The New Science of Forgetting
A baby zebrafish is just half the size of a pea. A recent look inside its transparent brain, however, offers clues to the far bigger mystery of how we remember—and how we forget.
In an experiment that yielded insights into memory and the brain, a team of researchers at the University of Southern California taught the tiny creature to associate a bright light with a flash of heat, a temperature change the fish responded to by trying to swim away. Using a custom-designed microscope, the team then captured images of the animals’ brains in the moments before and after they learned to associate the light and the hea...
Source: TIME: Health - April 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Corinne Purtill Tags: Uncategorized feature healthscienceclimate Neuroscience Source Type: news
Is Saturated Fat or Carbohydrates Worse for the Liver? Is Saturated Fat or Carbohydrates Worse for the Liver?
Dr. Caroline Apovian discusses whether fat or carbohydrate overfeeding is more likely to lead to the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 7, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news
Oral health: Avoid highly acidic foods, refined carbohydrates and dried fruit weakened
ORAL health may either be helped or hindered with what you choose to eat and drink. Certain foods once digested are known to directly impact your oral health. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Visceral fat diet: Cut your risk of gaining the harmful belly fat by eating
VISCERAL fat, also known as belly fat, can hike your risk of severe health problems. Fortunately, simple diet tweaks could help reduce the harmful fat. Research highlights a certain carbohydrate that might be especially potent in this process. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Fight to Save the Embattled Monarch Butterfly
In the depths of the Californian winter, an ember of hope has flickered for the monarch butterfly, the charismatic and beloved visitor that has seemingly been on a graceful descent into oblivion.
The annual mass migration of the orange and black butterflies to the coast of California, as well as a separate odyssey the creatures take each year to the mountains of central Mexico, is among the grandest of spectacles in the natural world. Images of butterflies adorn t-shirts, pottery, and confectionery sold at tourist hotspots that have sprouted up in places where the butterflies gather in such numbers that they cause the boug...
Source: TIME: Science - March 21, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Oliver Milman Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Weighing the Best Diet Options for IBD
Nearly every patient with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has the same query—which has a not-so-simple answer.
“‘Doctor, what should I eat when living with IBD?’ is likely the most frequently asked question following diagnosis,” says Dr. Maitreyi Raman, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Calgary.
Raman, who’s a gastroenterologist, physician nutrition specialist, and researcher, has closely studied the topic and reviewed the available evidence for dietary patterns that may be of benefit (or not) to patients.
IBD includes Crohn’s disease, which can cause inflamm...
Source: TIME: Health - March 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael O. Schroeder Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
The Truth About Common Digestive Health Fears
Everyone experiences digestive problems now and then, and they’re nobody’s idea of a good time. In a survey of nearly 72,000 adults in the U.S., 61% reported having had at least one gastrointestinal (GI) symptom over the previous week, and within that group, 58% said they’d had two or more GI symptoms over the past week, according to a study in a 2018 issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Because symptoms like constipation, heartburn, and abdominal pain are generally vague and often don’t have an obvious cause, those suffering tend to fear the worst.
“People get very concerned abo...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stacey Colino Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
The Mysteries and Underdiagnosis of SIBO
In 2017, shortly after she turned 32, Phoebe Lapine had just spent the previous three years overhauling her health to make up for her ailing thyroid, the result of unchecked Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. She was following a gluten-free diet, drinking kombucha and taking prebiotics, and finally feeling her best when she noticed peculiar gut symptoms starting to rear their head: burping during meals, stomach discomfort, and a bloated belly that simply would not deflate. She turned to a functional doctor who quickly gave her a diagnosis: small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a gut condition not uncommon for hypothyro...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Meaghan Beatley Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Consumer Health: Who needs a gluten-free diet and why?
March is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn why some people need a gluten-free diet. Whole grains are an important part of healthy diet. They are good sources of complex carbohydrates, as well as some key vitamins and minerals. And because whole grains are naturally high in fiber, they may help you feel full and satisfied, which can make it easier to maintain a healthy body weight. Eating more whole-grain… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 2, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Type 2 diabetes: Herb to reduce absorption of carbohydrates and sugar to lower blood sugar
TYPE 2 diabetes is a condition synonymous with rising blood sugar levels and unhealthy insulin levels. The condition is said to hamper the process of carbohydrates and sugar absorption in the body but one herb is highly effective. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Featured review: Low-carbohydrate versus balanced-carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk
Low ‐carbohydrate versus balanced‐carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular riskKey messagesThere is probably little to no difference in the weight lost by people following low-carbohydrate weight-reducing diets (also known as ' low-carb diets ' ) compared to the weight lost by people following balanced-carbohydrate weight-reducing diets, for up to two years.Similarly, there is probably little to no difference between the diets for changes in heart disease risks, like diastolic blood pressure, glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c, a measure of blood sugar levels over 2-3 months) and LDL cholesterol ( ‘unhe...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - January 25, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
The latest on low carbohydrate diets for sports performance
Join Professor Louise Burke as she discusses the effects of a ketogenic low carb high fat (LCHF) diet on the performance of endurance sports in elite and high performance athletes. The webinar will cover various aspects of physiology and the impact of LCHF, including:The interplay between high aerobic capacity and good economy (a low oxygen cost to produce a given power output or speed) in high performance athletes.Muscle capacity for fat oxidation across a range of exercise intensities, and adaptation capabilities.Metabolic cost of a switch to greater fat metabolism by the muscles and the impact on exercise economy.Speed ...
Source: The Nutrition Society - January 25, 2022 Category: Nutrition Authors: Lulu Yacob Source Type: news
Low fat or low carb for weight loss?
The easiest and most popular way to lose weight along with exercising is to curb or cut out carbohydrates and unhealthy fats from one's diet. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - January 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: SmofKabiven Central emulsion for Infusion, Fresenius Kabi Ltd
Fresenius Kabi Limited have identified an error on the infusion bag packaged into the above batches. In the energy content section printed onto the bag the amount of carbohydrates (glucose anhydrous) (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - December 16, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
