News tagged with animal dietary

Supplement aids milk production

(PhysOrg.com) -- Massey University research has led to the development of a calf supplement that can increase milk yield in dairy cows by up to 12 per cent.

Biology / Other

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Compound improves health, increases lifespan of obese mice

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers have reported that obese male mice treated with a synthetic compound called SRT1720 were healthier and lived longer compared to non-treated obese mice. The experimental compound was found to ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Dietary fat linked to pancreatic cancer

High intake of dietary fats from red meat and dairy products was associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study published online June 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2




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First-of-its-kind stem cell study re-grows healthy heart muscle in heart attack patients

Results from a Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute clinical trial show that treating heart attack patients with an infusion of their own heart-derived cells helps damaged hearts re-grow healthy muscle.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created 5 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Don’t let food take control of your Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day has turned into a day of indulgences. Whether swimming in the eyes of the one you love over a luscious dinner or drowning your loneliness in a box of chocolates, Valentine’s Day can be a big road bump ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene related to fat preferences in humans found

A preference for fatty foods has a genetic basis, according to researchers, who discovered that people with certain forms of the CD36 gene may like high-fat foods more than those who have other forms of this gene.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Limiting protein or certain amino acids before surgery may reduce risk of surgical complications

Limiting certain essential nutrients for several days before surgery—either protein or amino acids—may reduce the risk of serious surgical complications such as heart attack or stroke, according to a new Harvard ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High animal fat diet increases gestational diabetes risk

Women who consumed a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy were at higher risk for gestational diabetes than women whose diets were lower in animal fat and cholesterol, according to researchers at the National ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Guilt, gender play roles in human-animal relations

Until recently, most archaeologists viewed human-animal relationships primarily in terms of their dietary role. But the social and symbolic functions of animals and meat may often be of equal or even greater ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Is it the alcohol or polyphenols in red wine that decreases cardiovascular disease?

Observational epidemiologic studies relating wine and alcohol to health all suffer from the fact that they, of necessity, compare people who prefer certain beverages, but not the beverages themselves. While there have been ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Mass media and health: Well-informed people eat better

It is time to leave apart the belief that mass media are always a source of bad habits. Television, newspaper and the Internet, when used to get information, may turn out to be of help for health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds chlorophyll can help prevent cancer - but questions traditional research methods

A recent study at Oregon State University found that the chlorophyll in green vegetables offers protection against cancer when tested against the modest carcinogen exposure levels most likely to be found in ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

By the light of January's Wolf Moon

(PhysOrg.com) -- A cold-eyed moon rises above Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park. It is January. For Native Americans, it is the time of the Wolf Moon.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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