Study examines changes in home food availability and nutrient intake for young children

Early childhood is an important time to learn about nutrition and develop healthy eating behaviors. Young children depend on their parents to provide food options, and the availability of food in the home affects their food choices. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at changes in home food availability and nutrient … Read more

The role of diet in combating vitiligo highlighted in new research

In a recent review published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, researchers collected available literature examining the impact of diet and nutrition interventions against vitiligo. Their dataset consisted of 14 publications from three online scientific databases. Research findings highlight that vitiligo, a relatively rare autoimmune skin condition, may develop in response to elevated levels of … Read more

A new frontier in disease management and cancer treatment

This is evident from a recent study published in Nature’s Signal transduction and targeted therapyscientists have assessed the therapeutic potential and molecular mechanisms by which nutritional interventions influence a wide range of human diseases, such as cardiovascular, autoimmune, neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases, as well as cancer. Study: Effects of nutritional intervention on human diseases: molecular … Read more

Can Antarctica serve as a model for international cooperation on the moon?

Several countries are targeting the moon as a destination beyond Earth for long-term human presence. NASA is once again touted to get another literal ‘stepping stone’ to the moon through its Artemis program. the way to trump and train for marching to Mars. In many ways, such a future endeavor could be compared to Antarctica, … Read more

Red Bull F1 boss awaits decision as Ford criticizes ‘lack of transparency’

The investigation into Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner is expected to conclude before the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix this week, according to reports. Horner strongly denies allegations of “inappropriate conduct” from a female colleague, with his future as the sport’s longest-serving team boss hanging in the balance as an outside lawyer analyzes all the … Read more

Early research on COVID-19 is littered with poor methods and low-quality results — a problem for science that has exacerbated but not caused the pandemic

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers flooded journals with studies on the then-novel coronavirus. Many publications have streamlined the peer review process for COVID-19 papers, while acceptance rates remained relatively high. The assumption was that policymakers and the public would be able to identify valid and useful research from a very large amount of rapidly … Read more

A brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with recurring depression that she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy that she could barely move. She knew the disease could kill her. Both her parents had taken their own lives. She was willing to try something extreme: having … Read more

A brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with recurring depression that she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy that she could barely move. She knew the disease could kill her. Both her parents had taken their own lives. She was willing to try something extreme: having … Read more