Article Date: 25 Apr 2009 - 0:00 PDT
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered that a form of vitamin B1 could become a new and effective treatment for one of the world’s leading causes of blindness.
Scientists believe that uveitis, an inflammation of the tissue located just below the outer surface of the [...]
As Americans have grown more health-conscious, the country has seen a surge in litigation against food companies for allegedly selling unhealthy products and for misrepresenting their products’ nutritional value.
Source: Nutrition News
Researchers have uncovered new evidence suggesting factors other than genes could cause obesity, finding that genetically identical cells store widely differing amounts of fat depending on subtle variations in how cells process insulin.
Learning the precise mechanism responsible for fat storage in cells could lead to methods for controlling obesity.
“Insights from our study also will be [...]
