Live longer with fewer calories
Public release date: 31-Oct-2011 By consuming fewer calories, ageing can be slowed down and the development of age-related diseases such as cancer and type 2 diabetes can be delayed. The…
Marker for Alzheimer’s disease rises during day and falls with sleep
Public release date: 26-Sep-2011 Up-and-down cycle flattens as age disrupts pattern A marker for Alzheimer’s disease rises and falls in the spinal fluid in a daily pattern that echoes the…
Exercise may help prevent brain damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease
Public release date: 15-Aug-2011 New York, NY, August 15, 2011 – Regular exercise could help prevent brain damage associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, according to research published this month…
Moderate drinking protects against Alzheimer’s and cognitive impairment
Public Release: 15-Aug-2011 Researchers review 143 studies MAYWOOD, Ill. — Moderate social drinking significantly reduces the risk of dementia and cognitive impairment, according to an analysis of 143 studies by…
Older people with faster decline in memory/thinking skills may have lower risk of cancer death
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 9-Apr-2014 MINNEAPOLIS – Older people who are starting to have memory and thinking problems, but do not yet have dementia may have a lower risk of dying…
Salk scientists say: It’s not an apple a day after all — it’s strawberries
Public release date: 27-Jun-2011 Flavonoids could represent 2-fisted assault on diabetes and nervous system disorders LA JOLLA, CA-A recent study from scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies suggests…
Natural chemical found in grapes may protect against Alzheimer’s disease
Public release date: 15-Jul-2011 Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that grape seed polyphenols—a natural antioxidant—may help prevent the development or delay the progression of Alzheimer's disease.…
Experimental cancer drug reverses schizophrenia in adolescent mice
Public Release: 31-Mar-2014 Johns Hopkins researchers say that an experimental anticancer compound appears to have reversed behaviors associated with schizophrenia and restored some lost brain cell function in adolescent…
Mystery ingredient in coffee boosts protection against Alzheimer’s disease
Public release date: 21-Jun-2011 Tampa, FL (June 21, 2011) – A yet unidentified component of coffee interacts with the beverage’s caffeine, which could be a surprising reason why…
Drug side effect linked with increased health risks for over 65s / 20% died by the end of the 2 year study
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="650"] English: How antihistamines work (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Public release date: 23-Jun-2011 -Twenty per cent of participants taking drugs with a total ACB of four or more…
Lithium profoundly prevents brain damage associated with Parkinson’s disease
Public release date: 24-Jun-2011 Buck Institute research in mice moves into preclinical stage; working toward human trials Lithium profoundly prevents the aggregation of toxic proteins and cell loss associated with…
Ginkgo biloba reduces the risk of aggressive cancer in animal experiments
- This decreased expression slowed the growth of the breast tumors by 80 percent as long as the extract was used, compared to untreated mice, and also reduced the size…
New evidence that caffeine is a healthful antioxidant in coffee
Public release date: 4-May-2011 Scientists are reporting an in-depth analysis of how the caffeine in coffee, tea, and other foods seems to protect against conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and…
We must forget to avoid serious mental disorders, and forgetting is actively regulated
Date: March 13, 2014 Source: University of Basel Summary: In order to function properly, the human brain requires the ability not only to store but also to forget: Through memory…
Protective properties of green tea uncovered
Public Release: 5-Jan-2011 Regularly drinking green tea could protect the brain against developing Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, according to latest research by scientists at Newcastle University. The study,…
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High levels of ‘good’ cholesterol may be associated with lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Public release date: 13-Dec-2010 - higher plasma total cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels also were associated with decreased risks of probable and possible Alzheimer’s disease - these associations became…
Boosting supply of key brain chemical reduces fatigue in mice
Publicreleasedate: 20-Dec-2010 - can run on a treadmill twice as long as a normal mouse by increasing its supply of acetylcholine [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="288"] Structure of acetylcholine (Photo credit:…
Walk much? It may protect your memory down the road
Public release date: 13-Oct-2010 - The study found that people who walked at least 72 blocks per week, or roughly six to nine miles, had greater gray matter volume than…
Vitamin B12 may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Public release date: 18-Oct-2010 - Low levels of vitamin B12 are surprisingly common in the elderly [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Metabolism of folic acid. The role of Vitamin B 12…
Liver defect likely cause of DHA deficiency in Alzheimer’s patients, UCI study finds
Public release date: 8-Sep-2010 - “We all know Alzheimer’s is a brain disease, but our findings – which were totally unexpected – show that a problem with liver fat metabolism…
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