Study explains how green tea could reduce pancreatic cancer risk
Findings open a new area for research into cancer prevention LOS ANGELES – (May 30, 2014) – Green tea and its extracts have been widely touted as potential treatments for…
First clinical trial of red wine ingredient shows metabolic shifts
Public release date: 1-Nov-2011 When obese men take a relatively small dose of resveratrol in purified form every day for a month, their metabolisms change for the better.…
Natural compound helps reverse diabetes in mice
The finding suggests that it may one day be possible for people to take the compound much like a daily vitamin as a way to treat or even prevent type…
Apple ingredient keeps muscles strong
Ursolic acid — a waxy substance found in apple peel — reduces muscle wasting and promotes muscle growth in mice; it also reduces fat, blood sugar levels, cholesterol and triglycerides…
Dietary leucine may fight prediabetes, metabolic syndrome
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="790"] Metabolism 790px (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] - “We found that adding just this one amino acid to the diet changed the metabolism in a lot of different…
Cell phone use may have effect on brain activity, but health consequences unknown
Public release date: 22-Feb-2011 In a preliminary study, researchers found that 50-minute cell phone use was associated with increased brain glucose metabolism (a marker of brain activity) in the region…
Too much light at night at night may lead to obesity, study finds
Public release date: 11-Oct-2010 - Researchers found that mice exposed to a relatively dim light at night over eight weeks had a body mass gain that was about 50 percent…
Disrupted circadian rhythm may cause triglycerides to rise
Public release date: 3-Aug-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] English: A ball and stick model of a triglyceride fat. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] When the circadian rhythm gets thrown off, it could…
Selenium protects men against diabetes
Public release date: 17-Mar-2010 The role of selenium in diabetes has been controversial, with some studies suggesting that it raises diabetes risk and others finding that it is protective.…
Red wine chemical remains effective against cancer after the body converts it
Contact: Professor Karen Brown kb20@le.ac.uk 44-011-622-31851 University of Leicester Paper by University of Leicester scientists shows resveratrol can still be used in the body after it has been metabolized…
Carnitine supplements reverse glucose intolerance in animals
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Mary Jane Gore mary.gore@duke.edu 919-660-1309 Duke University Medical Center DURHAM, N.C. – Supplementing obese rats with the nutrient carnitine helps the animals to clear…
Natural compound helps reverse diabetes in mice – nicotinamide mononucleotide / NAD
Contact: Julia Evangelou Strait straitj@wustl.edu 314-286-0141 Washington University School of Medicine Natural compound helps reverse diabetes in mice Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have restored…
Another reason to avoid high-fat diet — it can disrupt our biological clock
Public release date: 29-Dec-2008 Jerusalem, December 28, 2008 – Indulgence in a high-fat diet can not only lead to overweight because of excessive calorie intake, but also can affect the…
Too many calories send the brain off kilter
Public release date: 2-Oct-2008 An overload of calories throws critical portions of the brain out of whack, reveals a study in the October 3rd issue of the journal Cell, a…
Exercise could be the heart’s fountain of youth
Public release date: 23-Jul-2008 Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but endurance exercise seems to make it younger. According to a study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine…
Avoiding sweets may spell a longer life, study in worms suggests
Public release date: 2-Oct-2007 A new study in the October issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, reveals that worms live to an older age when they…
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