A study out of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that eating a high-fat meal during or after stressful events increases your insulin levels and slows down your metabolism. This can lead to unnecessary weight gain. But the researchers found that the stress was as big of a factor in weight gain as the type of food people eat.

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Study finds that collagen production in the intestine is greatest when smooth muscle cells are being generated during healing. Silica is highly effective at building these smooth muscle cells.

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Researchers wanted to know the overall effectiveness of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) for relieving chronic pain. So they looked at 12 different studies on the nutrient. The researchers found that “PEA elicits a progressive reduction of pain intensity significantly higher than control.”

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Researchers looked to see if a deficiency of vitamin B12 affected brain size and function. They found that those participants with the lowest blood levels of vitamin B12 were six times more likely to have smaller brains than those with the highest levels. And brain shrinkage can reduce brain function and cognition.

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A new study found that if you have a retinal infarction, which is a loss of blood flow to the eye, your risk of having a stroke within 90 days goes up significantly. What’s more, it’s highly unlikely that once you have this retinal infarction that your doctor will tell you to see a neurologist to assess your risk for a stroke.

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