Brainy beverage: Study reveals how green tea boosts brain cell production to aid memory
7 SEP 2012 It has long been believed that drinking green tea is good for the memory. Now researchers have discovered how the chemical properties...
Fruit consumption cuts CVD risk by up to 40 percent
Barcelona, Spain – Monday 1 September 2014: Daily fruit consumption cuts the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by up to 40%, according to research presented...
Vitamin E lowers liver cancer risk
“We found a clear, inverse dose-response relation between vitamin E intake and liver cancer risk,” High consumption of vitamin E either from diet or vitamin...
Acrylamide exposure impairs blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier function
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 24-Aug-2014 The blood-brain barrier prevents xenobiotics from entering the central nervous system. Growing evidence indicates that neurotoxins, such as tributyltin, manganese and...
Green tea polyphenols protect spinal cord neurons against oxidative stress
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 21-Aug-2014 Green tea polyphenols are strong antioxidants and can reduce free radical damage. Can they protect spinal cord neurons against oxidative stress?...
Neuroprotective effects of Asiaticoside – a Saponin of Centella asiatica
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 10-Aug-2014 In the central nervous system, Asiaticoside has been shown to attenuate in vitro neuronal damage caused by exposure to β-amyloid. However,...
Trouble on the horizon for GM crops?
29 JUN 2012 Pests are adapting to genetically modified crops in unexpected ways, researchers have discovered – The findings underscore the importance of closely monitoring...
Quercetin alleviates high glucose-induced Schwann cell damage by autophagy
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 25-Jul-2014 It is believed that hyperglycemia leads to increased aldose reductase activity and polyol metabolism in Schwann cells, and the resultant abnormal...
Acute glaucoma discovered to be an inflammatory disease
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 14-Jul-2014 Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Sun Yat-sen University in China have shown that acute...
Broccoli sprout drink enhances detoxification of air pollutants in clinical trial in China
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_22XoPBpws?list=UUSxq36i1g2yb-GdmNq77U7w] Broccoli sprout drink enhances detoxification of air pollutants in clinical trial in China - The research team found that among participants receiving the...
China winds could carry childhood disease to Japan
Japan National May. 21, 2014 - 06:35AM JST WASHINGTON — An airborne toxin that is blown into Japan from northeast China could be the cause...
Eating more fruits, vegetables may cut stroke risk worldwide
Eating more fruits, vegetables may cut stroke risk worldwide // PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 8-May-2014 Stroke risk decreased by 32 percent with every 200 grams of...
Compound Formula Rehmannia alleviates dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 5-May-2014 Levodopa is the preferred treatment for Parkinson's disease in the clinic. However, long-term use of levodopa may lead to various motor...
Kaixin Jieyu Fang for treatment of vascular depression
Public Release: 27-Mar-2014 The Chinese compound Kaixin Jieyu Fang can be used to treat vascular depression; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Dr. Ying Zhang...
Strawberries may slow precancerous growth in esophagus
Public release date: 6-Apr-2011 ORLANDO, Fla. — Freeze-dried strawberries may be an alternative to drugs for the prevention of esophageal cancer, according to research presented...
Scientific evidence supports effectiveness of Chinese drug for cataracts
Public release date: 12-Jan-2011 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Eye (Photo credit: luisar)[/caption] Scientists are reporting a scientific basis for the long-standing belief that a widely...
Cure ( treatment ) for COPD? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxBmgdFrWC0] Highlights: - The therapy has no evidence of toxicity or noticeable side effects in human patients. Scientists at the University of Rochester hope...
Problem of fake medicines in developing countries could be solved
Public release date: 1-Sep-2010 - Half of the malaria medication sold In Africa could be ineffective or even harmful - Counterfeiting of drugs is a...
Ancient Qiang people had vertically grown teeth and longer skeleton
Photo shows the skulls' comparison of newly found ancient Qiang people and modern people. Recently, archaeologists have discovered an ancient tomb in Alaer, Southern Xinjiang,...
Poultry disease vaccine brings short-term results but long-term problems
Public release date: 22-Apr-2010 - Attenuated live vaccines that protect poultry against Newcastle Disease may be altering the genetic makeup of the wild virus strains...