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A fasting-mimicking diet may reduce disease risk factors and reverse diabetes.   Public Release: 23-Feb-2017 Fasting-mimicking diet may reverse diabetes Periodic cycles of fasting reprogram pancreatic cells and restore...

Public Release: 16-Feb-2017   Jackson Laboratory In mice genetically predisposed to glaucoma, vitamin B3 added to drinking water is effective at preventing the disease, a research team led by Jackson Laboratory Professor...

Public Release: 15-Feb-2017 Vitamin D protects against colds and flu, finds major global study   Queen Mary University of London   Vitamin D supplements protect against acute respiratory infections including colds and...

Public Release: 6-Feb-2017 The power of tea Engineering team finds compound may halt molecular cause of often-fatal condition Washington University in St. Louis   IMAGE: An engineering team at Washington University in St....

Public Release: 31-Jan-2017   Completely locked-in participants report being ‘happy’ PLOS IMAGE: This is the NIRS/EEG brain computer interface system shown on a model. Credit: Wyss Center, www.wysscenter.ch A...

Public Release: 31-Jan-2017   Two Concordia studies identify mechanisms that shorten longevity and can be targeted by natural chemicals to improve health and extend human lifespan Concordia University   Montreal,...

Public Release: 9-Jan-2017   Low levels of catalase enzyme make cancer cells vulnerable to high-dose vitamin C University of Iowa Health Care Vitamin C has a patchy history as a cancer therapy, but researchers at the...

Public Release: 20-Dec-2016   Georgetown University Medical Center   IMAGE: Sunshine and clouds are pictured. Credit: Georgetown University WASHINGTON — Sunlight allows us to make vitamin D, credited with...

Public Release: 19-Dec-2016   Michigan State University Caption Robert Abramovitch, a Michigan State University microbiologist and TB expert, has found that a centuries-old herbal medicine, used to effectively treat...

Public Release: 13-Dec-2016 Study links nutrition to brain health and intelligence in older adults University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   Psychology professor Aron Barbey, left, graduate student Marta Zamroziewicz,...

Public Release: 12-Dec-2016   Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology(UNIST)   IMAGE: Two types of protein modifications (protein oxidation and photo-cross-linking) involved in PDT were characterized by mass...