EurekAlert! In the Spotlight

This month, we’re focusing on nutrition and the powerful role it plays in our lives. Here, we’ll share the latest research on how nutrients affect the body and brain, how scientists investigate diet and health, what these findings may mean for building healthier habits, and more.

American College of Cardiology comments on new dietary guidelines for Americans

American College of Cardiology
Business Announcement

American College of Cardiology President Christopher M. Kramer, MD, FACC, issued the following statement on the release of new Dietary Guidelines for Americans by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

7-Jan-2026

New dietary guidelines underscore importance of healthy eating

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association, devoted to a world of healthier lives for all, issued the following statement in response to today’s release of the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

7-Jan-2026

Movement matters: Light activity led to better survival in diabetes, heart, kidney disease

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New Study: Light physical activity was associated with lower risk of death for adults in stages 2, 3 and 4 of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, a health condition that includes heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes and obesity.

Journal: Journal of the American Heart Association

7-Jan-2026

Researchers reveal a novel natural “decoy receptor” that protects against inflammatory bowel disease

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Prof. QIAN Youcun from the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health (SINH) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences identified a new member of the human IL-17 receptor family, IL-17REL, which plays a protective role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and showed that genetic variants in IL17REL critically affect IBD.

Journal: Nature Immunology

5-Jan-2026

Anorexia nervosa may result in long-term skeletal muscle impairment

University of Arkansas
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study published in the Journal of Nutritional Physiology suggests that muscle impairment persists even after weight recovery from anorexia nervosa.

Journal: The Journal of Nutritional Physiology
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

5-Jan-2026

From pint to plate: scientists brew up a new way to grow meat

University College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Yeast left over from brewing beer can be transformed into edible ‘scaffolds’ for cultivated meat – sometimes known as lab-grown meat – which could offer a more sustainable, cost-effective alternative to current methods, according to a new study from UCL (University College London) researchers.

Journal: Frontiers in Nutrition
Funder: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

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Latest News Releases

American College of Cardiology comments on new dietary guidelines for Americans

New dietary guidelines underscore importance of healthy eating

Movement matters: Light activity led to better survival in diabetes, heart, kidney disease

Researchers reveal a novel natural “decoy receptor” that protects against inflammatory bowel disease

Anorexia nervosa may result in long-term skeletal muscle impairment

From pint to plate: scientists brew up a new way to grow meat

Automated X-ray imaging reveals genes shaping seed nutrition and size