For a healthy fruit snack, what would you choose?
Next time you’re packing lunch for your kid or reaching for a healthy afternoon bite, consider this: only three types of fruit snacks — dried fruit, fruit puree and canned fruit with juice — meet the latest recommendations for high-nutrition snacks set by federal dietary guidelines, according to research by University of Massachusetts Amherst food […]
Tick-Related Meat Allergy Lurks Under the Radar, Unfamiliar to Many
Despite alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), or tick bite meat allergy, rising over the last several years and affecting many people in the U.S., many healthcare providers remained unsure about its diagnosis and treatment, CDC data showed. An estimated 96,000 to 450,000 people in the U.S. have been affected by AGS since 2010, the large range accounting […]
Don’t Let Bugs Take a Bite Out of Outdoor Fun – Wyoming Department of Health
Don’t Let Bugs Take a Bite Out of Outdoor Fun May 5, 2023 Simple personal actions can help residents escape some potentially serious insect-spread diseases linked with warmer weather and outdoor activities, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Courtney Tillman, epidemiologist with WDH said avoiding mosquitos and ticks is the basic strategy and […]
Understanding mouthfeel of food using physics: Examining foie gras, duck pâté with microscopy, rheology links fat arrangement, food texture
Food texture can make the difference between passing on a plate and love at first bite. To date, most studies on food texture center on relating a food’s overall composition to its mechanical properties. Our understanding of how microscopic structure and changes in the shape of food affect food texture, however, remains underdeveloped. Researchers from […]
Is Biting Your Nails a Mental Disorder? Symptoms & Causes
Why do people bite their nails? Extreme nail biting is closely related to anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder Nail biting, or onychophagia, is closely related to mental disorders such as anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. It is considered a pathological habit characterized by repetitive, seemingly uncontrolled nail biting behavior. Along with other body-focused repetitive […]
Tyrannosaurus rex’s jaw had sensors to make it an even more fearsome predator
Tyrannosaurus rex was not just a huge beast with a big bite, it had nerve sensors in the very tips of its jaw enabling it to better detect — and eat — its prey, a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Historical Biology today finds. “T. rex was an even more fearsome predator than […]
Chikungunya Virus Infection Symptoms & Treatment
Chikungunya virus is an infection spread (transmitted) through a bite from an infected mosquito. Common symptoms of Chikungunya virus infection include joint pain, headache, rash, and fever. There is no drug or vaccine available to treat or prevent Chikungunya virus infections. Some medicines and home remedies may help relieve symptoms of Chikungunya virus infection. The […]