Bird Poop Reveals Wetland Health and Pollution
Scientists discovered that analyzing the droppings of waterbirds can tell us a lot about whether a wetland is healthy or polluted. Researchers studied five …
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Special Diet May Change Body Chemistry in Kids With Autism
Researchers studied how a special diet combining no gluten (a protein in wheat) and very low carbohydrates might affect the body's chemistry in children with …
Read MoreHow Common Medicines Stress Out Aquatic Plants
Scientists discovered that common medications like antibiotics and pain relievers that end up in rivers and lakes actually stress out aquatic plants, causing …
Read MoreHow Your Kidneys Use Amino Acids and Why It Matters
Your kidneys do more than filter waste—they also manage special proteins called amino acids that your body needs to stay healthy. When kidneys get sick from …
Read MoreWhat Low-Carb Diets Do to Your Blood: A Major Study Reveals
Researchers studied over 57,000 people to understand how low-carbohydrate diets affect the body at a chemical level. They found that different types of …
Read MoreBlood Chemicals May Help Predict Serious Prostate Cancer Risk
Researchers combined results from 12 studies to look for patterns in blood chemicals that might predict prostate cancer risk. They found that certain chemicals …
Read MoreHow Scientists Discover Hidden Health Chemicals in Fruits
Scientists have a powerful new way to find all the healthy chemicals hiding inside fruits and other natural products. Using a technique called LC-HRMS, …
Read MorePollution and Warming Waters Are Changing Seal Health in the Arctic
Scientists studied ringed seals in the Arctic to understand how pollution and climate change affect their bodies. They tested 254 different chemicals in seal …
Read MoreWhy Baby Formula Works Differently for Every Baby
Scientists studied how a special protein in baby formula affects newborn piglets (used as stand-ins for human babies) in different ways. They found that some …
Read MoreFish Oil During Pregnancy May Change Baby's Blood Chemistry
Researchers studied 300 children whose mothers took fish oil and/or probiotics during pregnancy and after birth. They found that babies whose mothers took fish …
Read MoreHow Summer Training Changes Athletes' Body Chemistry
Researchers studied 16 Paralympic snowboarders during summer strength training to see how exercise affects their body's chemical processes. They collected …
Read MoreScientists Find Hidden Markers That Show When You Eat Kiwifruit
Researchers discovered that eating kiwifruit leaves special chemical traces in your urine that scientists can detect. In a study with 17 healthy volunteers, …
Read MoreBlood Markers Show How Lifestyle Changes Help Prevent Diabetes
Researchers studied 624 people to understand how their bodies change when they make healthier choices to prevent type 2 diabetes. They found specific markers …
Read MoreWhat Your Blood Reveals About Food and Inflammation
Scientists reviewed 25 recent studies to understand how the foods we eat change chemicals in our blood and affect inflammation—the body's response that can …
Read MoreNew Way to Spot Parasite Infections in Goats Using Poop Tests
Researchers studied goats infected with a common parasite called Haemonchus contortus to find new ways to detect infections early. They analyzed fecal samples …
Read MoreBlood Tests May Help Predict Stroke Risk Earlier
Researchers studied the blood of 786 people to find chemical markers that could help predict who might have a stroke. Using advanced technology to analyze …
Read MoreHealthy Eating May Lower Cancer Risk More Than We Thought
Researchers studied over 108,000 women to see how diet affects cancer risk, but they faced a common problem: people aren't always accurate when reporting what …
Read MoreWhy Some People Lose Weight on Diets and Others Don't
Scientists studied 300 mice to understand why some individuals respond better to calorie restriction (eating fewer calories) than others. By analyzing urine …
Read MoreWhy People With Parkinson's Get Depressed: New Blood Test Clues
Scientists studied 635 people with Parkinson's disease to understand why many develop depression. By analyzing blood samples, researchers found that people …
Read MoreNew Blood Test May Help Track Bone-Strengthening Drugs
Researchers studied how a common bone-strengthening medication called alendronate affects chemicals in the blood. Using rats with a bone disease similar to …
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