Acute caffeine supplementation improves vigilance and cognitive performance during sleep deprivation in military personnel
Caffeine helps military members stay alert during sleep loss
This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials indicates that acute caffeine supplementation improves vigilance and response performance…
Caffeine can improve alertness and task speed for military members struggling with sleep deprivation during demanding operations.
Intravenous vitamin C associated with reduced mortality in patients with sepsis and septic shock
Vitamin C May Reduce Mortality in Patients with Sepsis
This meta-analysis evaluated the impact of intravenous vitamin C on outcomes for patients with sepsis or septic shock. The authors observed …
A review of data suggests intravenous vitamin C may lower death rates for patients with sepsis, though the evidence quality remains low.
Polyphenols modestly reduce post-exercise soreness, but objective recovery evidence remains uncertain
Polyphenols may slightly reduce muscle pain after intense exercise
This meta-analysis of polyphenol-rich interventions in healthy adults found a small improvement in post-exercise pain/soreness (g = 0.252, 9…
Polyphenol-rich supplements might offer a small boost in reducing muscle soreness after a workout, though evidence for physical recovery is …
Plant-based food biomarkers face significant analytical and biological barriers to clinical application
Tracking Plant Based Food Intake Using New Biological Markers and Data
This narrative review synthesizes the current landscape of plant-based food biomarkers, categorizing them into validated, emerging, and disc…
Scientists are looking for ways to track what people eat from plants using special markers in the body to improve nutrition tracking.
Balanced-Pareto food reallocation reduces metabolic syndrome burden and greenhouse gas emissions in 182 countries
Balanced food supply changes could lower metabolic syndrome cases
This meta-analysis evaluates the impact of a Balanced-Pareto food-group reallocation on dietary inflammatory indices and environmental footp…
A global study shows that rebalancing food supplies can lower metabolic syndrome cases and reduce the environmental impact of food productio…
Protein supplementation added to exercise improves grip strength and muscle mass in older adults with sarcopenia
Protein supplements combined with exercise improve grip strength in seniors
This systematic review and network meta-analysis of 1,341 participants found that adding protein or protein-related supplements to exercise …
Adding protein or amino acids to exercise helps older adults build muscle mass and grip strength when facing muscle loss.
Polyphenol supplementation combined with resistance training shows small and statistically uncertain improvements in muscle strength
Polyphenols and Resistance Training Show Uncertain Results for Muscle Growth
This meta-analysis of 360 unique participants examined the effects of polyphenol supplementation combined with resistance training on muscle…
Adding polyphenol supplements to resistance training may have a small effect on strength, but current evidence is not yet clear or certain.
Creatine Supplementation and Resistance Training for Enhancing Muscle Strength in Older Adults
Creatine Combined With Resistance Training Improves Muscle Strength in Seniors
Creatine supplementation may provide modest improvements in muscle strength for healthy older adults when paired with regular resistance tra…
Adding creatine to resistance training may help older adults build more muscle strength compared to training alone.
High-risk adiposity and inflammation trajectories correlate with significantly increased risk of incident Type 2 Diabetes
Adiposity and Inflammation Levels Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Risk
This meta-analysis of a bi-cohort prospective study evaluates the relationship between joint trajectories of adiposity and systemic inflamma…
Tracking how body fat and inflammation change over time may help identify people at higher risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes.
Mediterranean diet associated with lower BMI and systolic blood pressure in children with obesity
Mediterranean diet may lower BMI in overweight kids
This meta-analysis of 330 children and adolescents with overweight or obesity found that a Mediterranean diet was associated with a lower BM…
A new analysis finds the Mediterranean diet may help overweight kids lower their BMI and blood pressure.
Higher PNI scores are associated with lower short-term mortality in patients with sepsis
Nutritional scores help identify patients at risk from sepsis
This meta-analysis of 34,810 patients evaluated various nutritional assessment tools for sepsis mortality. Higher PNI scores were associated…
New data shows that specific nutritional assessment tools can help doctors identify which sepsis patients are at the highest risk for death.
Higher AMY1 gene copy number is associated with improved insulin resistance and postprandial glucose response
AMY1 gene copies may protect against insulin resistance
This narrative review examines the role of AMY1 gene copy number (CN) in metabolic health and obesity. The authors suggest that higher AMY1 …
A specific gene copy number linked to starch digestion may play a role in how the body handles insulin and blood sugar.