A group led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has identified significant differences at the epigenetic level – the chemical tags in DNA that help regulate gene expression – between two ...

A form of diabetes caused by malnutrition is significantly different from type 1 or type 2 diabetes and should be considered a distinct form of the disease, a new study says. The findings may prove ...

A new approach to food systems is needed to help low- and middle-income countries reduce both obesity and undernutrition, two issues that have become increasingly connected, according to the first ...

Malnutrition is a global burden in all its forms, particularly in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs). It is the cause of nearly half of all child deaths and more than one in three LMICs face ...

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The United Nations Children’s Fund says new research shows childhood obesity has surpassed being underweight as the most common form of malnutrition worldwide. The report says 1 ...

GENEVA (Reuters) - UNICEF said on Friday that 700,000 children in Sudan were likely to suffer from the worst form of malnutrition this year, with tens of thousands who could die. A 10-month war in ...

MUMBAI, India and NEW DELHI, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PATH, Abbott (NYSE: ABT) and the Abbott Fund today announced a partnership to address malnutrition by advancing the rice fortification market ...

Many people around the world suffer from malnutrition, and 3.1 million children a year die from undernutrition. Malnutrition often shows itself in weight loss. It can also be seen in cognitive ...

Researchers identified significant differences at the epigenetic level -- the chemical tags in DNA that help regulate gene expression -- between two clinically distinct forms of acute childhood ...