All the Beauty Benefits of Vitamin E

“For decades, vitamin E has been considered an essential ally in skincare,” explains Dr. Alejandra Mora, a specialist in ...

The 'yo-yo effect' impairs metabolism and reduces brown fat activity in women

A study conducted by researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, warns about the impact of the so-called "yo-yo effect" on women's metabolic health. The study shows ...

Addiction and appetite along the gut-brain axis: Vagus nerve may play a crucial role in the dopamine reward pathway

Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

You don’t just need more fiber—you need different types, experts say

From oats to beans to chicory root, each type of fiber acts differently inside the body. New research is revealing how fiber ...

Complex tongue bones, fleshy teeth on the roof of earliest known bird's mouth might have helped it snag food

Flying is really hard work. Compared to walking, swimming, or running, flying is the form of movement that takes the most energy and requires the most calories. That means that birds have had to ...

Two-step approach creates more sustainable protein nanostructures for advanced sensing and therapeutics

Gas vesicles are among the largest known protein nanostructures produced and assembled inside microbial cells. These hollow, air-filled cylindrical nanostructures found in certain aquatic microbes ...