Feta cheese made from raw milk has natural anti-food-poisoning properties
Public release date: 2-Apr-2008 Eating Feta cheese made from raw milk in small seaside tavernas when you are on holiday in Greece could be a good way to combat food…
Essential nutrient found in eggs reduces risk of breast cancer by 24 percent ( Choline )
Public release date: 3-Apr-2008 Most women in the US consume too little choline Park Ridge, Ill. (April 3, 2008) Choline, an essential nutrient found in foods such as eggs, is…
‘Healing clays’ show promise for fighting deadly MRSA superbug infections, other diseases
Public release date: 6-Apr-2008 NEW ORLEANS, April 6, 2008 — Mud may be coming to a medicine cabinet or pharmacy near you. Scientists in Arizona report that minerals…
Caffeine prevents multiple sclerosis-like disease in mice
Public release date: 7-Apr-2008 Mice given caffeine equivalent to a human drinking six to eight cups of coffee a day were protected from developing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the…
Too much information? Study shows how ignorance can be influential
Public release date: 24-Mar-2008 Contact: Suzanne Wu suzanne.wu@usc.edu 213-740-0252 University of Southern California In the current issue of The RAND Journal of Economics, USC researchers provide a challenge to the…
REVIEW OF GROUP-BASED CANCER TRIALS REVEALS FLAWS IN STUDIES’ DESIGN AND ANALYSIS / “fewer than half of those studies used appropriate statistical methods”
Public release date: 25-Mar-2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio - A new study reviewing 75 group-randomized cancer trials over a five-year stretch shows that fewer than half of those studies used appropriate…
Are Organic Crops as Productive as Conventional? “The answer is an unqualified, “Yes….”
Public release date: 25-Mar-2008 MADISON, WI, March 24, 2008 -- Can organic cropping systems be as productive as conventional systems? The answer is an unqualified, "Yes" for alfalfa or wheat…
Mounting evidence shows red wine antioxidant kills cancer / Researchers pinpoint how resveratrol induces pancreatic cancer cell death
Public release date: 25-Mar-2008 Contact: Leslie Orr Leslie_Orr@urmc.rochester.edu 585-275-5774 University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester researchers showed for the first time that a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and…
Dental chair a possible source of neurotoxic mercury waste
Public release date: 26-Mar-2008 Contact: Paul Francuch francuch@uic.edu 312-996-3457 University of Illinois at Chicago Mercury is a large component of dental fillings, but it is not believed to pose immediate…
U of T research finds glycine could be key to REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Public release date: 27-Mar-2008 Contact: Christa Poole christa.poole@utoronto.ca University of Toronto TORONTO, ON. – There is new promise on the horizon for those who suffer from REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder…
A ton of bitter melon produces sweet results for diabetes
Public release date: 26-Mar-2008 Contact: Alison Heather a.heather@garvan.org.au 61-292-958-128 Research Australia Scientists have uncovered the therapeutic properties of bitter melon, a vegetable and traditional Chinese medicine, that make it a…
Folate scores a win in animal studies: Brief, high doses of B vitamin blunt damage from heart attack
Public release date: 26-Mar-2008 Long known for its role in preventing anemia in expectant mothers and spinal birth defects in newborns, the B vitamin folate, found in leafy green vegetables,…
Green tea helps beat superbugs
Public release date: 30-Mar-2008 Green tea can help beat superbugs according to Egyptian scientists speaking today (Monday 31 March 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's 162nd meeting being held…
Study shows that the use of powerful anticoagulants to prevent pulmonary embolism may actually lead to more deaths after surgery
Public Release: 31-Mar-2008Are blood thinners post-op killers? Current US guidelines for the prescription of potent anticoagulants by surgeons who perform joint replacement operations could be doing patients more harm than…
Study finds bacteria may reduce risk for kidney stones – Oxalobacter formigenes
Public release date: 5-Mar-2008 Boston, MA—Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that the bacteria Oxalobacter formigenes (O. formigenes), a naturally occurring bacterium that has no known…
Mayo Clinic proceedings highlights research about cardiovascular benefits of omega-3 fatty acids
Public release date: 10-Mar-2008 ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Thousands of research studies have documented how the oils known as omega-3 fatty acids can benefit the cardiovascular system, particularly among people…
Weight loss more effective than intensive insulin therapy for type 2 diabetics
Public release date: 11-Mar-2008 DALLAS – March 11, 2008 – Weight-loss and major lifestyle changes may be more effective than intensive insulin therapy for overweight patients with poorly controlled, insulin-resistant…
Is a cup of tea really the answer to everything — even anthrax? ( could well be an antidote to Bacillus anthracis )
Public release date: 12-Mar-2008 A cup of black tea could be the next line of defence in the threat of bio-terrorism according to new international research. A new study…
What effect does melatonin have in colitis? Reversed by melatonin administration
Public release date: 18-Mar-2008 In rats with experimental colitis, the marked increase in bacterial translocation in postcolitis rats has been reversed by melatonin administration. This is due to melatonin's…
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