Investigating the link between probiotics and the health of female astronauts

Two Western University researchers are making the case for the use of probiotics for female astronauts to avoid serious health complications on long space missions.

New rapid-test for E. coli 157 may prevent contaminated food from reaching grocery store shelves

Scientists at Western University have developed new technology that has the potential to drastically improve food safety. Dr.

Key protein controls nutrient availability in mammals

Case Western Reserve finding could also contribute to an understanding of diseases that produce an overabundance of bile acidsCase Western Reserve researchers already demonstrated that a single…

Western diet may increase risk of death after prostate cancer diagnosis

After a prostate cancer diagnosis, eating a diet higher in red and processed meat, high-fat dairy foods, and refined grains — known as a Western diet — may lead to a significantly higher risk of both prostate cancer-related mortality and overall mortality compared with eating a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, fish, whole grains, and healthy oils, according to a new study.

Gut bacteria diversity may be reduced by Western lifestyle

A comparison of the gut bacteria of participants from Papua New Guinea and the US suggests that elements of a Western lifestyle could deplete the gut’s collection of microbes.

Metformin and vitamin D3 show impressive promise in preventing colorectal cancer

Case Western Reserve scientists collaborate with China’s Lanzhou University investigators in exploring the dual compound strategyThe concept was simple: If two compounds each individually show…

Enzymatic activity essential for vision may provide target for drug transport

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have uncovered the mechanism that enables the enzyme Lecithin: retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) to store vitamin A-a process that is…

Lactose-intolerant people have lower risk of certain cancers – but why?

Studies into a presumed link between milk consumption and cancer incidence in Western countries have been inconclusive.

Study reveals drivers of Western consumers’ readiness to eat insects

The most likely early adopters of insets as a meat substitute in Western societies are young men with weak attitudes toward meat, who are open to trying novel foods and interested in the…

Researchers discover the genetic mechanism that passes on physical responses to hardship

During the winter of 1944, the Nazis blocked food supplies to the western Netherlands, creating a period of widespread famine and devastation.

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