked to osteoarthritis

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