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Food additive may one day help control blood lipids and reduce disease risk

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a substance in the liver that helps process fat and glucose. That substance is a component of the common food additive lecithin, and researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Research shows promise in converting camelina oil into jet fuel

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Montana State University-Northern have developed a process to convert camelina oil to jet fuel and other high-value chemicals. MSU has applied for a U.S. patent and research is ongoing.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Research from Everest: Can leucine help burn fat and spare muscle tissue during exercise?

Research on Mt. Everest climbers is adding to the evidence that an amino acid called leucine — found in foods, dietary supplements, energy bars and other products — may help people burn fat during ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Apple peel makes mice mighty

For Popeye, spinach was the key to extra muscle. For the mice in a new University of Iowa study, it was apples, or more precisely a waxy substance called ursolic acid that's found in apple peel.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Dietary, lifestyle changes can significantly reduce triglycerides

Dietary and lifestyle changes significantly reduce elevated triglycerides (a type of blood fat) -- which is associated with heart, blood vessel and other diseases -- according to an American Heart Association scientific statement.

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created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Getting to the root of fatty liver disease

Researchers have identified a molecular switch that appears to be a common feature in the development of fatty liver disease. The discovery made in mice is consistent with data from human patients, suggesting ...

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Study finds routine periodic fasting is good for your health, and your heart

Fasting has long been associated with religious rituals, diets, and political protests. Now new evidence from cardiac researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute demonstrates that routine periodic fasting ...

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created Apr 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Bariatric surgery reduces long-term cardiovascular risk in diabetes patients

In the longest study of its kind, bariatric surgery has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with diabetes. These results and other groundbreaking research were presented at the 2nd World Congress ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eskimo study suggests high consumption of omega-3s reduces obesity-related disease risk

A study of Yup'ik Eskimos in Alaska, who on average consume 20 times more omega-3 fats from fish than people in the lower 48 states, suggests that a high intake of these fats helps prevent obesity-related chronic diseases ...

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Researchers find potential new non-insulin treatment for type 1 diabetes

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a hormone pathway that potentially could lead to new ways of treating type 1 diabetes independent of insulin, long thought to be the sole regulator of carbohydrates ...

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created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discuss sugar's highs, lows

America's growing sweet tooth is super-sizing waistlines and the nation's health care price tag, warn University of California researchers. People in the U.S. are eating 21 times more sweet stuff today than the pilgrims and ...

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