Nutrition
How eating blueberries every day may protect your memory and sharpen your focus
A single serving on your plate each day has turned up again and again in trials of older adults and their memory.
Nutrition
What pregnant women eat may affect their baby’s health, and one food stood out in a new study
A Harvard-led study involving more than 1,300 mothers has uncovered a surprising connection between pregnancy diets and two common conditions in babies. Researchers found that women who ate more seafood and followed a Mediterranean-style diet were less likely to have infants who developed both colic and eczema.
Vitamins and Supplements
The CDC’s new fall vaccine rules: Who needs the stronger flu shot and when to go
The guidance for this season draws a clearer line on who gets the stronger flu shot at 65 and over, and who still needs a COVID dose.
Nutrition
Stanford scientists found what modern guts are missing, and linked it to chronic disease
The guts of two remote populations still carry hundreds of bacteria most of us appear to have lost somewhere along the way.
Vitamins and Supplements
Normal ferritin levels by age and sex: what your blood test result means
The marker appears on routine blood panels, yet the number can tell two very different stories about your health.
Nutrition
How eating blueberries every day may protect your memory and sharpen your focus
A single serving on your plate each day has turned up again and again in trials of older adults and their memory.
Nutrition
What pregnant women eat may affect their baby’s health, and one food stood out in a new study
A Harvard-led study involving more than 1,300 mothers has uncovered a surprising connection between pregnancy diets and two common conditions in babies. Researchers found that women who ate more seafood and followed a Mediterranean-style diet were less likely to have infants who developed both colic and eczema.
Vitamins and Supplements
The CDC’s new fall vaccine rules: Who needs the stronger flu shot and when to go
The guidance for this season draws a clearer line on who gets the stronger flu shot at 65 and over, and who still needs a COVID dose.
Nutrition
Stanford scientists found what modern guts are missing, and linked it to chronic disease
The guts of two remote populations still carry hundreds of bacteria most of us appear to have lost somewhere along the way.
Most people remove it as a weed – but dead nettle is both edible and a medicinal herb
Most people see it as a weed, but dead nettle has long been used in both cooking and natural medicine.
Analysis of 88,475 people: These plant-based foods may lower blood pressure
A new analysis suggests that certain plant-based foods could play a key role in preventing high blood pressure.
New algae discovery could help one billion people with B12 deficiency
Researchers have discovered a possible new way to produce vitamin B12 without using meat or dairy products.
How ground beef can affect your body if you eat it every day
An American dietitian decided to eat lean ground beef every day for a week to see how it would affect her body. Along the...
Are you eating late? Here’s what it does to your blood sugar
Many people enjoy a late-night snack, but research suggests it may not be the best idea.
Scientists discover unexpected link between vitamin B2 and cancer
A vitamin found in everyday foods may be giving cancer cells an unexpected survival advantage, according to new research from German scientists.