Parsley and dill help fight cancer, research shows
Public Release: 28-Jun-2016 A team of Russian scientists proposed an efficient approach to a novel agents with anticancer activity. A synthesis of these compounds is based on compounds extracted…
Broccoli sprout extract may protect against oral cancer recurrence
Public Release: 23-Jun-2016 University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences PITTSBURGH, June 23, 2016 - Potent doses of broccoli sprout extract activate a "detoxification" gene and may help…
Study links omega-3s to reduced mortality
Public Release: 22-Jun-2016 Meta analysis shows 9 percent reduced risk associated with omega-3 intake GOED A recent meta-analysis in Scientific Reports supports a link between EPA and DHA omega-3…
The healing powers of music: Mozart and Strauss for treating hypertension
Public Release: 21-Jun-2016 Deutsches Aerzteblatt International COLOGNE. The music of Mozart and Strauss is able to lower blood lipid concentrations and the heart rate. This is the result…
New study finds link between omega-3 supplementation and reduced hospital stays
Public Release: 21-Jun-2016 Patients spent an average of 2.4 fewer days in hospital GOED A new meta-analysis published in Clinical Nutrition found that cardiac surgery patients who received omega-3…
Dietary supplement may prevent and reverse severe damage to aging brain, research suggests
Public Release: 2-Jun-2016 McMaster University A dietary supplement containing a blend of thirty vitamins and minerals--all natural ingredients widely available in health food stores--has shown remarkable anti-aging properties that…
Probiotic bacteria could provide some protection against cadmium poisoning
Public Release: 20-May-2016 American Society for Microbiology Washington, DC - May 20, 2016 - Oral administration of certain probiotics reduced uptake of the heavy metal, cadmium, in the intestines…
Omega-3 lowers childhood aggression in short term, Penn research shows
Public Release: 13-May-2016 University of Pennsylvania Incorporating omega-3, vitamins and mineral supplements into the diets of children with extreme aggression can reduce this problem behavior in the short term,…
Breakthrough may stop multiple sclerosis in its tracks
Public Release: 11-Apr-2016 University of Queensland An international research team has demonstrated that a new plant-derived drug can block the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). University of Queensland researcher…
Canadian innovation for killing mosquito eggs could help Zika fight, old car tires
Public Release: 7-Apr-2016 Canadian Government-supported researchers use mosquitoes' own perfume to lure them to lay eggs in trap; Sudbury-based scientist leads project in Guatemala Grand Challenges Canada IMAGE:…
Increased vitamin C in the diet could help protect against cataracts
Public Release: 23-Mar-2016 King's College London Higher dietary intake of vitamin C has been found to have a potentially preventative effect on cataract progression in the first twin study…
Reverse your diabetes — and you can stay diabetes-free long-term
Public Release: 21-Mar-2016 Newcastle University People who have had Type 2 diabetes for up to 10 years can reverse their condition Keeping weight down means Type 2 diabetes stays…
New study supports link between Omega-3 supplementation and reduction in depression
GOED IMAGE: Forest plot of meta-analysis on the effect of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on depressive symptoms in major depressive disorder. Credit: Mocking et al., 2016. doi:10.1038/tp.2016.29 Reproduced per…
Re-energizing the aging brain with pyruvate
Public Release: 16-Mar-2016 Frontiers The human brain has a prodigious demand for energy -- 20 to 30% of the body's energy budget. In the course of normal aging, in…
Molecules that may keep you young and alive
Public Release: 15-Mar-2016 A new Concordia-Idunn Technologies research collaboration provides insights into how certain chemicals can slow biological aging Concordia University Montreal, March 15, 2016 -- Even though the…
Mouse study shows the sugar trehalose triggers liver cells to clean up their excess fat
Public Release: 23-Feb-2016 Natural sugar may treat fatty liver disease Mouse study shows the sugar trehalose triggers liver cells to clean up their excess fat Washington University School of Medicine…
Benefits of taking the natural pigment astaxanthin
Public Release: 22-Feb-2016 New light shed on neurogenesis in the hippocampus and the molecular basis for the promotion of spatial memory capacity University of Tsukuba IMAGE: ASX enhanced AHN…
How a waste product of exercise protects neurons from trauma damage
Public Release: 19-Feb-2016 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Caption Step-by-step description of how lactate protects neurons against excitotoxicity: (1) Excessive glutamate activity triggers a strong influx of calcium…
New predictor of cancer
Epigenetic age is new way to measure biological age Public Release: 17-Feb-2016 When your biological age is older than your chronological age, the risk of getting and dying of…
Compound in green tea found to block rheumatoid arthritis
Public Release: 16-Feb-2016 Findings confirmed in animal model Washington State University Researchers at Washington State University in Spokane have identified a potential new approach to combating the joint pain,…
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