Public Release: 16-Nov-2018 University of Würzburg Professor Gerhard Bringmann, an expert in natural product chemistry, and his team from the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) in Germany, together with Professor Suresh Awale and colleagues from the… Read More ›
Missed – Medical Breakthroughs
Probiotics increase bone volume in healthy mice
Public Release: 13-Nov-2018 Cell Press A widely-used probiotic stimulates bone formation in young female mice, according to a study published November 13th in the journal Immunity. In response to treatment with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), other intestinal microbes produced… Read More ›
Weightlifting is good for your heart and it doesn’t take much
Public Release: 13-Nov-2018 Iowa State University AMES, Iowa – Lifting weights for less than an hour a week may reduce your risk for a heart attack or stroke by 40 to 70 percent, according to a new Iowa State… Read More ›
Low carb diets can help maintain weight loss by increasing number of calories burned
Public Release: 14-Nov-2018 Effect may improve the success of obesity treatment BMJ The researchers say this effect may improve the success of obesity treatment, especially among people with high insulin secretion (insulin level 30 minutes after consuming a standard… Read More ›
Blue light can reduce blood pressure
Public Release: 8-Nov-2018 University of Surrey Exposure to blue light decreases blood pressure, reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, a new study from the University of Surrey and Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf in collaboration with Philips reports. During… Read More ›
Can stimulating the brain treat chronic pain?
Public Release: 8-Nov-2018 Neuroscientists and chronic pain experts at the UNC School of Medicine used a weak alternating current of electricity to target a specific part of the brain and significantly decrease chronic lower back pain in all participants… Read More ›
VITAL study: How vitamin D and fish oil affect risk of heart attack, stroke and cancer
Public Release: 10-Nov-2018 Findings show omega-3 fatty acids reduced risk of heart attacks, especially among African Americans; vitamin D reduced cancer deaths over time Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA — For years, it’s remained an open question: What effects… Read More ›
NAD can restore mitochondrial function and energy production in MTDPS liver-like cells
Public Release: 6-Nov-2018 A drug screen using the SPECTRUM library identified candidates that restore energy production in DGUOK-deficient liver-like cells, offering the first potential treatment for MTDPS Medical University of South Carolina IMAGE: A phenotypic screen was performed on… Read More ›
Regeneration in the digestive tract / Antibiotics leave permanent traces in the gut
Public Release: 6-Nov-2018 Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association The human gut is teeming with billions of beneficial bacteria. Therapies that use antibiotics often destroy most of them. Whether and how the intestinal flora will… Read More ›
Hot brew coffee has higher levels of antioxidants than cold brew
Public Release: 31-Oct-2018 Comparing the properties of cold- and hot-brew coffee, researchers found similar acidity in both, but higher antioxidant levels in hot coffee Thomas Jefferson University (PHILADELPHIA) — In a new study, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson… Read More ›
Llama-derived antibodies provide universal flu protection
Public Release: 1-Nov-2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science Researchers have generated a new anti-flu antibody that demonstrates long-lasting and universal protection from a wide variety of influenza A and B viruses, including avian-borne strains like H1N1. According to… Read More ›
Study finds tennis elbow treatments provide little to no benefit
Public Release: 1-Nov-2018 Meta-analysis finds treatments not better, more risky than placebo Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON – The painful condition known as “tennis elbow” results from overuse of the tendons in the forearm, typically in a patient’s dominant… Read More ›
Can chocolate, tea, coffee and zinc help make you more healthy?
Public Release: 2-Nov-2018 FAU scientists discover new protection against oxidative stress University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Ageing and a low life expectancy are caused, at least partly, by oxidative stress. A team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Ivana Ivanovi-Burmazovi from the… Read More ›
Trial finds diet rich in fish helps fight asthma
Public Release: 4-Nov-2018 La Trobe University A clinical trial led by La Trobe University has shown eating fish such as salmon, trout and sardines as part of a healthy diet can reduce asthma symptoms in children. The international study found… Read More ›
Study links cottonseed oil with lower cholesterol
Public Release: 31-Oct-2018 University of Georgia Athens, Ga. – Researchers at the University of Georgia have found that a high-fat diet enriched with cottonseed oil drastically improved cholesterol profiles in young adult men. The researchers conducted a five-day outpatient feeding… Read More ›
Cancer’s most deadly assassin exists in every cell
Public Release: 29-Oct-2018 Scientists discover new kill code embedded in each cell to extinguish cancer Northwestern University Kill code is triggered by chemotherapy Potential to trigger kill code without using chemotherapy, avoiding side effects ‘I want to utilize a… Read More ›
Plant-based or vegan diet may be best for keeping type 2 diabetes in check
Public Release: 30-Oct-2018 It is linked to improved wellbeing, quality of life, weight loss and lower blood glucose BMJ This diet is associated with improved psychological wellbeing, a reduction in some of the known risk factors for type 2 diabetes,… Read More ›
Rose geranium oil may ease common painful nasal symptoms linked to cancer treatment
Public Release: 30-Oct-2018 Small study builds on anecdotal evidence, but larger scale research needed, say authors BMJ The findings build on anecdotal evidence for the use of rose geranium oil to treat nasal vestibulitis, which affects the lining of the… Read More ›
Fermented dairy products may protect against heart attack
Public Release: 30-Oct-2018 University of Eastern Finland Men who eat plenty of fermented dairy products have a smaller risk of incident coronary heart disease than men who eat less of these products, according to a new study from the University… Read More ›
Late night snacker? Make it cottage cheese
Public Release: 25-Oct-2018 New research shows protein before bed supports metabolism, muscle recovery Florida State University TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Eager to eat a snack before bedtime? A protein-filled snack like cottage cheese is the way to go, say Florida… Read More ›
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