Stepping stones along the exercise stress response pathway

Athletes and the general population alike train to promote health and physical fitness. With repeated exposure to the minimal stress of exercise, the body adapts. Researchers at the University of

Dietary fat alone does not cause changes in the hypothalamus, mouse study finds

Confocal image representing the immunolabelling of AgRP and Synaptophysin-TdTomato in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus anterior (PVH ant) of a mouse brain. Credit: DIfE, Selma Yagoub A high-fat diet

Exposure to phthalates — the ‘everywhere chemical’ — may increase children’s cancer risk

In a first-of-its-kind study, research from the University of Vermont Cancer Center has linked phthalates, commonly called the “everywhere chemical,” to higher incidence of specific childhood cancers. \ Phthalates are