Desentrañamos el fascinante vínculo entre el dolor cervical y la salud visceral, donde las molestias en el cuello podrían ser señales de alerta de alguna alteración orgánica.

Itziar González de Arriba, científica irundarra que investiga la influencia de la alimentación en la salud, ofrece pautas y recomendaciones para aliviar dolores de cabeza comunes y cefaleas

Exploramos la Fisiogenómica, una especialidad clave en nutrición que está revolucionando la relación entre los genes y la alimentación.

Female athletes have garnered considerable attention in the last few years as more and more women participate in sports events. However, despite the well-known repercussions of female sex hormones, few studies have investigated the specificities of elite female athletes. In this review, we present the current but still limited data on how normal menstrual phases, altered menstrual phases, and hormonal contraception affect both physical and cognitive performances in these elite athletes.

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries often occur when an athlete experiences an unexpected disruption, or perturbation, during sports. ACL injury rates may also be influenced by the menstrual cycle.

It has been suggested that glycogen functions not only in carbohydrate energy storage, but also as molecular sensors capable of activating lipolysis. This study aimed to compare the variation in liver and muscle glycogen during the day due to different timing of exercise.

An analysis of over 20,000 U.S. adults found that people who limited their eating across less than 8 hours per day, a time-restricted eating plan, were more likely to die from cardiovascular disease compared to people who ate across 12-16 hours per day, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention│Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Scientific Sessions 2024, March 18- 21, in Chicago.

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) refers to a range of physical and psychological symptoms which regularly occur during the luteal phase of a menstrual cycle and disappear short after menstruation starts. Considering the negative effects of PMS on women’s daily life, various treatments have been developed to alleviate its symptoms. Vitamin B6 is one of the complementary therapies used to treat PMS.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent liver disorder worldwide. It comprises a spectrum of conditions that range from steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, with progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, there is no FDA-approved pharmacological treatment for NAFLD.

Es frecuente que en los pacientes con enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal (EII) se observen cambios analíticos o clínicos que indican la existencia de una enfermedad hepatobiliar. La frecuencia de estos hallazgos oscila entre el 11 y 49% en la colitis ulcerosa (CU) y entre el 15 y el 30% en la enfermedad de Crohn (EC) (1-4)

Intestinal protozoa infections are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality, especially where the exposed population suffers from a lack of drinking water and sanitation facilities. In this study, the association between the lack of safe drinking water and sanitation (toilet) facilities with intestinal Entamoeba spp infection in the children (5-11 years), adult (18-55 years), and all age (5-55 years) were assessed.

This chapter summarizes current knowledge on propionibacteria with special emphasis on Propionibacterium acnes. It discusses aspects of it's phylogenetic diversity, host-interacting properties, host immune responses and evidence for its association with human pathologies.