Swallowing Not Required For Bitterness To Induce Nausea

The mere taste of something extremely bitter – even if you don’t swallow it at all – is enough to cause that dreaded feeling of nausea and to set your stomach churning, according to a new study reported in the April 12th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication…

Study Helps Clarify Link Between High-Fat Diet And Type 2 Diabetes

New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine adds clarity to the connection. The study published on-line April 10th in the journal Nature Immunology finds that saturated fatty acids but not the unsaturated type can activate immune cells to produce an inflammatory protein, called interleukin-1beta…

Stealthy Approach Of Epidemics Revealed By Tuberculosis Strain Spread By The Fur Trade

French Canadian voyageurs spread tuberculosis throughout the indigenous peoples of western Canada for over 150 years, yet, strangely enough, it wasn’t until the fur traders ceased their forays that epidemics of tuberculosis broke out. Now Stanford researchers have puzzled out why…

Association Between Vitamin D Levels And Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Women under the age of 75 with high vitamin D status were less likely to have early age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in adults, a University at Buffalo study has shown. The disease affects approximately 9 percent of Americans aged 40 and older…

Drinking 100 Percent Fruit Juice May Offer Disease-Fighting Benefits

Drinking 100 percent fruit juices could have protective health benefits similar to those of whole fruits, according to research presented in a literature review at the 2011 Experimental Biology (EB) meeting…

Fungal Spoilage Of Fruits And Vegetables Reduced By Ozone

Storing fruits and vegetables in ozone-enriched environments reduces spoilage explains a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology’s Spring Conference in Harrogate. Dr Ian Singleton explains how ozone treatment could be a safe, effective replacement for pesticides as it leaves no residue on foods. It is estimated that up to 30% of fresh produce can be lost due to microbial spoilage…

Vitamin D May Help Reduce Heart Risk In African-Americans

In recent years supplementation with Vitamin D has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people who are deficient in the vitamin…