Tryptophan deficiency may underlie quinine side effects
Public release date: 26-Jun-2009 Researchers have found that the anti-malarial drug quinine can block a cell’s ability to take up the essential amino acid tryptophan, a discovery that may…
Mice run faster on high-grade oil / n-6 fatty acid
Public release date: 29-Jun-2009 - This means that, over a 2 second sprint, a mouse fed on a high n-6 fatty acid diet would have a 0.4m advantage. This represents…
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Report: Prostate cancer screening has yet to prove its worth
Public release date: 29-Jun-2009 - the average man who chooses screening decreases his risk of prostate cancer death from a lifetime risk of 3 percent to a lifetime risk of…
K-STATE RESEARCHER STUDIES THE ANTI-CANCER CAPABILITIES OF A SPECIAL PURPLE SWEET POTATO
Public release date: 29-Jun-2009 MANHATTAN — A Kansas State University researcher is studying the potential health benefits of a specially bred purple sweet potato because its dominant purple color…
Acid-reducing medicines may lead to dependency
Public release date: 1-Jul-2009 - “The observation that more than 40 percent of healthy volunteers, who have never been bothered by heartburn, acid regurgitation or dyspepsia, develop such symptoms in…
Caffeine reverses memory impairment in Alzheimer’s mice
Public release date: 5-Jul-2009 New studies show caffeine markedly reduced the hallmark protein for Alzheimer’s disease in the brains and blood of the mice Tampa, FL (July 5,…
Researchers find possible environmental causes for Alzheimer’s, diabetes
Public release date: 5-Jul-2009 - found a substantial link between increased levels of nitrates in our environment and food with increased deaths from diseases, including Alzheimer's, diabetes mellitus and Parkinson's…
Muscle damage may be present in some patients taking statins
Public release date: 6-Jul-2009 - They found significant muscle injury in patients who had taken statins, including several who had discontinued medication before the biopsy. Structural muscle damage may be…
Health food supplement may curb compulsive hair pulling – N-Acetylcysteine
Public release date: 6-Jul-2009 - After nine weeks, those on supplement had significantly reduced hair-pulling. By the end of the 12 week study, 56 percent reported feeling much or very…
Sugar substitute appears to prevent early childhood cavities
Public release date: 6-Jul-2009 Children given an oral syrup containing the naturally occurring sweetener xylitol may be less likely to develop decay in their baby teeth, according to…
Radioactive cheese grater case shows lack of oversight
Who is in charge of protecting Americans from products made from radioactively tainted metal? The answer: No one. Officials with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,…
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