Berkeley.edu – Children who were exposed to common, organophosphate pesticides while still in their mother’s womb were more likely to develop attention-deficit disorders years later, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. The study raises the public health issue of whether organic produce might be a better choice for [...]

UCSD.edu – A kind of sugar molecule – sialic acid – that is common to chimpanzees, gorillas and other mammals but not found in humans provokes a strong immune response in some people, likely worsening conditions in which chronic inflammation is a major issue, according to researchers at the University of California, San Diego School [...]

JAMA / Archives – The amino acid N-acetylcysteine (NAC) appears to reduce symptoms of compulsive hair-pulling in patients with a condition known as trichotillomania, according to a report in the July 2009 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Trichotillomania has been described for almost 200 years and researched for more than two decades, but there [...]

One year after giving birth, women were less likely to have the most dangerous kind of obesity – central obesity, or “belly fat” – if they had been given probiotics from the first trimester of pregnancy, found new research that suggests manipulating the balance of bacteria in the gut may help fight obesity. Probiotics are [...]