Vitamin E in front line of prostate cancer fight
Public release date: 18-Oct-2010 Survival rates of the world's most common cancer might soon be increased with a new vitamin E treatment which could significantly reduce tumour regrowth. Queensland…
Major component in turmeric enhances effect of chemotherapy drug in head and neck cancer
Public release date: 18-Oct-2010 Curcumin, the major component in the spice turmeric, when combined with the drug Cisplatin enhances the chemotherapy's suppression of head and neck cancer cell…
Soy intake associated with lower recurrence of breast cancer in hormone-sensitive cancers
Public release date: 18-Oct-2010 Post-menopausal breast cancer patients with hormone-sensitive cancers who consumed high amounts of soy isoflavones had a lower risk of recurrence, found a research study…
Vitamin B12 may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Public release date: 18-Oct-2010 ST. PAUL, Minn. – A new study shows that vitamin B12 may protect against Alzheimer's disease, adding more evidence to the scientific debate about…
Study demonstrates pine bark naturally improves tinnitus
2010 study posted for filing Pycnogenol is effective in relieving tinnitus symptoms and improving inner-ear blood flow HOBOKEN, N.J. (Sept. 13, 2010) – More than 50 million Americans…
Vitamin C rapidly improves emotional state of acutely hospitalized patients, say LDI researchers
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Mark Shainblum mshainblum@jgh.mcgill.ca 514-340-8222 x6592 Jewish General Hospital Simple treatment may counteract widespread problem of subnormal vitamin levels in acute-care patients This release is…
Chromium picolinate may lessen inflammation in diabetic nephropathy
Contact: Donna Krupa DKrupa@the-aps.org 301-634-7209 American Physiological Society Supplement linked to decreased protein in the urine of diabetic mice Bethesda, Md. (September 22, 2010) – Taking chromium picolinate may help…
Watercress may ‘turn off’ breast cancer signal
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Sophie Docker S.Docker@soton.ac.uk 0044-023-805-98933 University of Southampton The research, unveiled at a press conference today (14 September 2010), shows that the watercress compound is…
Low Testosterone Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
2010 study posted for filing SLU Geriatrician Collaborates on Year-Long Study of Chinese Older Men ST. LOUIS — Low levels of the male sex hormone, testosterone, in older men is…
Low iron levels increase the risk of H. pylori-associated gastric cancer
H. pylori frequently causes gastric ulcers and is also one of the greatest risk factors for gastric cancer. H. pylori infection is also associated with another gastric cancer risk…
Auto-immune disease: the viral route is confirmed
19.12.2012 - Press release Europe Health technologies Why would our immune system turn against our own cells? This is the question that the combined Inserm/CNRS/ Pierre and Marie Curie University/Association…
Impaired melatonin secretion may play a role in premenstrual syndrome
Contact: Anne Quirion anne.quirion@douglas.mcgill.ca 514-443-9990 Douglas Mental Health University Institute A new study by Douglas Mental Health University Institute researchers shows altered body rhythms of the hormone melatonin in Premenstrual…
JAMA article discusses critical need for iodine supplements during pregnancy and while nursing
Contact: Lisa Anderson lisama2@gwu.edu 202-994-3121 George Washington University (Boston/Washington) – A viewpoint in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) discusses the issue of iodine deficiency in pregnant…
New form of cell division found
Contact: Dian Land dj.land@hosp.wisc.edu 608-261-1034 University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON -- Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center have discovered a new form of cell division in human cells.…
To revert breast cancer cells, give them the squeeze
Contact: Sarah Yang scyang@berkeley.edu 510-643-7741 University of California - Berkeley Compression restores normal growth in malignant cells IMAGE: Shown are fluorescence images of uncompressed (left) and compressed (right) colonies of…
Sparkling drinks spark pain circuits
2010 report posted for filingFizzy beverages light up same pain sensors as mustard and horseradish, a new study shows -- so why do we drink them?You may not think of…
Changes in the gut bacteria protect against stroke
Contact: Fredrik Bäckhed fredrik.backhed@wlab.gu.se 46-313-427-833 University of Gothenburg Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, demonstrate that an altered gut microbiota in humans…
Vegetable compound could become ingredient to treating leukemia
Contact: Graciela Gutierrez 713-798-4710 Baylor College of Medicine HOUSTON – (Dec. 12, 2012) – It looks like your mother was on to something when she said, "Eat your vegetables!" A…
Liver defect likely cause of DHA deficiency in Alzheimer’s patients, UCI study finds
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Janet Wilson janethw@uci.edu 949-824-3969 University of California - Irvine Low levels of the omega-3 fatty acid may contribute to the neurodegenerative disease Irvine, Calif.…
Cranberry juice shows promise blocking Staph infections
New research expands the scope of previous pioneering work by Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers on the mechanisms of bacterial infection WORCESTER, Mass. – Expanding their scope of…
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