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Baby-led weaning provides adequate calories for infant growth, study finds

New study findings suggest that baby-led weaning - a popular method for introducing solid foods to infants - furnishes ample calories for growth and development.

30 Jun 2024

New framework produce clearer guidance on fish consumption for pregnant mothers

Fish consumption during pregnancy is a complex scientific topic. On one hand, fish are rich in nutrients essential to brain development, including polyunsaturated fatty acids, selenium, iodine, and vitamin D.

28 Jun 2024

Brazilian researchers identify possible biomarkers associated with recurrence of vivax malaria

The most common type of malaria in Brazil is caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax. Although vivax malaria is milder than the variant caused by P. falciparum, the ability of P. vivax to produce dormant forms in the host's liver that can be reactivated months after the end of treatment makes it very hard to control.

24 Jun 2024

Vitamin D for carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms

Study examines the impact of vitamin D supplementation on carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) patients with low vitamin D levels, finding that it improves pain relief and symptom severity when added to corticosteroid therapy.

23 Jun 2024

Cooling ‘blood oranges’ could make them even healthier – a bonus for consumers

An orange teeming with antioxidants and other health benefits may be a shot in the arm for consumers and citrus growers, if the fruit is stored at cool temperatures, a new University of Florida study shows.

21 Jun 2024

Study finds link between exposure to greenspace and lower risk of obesity-related cancer

A University of Queensland-led study has found a link between exposure to gardens and a lower risk of being diagnosed with obesity-related cancer.

20 Jun 2024

Adopting fully effective fortification with folic acid can help prevent birth defects

The UK government's failure to fortify all flour and rice with the vitamin folic acid "will result in more deaths and birth defects every year that could have been prevented," argues Professor Sir Nicholas Wald in The BMJ today.

20 Jun 2024

Nicotinamide riboside boosts walking endurance in peripheral artery disease

The over-the-counter supplement nicotinamide riboside, a form of vitamin B3, increased the walking endurance of patients with peripheral artery disease, a chronic leg condition for which there are few effective treatments.

18 Jun 2024

New open-access resource reveals nutrient content of Indian foods

Scientists developed an open-access Indian Nutrient Databank with nutrient compositions of raw food items and commonly consumed recipes.

16 Jun 2024

Tufts' new ingestible microbiome sampling pill completes preclinical trials

Significant progress has been made at Tufts University School of Engineering in the development of a small device, about the size of a vitamin pill, that can be swallowed and passed through the gastrointestinal tract to sample the full inventory of microorganisms in an individual's gastro-intestinal tract.

14 Jun 2024

New recommendations on vitamin D intake for children, pregnant people, adults over 75 and those with high-risk prediabetes

In the present study, researchers developed guidelines for vitamin D supplementation to prevent disease.

14 Jun 2024

New research finds a way to delay vitamin B6 degradation

A low vitamin B6 level has negative effects on brain performance. A research team from Würzburg University Medicine has now found a way to delay the degradation of the vitamin.

13 Jun 2024

Study confirms no causal link between COVID-19 and ischemic priapism

A study in the International Journal of Impotence Research found no causal link between COVID-19 and ischemic priapism, with priapism occurring across all COVID-19 severity levels and treatments remaining effective.

13 Jun 2024

Germ cells drive sex-dependent lifespan differences in vertebrate animals

Women live longer than men. This isn't unique to humans, either; we see this trend in a wide range of other animals.

12 Jun 2024

Nutrients deficiency pattern possible important risk factor for mortality in older adults with hypertension

Researchers determine the impact of nutrient deficiencies on mortality risk in older adults with hypertension.

12 Jun 2024

Antioxidants combat high-fat diet-induced female reproductive issues, study reveals

Researchers in Italy review how antioxidants from biological matrices can protect against reproductive issues caused by high-fat diets in women.

11 Jun 2024

Does diet influence the onset of multiple sclerosis?

A recent study using the UK Biobank data indicates that a healthy diet, including moderate fatty fish and alcohol consumption, can reduce the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) onset.

5 Jun 2024

Pregnancy-adapted Mediterranean diet improves maternal health, study finds

A recent study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition validated the 17-item pregnancy-adapted Mediterranean diet score (preg-MEDAS) and found it improved maternal cardiometabolic health without significantly affecting neonatal outcomes.

4 Jun 2024

Endocrine Society issues new clinical practice guideline on vitamin D use and testing

Healthy adults under the age of 75 are unlikely to benefit from taking more than the daily intake of vitamin D recommended by the Institutes of Medicine (IOM) and do not require testing for vitamin D levels, according to a new Clinical Practice Guideline issued today by the Endocrine Society.

3 Jun 2024

Most CDC-certified vitamin D tests are well calibrated, study says

Vitamin D tests certified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Clinical Standardization Programs (CSP) are well calibrated overall, according to a new study presented Sunday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Boston, Mass.

3 Jun 2024

Vitamin C News and Research

Latest Vitamin C News and Research

Baby-led weaning provides adequate calories for infant growth, study finds

New framework produce clearer guidance on fish consumption for pregnant mothers

Brazilian researchers identify possible biomarkers associated with recurrence of vivax malaria

Vitamin D for carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms

Cooling ‘blood oranges’ could make them even healthier – a bonus for consumers

Study finds link between exposure to greenspace and lower risk of obesity-related cancer

Adopting fully effective fortification with folic acid can help prevent birth defects

Nicotinamide riboside boosts walking endurance in peripheral artery disease

New open-access resource reveals nutrient content of Indian foods

Tufts' new ingestible microbiome sampling pill completes preclinical trials

New recommendations on vitamin D intake for children, pregnant people, adults over 75 and those with high-risk prediabetes

New research finds a way to delay vitamin B6 degradation

Study confirms no causal link between COVID-19 and ischemic priapism

Germ cells drive sex-dependent lifespan differences in vertebrate animals

Nutrients deficiency pattern possible important risk factor for mortality in older adults with hypertension

Antioxidants combat high-fat diet-induced female reproductive issues, study reveals

Does diet influence the onset of multiple sclerosis?

Pregnancy-adapted Mediterranean diet improves maternal health, study finds

Endocrine Society issues new clinical practice guideline on vitamin D use and testing

Most CDC-certified vitamin D tests are well calibrated, study says

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