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domingo, 15 de noviembre de 2026

Functional Food

Functional Food This hub provides a comprehensive overview and the latest news on functional foods, superfoods, and dietary components that contribute to health and disease prevention. The collection highlights bioactive compounds in foods such as lychee, chia seeds, dates, baobab fruit, and black sesame, alongside evidence-based discussions on fermented foods, postbiotics, and algae-based supplements. Readers will also find insights into the health benefits of traditional and modern diets, including the Atlantic and Washoku patterns, as well as functional beverages and plant-derived oils. By combining nutritional science, clinical research, and updates on emerging food innovations, this hub equips healthcare professionals, researchers, and health-conscious individuals with reliable knowledge to evaluate functional foods and their role in supporting long-term wellness. https://www.news-medical.net/condition/Functional-Food

CHLA researcher explores immune mechanisms behind rare pediatric neuroinflammatory diseases

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20261113/CHLA-researcher-explores-immune-mechanisms-behind-rare-pediatric-neuroinflammatory-diseases.aspx Her life-changing experience in hospitals as a child is part of what led Jesse M. Levine, MD, PhD, to pursue a career in medical research. "I had a pacemaker implanted when I was two years old," Dr. Levine says. "As a kid, I thought it was so cool that someone had an interesting idea and they were able to invent a device that directly impacted my life. I always knew that I wanted to create something or innovate in a way that helped people." While in college, Dr. Levine became fascinated with the brain, neurology, and neuroscience. "And then throughout my medical training, I found myself drawn to the neuroimmunology patients," she explains. "These patients can have psychiatric, cognitive, motor, and sensory effects, but there's still so much we don't know about how to diagnose and treat these issues. As someone interested in solving mysteries, I was drawn in and I translated my interest in medical innovation to neuroimmunology."

Researchers discover bacterial molecule that rapidly repairs intestinal damage

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20261113/Researchers-discover-bacterial-molecule-that-rapidly-repairs-intestinal-damage.aspx Scientists at Rutgers Health have discovered a molecule produced by "good" gut bacteria that rapidly heals the intestinal lining, protecting against severe inflammatory diseases and triggering increased production of a coenzyme whose levels diminish with age. In tests in mice, flies and human cells, researchers found evidence that the breakthrough molecule – called (amide-)N-methylnicotinamide, or N-MNA – has the potential to treat inflammatory bowel disease and other chronic gut disorders in humans by activating a coenzyme called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, or NAD, whose decline is thought to be a major driver of aging.

NIH funding advances research into overlooked organisms in the human gut

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20261113/NIH-funding-advances-research-into-overlooked-organisms-in-the-human-gut.aspx Trillions of microorganisms make their home in the human gastrointestinal tract, where they influence everything from digestion and vitamin synthesis to immune response. This microbial world is remarkably diverse - a complex ecosystem of bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses, and single-celled organisms called protists. Yet research has largely focused on just one group: bacteria.