Artificial Sweetener Alters Response to Glucose
Artificial sweeteners are thought to make foods and drinks taste sweet without any of the other consequences that come from sugar. But now studying people who are obese, nutrition researchers at ...
Getting to the Root of an Itch (2 of 2)
Dr. Mishra discusses the research. This podcast relates to a paper that appeared in the May 24, 2013, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Santosh K. Mishra and Mark A. Hoon at ...
Brain Metabolism Changes with Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Implantable vagus nerve stimulators can relieve depression in some patients who can't be helped by standard antidepressant therapies. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St...
Summer Sees A Spike In Chemical Injuries In Kids (3 of 3)
A new study from Nationwide Children's Hospital shows that more than 100,000 injuries were reported in children due to hydrocarbons between 2000-2009. Hydrocarbons are chemicals that are stored as ...
Women Eating More Protein Report Weight Loss Success
Atkins Diet, Zone Diet, South Beach Diet, etc. Chances are you have known someone who has tried a high protein diet. Noel Aldrich, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, discusses a new Journal of Nutrition ...
A Promising New Therapeutic Approach for 'Lazy Eye' Disorder
Dr. Robert Hess from McGill University and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has used the popular puzzle video game Tetris in an innovative approach to treat ...