How Fat and Scarring Team Up to Damage Your Liver
Scientists discovered that when your liver gets both fatty and scarred at the same time, it creates a dangerous combination that's worse than either problem …
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Mediterranean Diet May Change How Your Genes Work During Pregnancy
Researchers studied 52 pregnant women to see if eating a Mediterranean diet (lots of vegetables, fish, and olive oil) changes how their genes work. They found …
Read MoreMost People Want a Simple Blood Test to Check Dementia Risk
Researchers asked 425 adults over 50 about a new type of blood test that could predict dementia risk by looking at changes in DNA. About 82% of people said …
Read MoreWhy Some Men Struggle to Have Kids: New Clues About Sperm Health
Scientists have discovered that invisible chemical changes in our DNA—called epigenetic changes—may be a major reason why some men have trouble having …
Read MoreHow Your Food Choices Change Your Genes and Affect Blood Sugar
Scientists studied nearly 1,700 adults to understand how the foods we eat can change how our genes work, which affects our body's ability to control blood …
Read MoreHow Arsenic and Folate May Affect Birth Defects
Researchers compared mothers who had children with spina bifida (a serious birth defect affecting the spine) to mothers who didn't, looking at how two things …
Read MoreToo Much Folic Acid During Pregnancy May Affect Brain Development
Researchers studied what happens when pregnant mice get five times the normal amount of folic acid, a B vitamin that's usually good for pregnancy. They found …
Read MoreB Vitamins May Help Lupus Patients—But Only If They're Not Overweight
Scientists studied whether taking folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements could help women with lupus by changing how their genes work in fat tissue. They gave …
Read MoreWhy Some Older Adults Get Weaker: New Clues About Genes and Health
Researchers studied 170 older Thai adults to understand why some people become frail as they age. They looked at vitamin B levels, specific genes that affect …
Read MoreCan Foods Change How Your Genes Work? What Science Says
Scientists reviewed 76 studies about how foods we eat might change the way our genes work, especially as we age. They found that certain foods and plant …
Read MoreWhat Mom Eats Changes Baby's Genes Before Birth
Scientists discovered that when pregnant sheep get extra methionine (a building block found in protein), it changes how their babies' genes work before they're …
Read MoreGut Bacteria May Help Control Your Stress Response
Scientists discovered that certain helpful bacteria in your gut called Bifidobacterium may influence how your body handles stress by changing how your genes …
Read MoreHow Viruses, Vitamin D, and Genes Team Up to Cause MS
Scientists discovered that multiple sclerosis (MS) develops when several risk factors work together through a shared biological pathway. The study found that …
Read MoreCould Choline in Early Life Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease?
Scientists studied how a nutrient called choline might protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease by looking at how it changes the way genes work. Using …
Read MoreHow Mom's Protein Intake May Affect Baby's Birth Timing
Researchers discovered that mothers who don't eat enough protein may have changes in their baby's genes that could lead to early birth. Scientists looked at …
Read MorePurple Foods May Help Your Body's Genes Stay Healthy
Scientists are discovering that colorful purple and red foods like berries and grapes contain special compounds called anthocyanins that may help control how …
Read MoreHow Alcohol Changes Brain Development Before Birth
Scientists have discovered that when pregnant people drink alcohol, it changes how genes work in a baby's developing brain through a process called DNA …
Read MoreCan Nuts and Beans Help Keep Your Blood Clots Healthy?
Researchers reviewed scientific evidence about how nuts and legumes (beans, lentils, peas) might help control blood clotting. Your blood needs to clot to stop …
Read MoreDad's Folic Acid Supplement May Protect Kids' Livers
Scientists discovered something surprising: when fathers take folic acid supplements before having children, their sons may develop healthier livers. In this …
Read MoreDNA Changes Linked to Diet and Health Differences Between Groups
Scientists discovered that Native Hawaiian and White women have different patterns in how their DNA is marked with chemical tags that affect how genes work. …
Read MoreHow Agent Orange May Change Cancer Cells in Vietnam Veterans
Researchers studied thyroid cancer in Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange, a chemical used during the war. They looked at the DNA inside …
Read MoreYour Personalized Diet Could Help You Age Better
Scientists are discovering that one-size-fits-all diets might not be the best way to stay healthy as we age. Instead, a new approach called "precision …
Read MoreToo Much Vitamin A May Speed Up Aging, While B12 Helps Slow It Down
Scientists studied blood samples from 2,530 people to see how vitamins A and B12 affect aging at the cellular level. They found that having too much vitamin A …
Read MoreDNA Changes Link Different Foods to Belly Fat vs Overall Weight Gain
Scientists studied how different foods might change our DNA in ways that affect weight gain. They looked at 1,526 Korean adults and found that belly fat and …
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