Food
The impact of microplastics on the Galápagos Islands Food Web
And excretion rate may determine whether or not these microplastics also bioaccumulate across trophic levels.
Vittrup Man lived on the Scandinavian coast before moving to a farming community in Denmark
DNA, isotope, protein analysis reveal genetic ancestry and migration of a human found in a peat bog.
Avocado consumption linked to better overall diet quality
Avocado intake enhances diet quality in randomized trials.
After-meal snack cravings? It’s the work of food-seeking neurons, not hunger
Feeding control via midbrain-subthalamic pathway.
AI-assisted bacterial fermentation advances Alzheimer’s drug
Biosensor and machine learning assist in amaryllidaceae enzyme engineering.
Healthy diet linked to slower aging, lower dementia risk
Dietary patterns, aging rate, and dementia risk in Framingham study.
Brain’s translation of motivation into goal-oriented actions
Thalamo-striatal pathways encode motivated behavior distinctly.
Gut bacteria shape the newborn immune system with neurotransmitters
Gut bacteria-produced serotonin encourages immune tolerance in infancy.
Atrial fibrillation risk associated with sweetened beverages
Sweetened beverages, genetic factors, and atrial fibrillation
Research identifies the body’s reaction to seven days fasting
Adaptive proteomic changes in humans during 7-day caloric restriction.