To evaluate over a 7-year follow-up period the relationships between changes in body composition, fat distribution and pulmonary function in a sample of elderly men and women. Body weight, waist ...

Blood test tubes with multi-colored lids standing on medical documents. Do serum sclerostin levels play a role in COPD? Researchers analyzed relationships between blood SOST and body composition, bone ...

A new study suggests that for women who have recently gone through menopause, having more fat stored around the midsection is ...

More than ever before in history, the human brain needs to function well and has many more functions to do than before. On the other hand, what we eat, drink, breathe, or consume in various ways in ...

Analysis of a patient's gut microbiome - the microbial population of the gastrointestinal tract - may be able to predict the likelihood of successful treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ...

Varying immune response to vaccinations could be countered with microbiota-targeted interventions helping infants, older people and others to take full advantage of the benefits of effective vaccines, ...

To explore how microbial community composition and function varies within a coral reef ecosystem, we performed metagenomic sequencing of seawater from four niches across Heron Island Reef, within the ...