My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Public release date: 20-Jun-2008 SAN FRANCISCO (June 20, 2008) – Turmeric, an Asian spice found in many curries, has a long history of use in reducing inflammation, healing…
Public release date: 27-May-2008 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Once heralded as a promising obesity treatment, the hormone leptin lost its fat-fighting luster when scientists discovered overweight patients were resistant…
Public release date: 7-May-2008 A new class of anti-obesity drugs that suppresses appetite by blocking cannabinoid receptors in the brain could also suppress the adaptive rewiring of the brain…
Public release date: 7-May-2008 People who are underweight also face an elevated risk Being obese can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease by as much as 80 per cent, according…
Public release date: 7-May-2008 LIVERMORE, Calif. – The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and ’60s has helped researchers determine that the number of…
Public release date: 29-Apr-2008 Aspirin-like compounds (salicylates) can claim another health benefit: increasing the amount of insulin produced by otherwise healthy obese people. Obesity is associated with insulin resistance, the…
Public release date: 28-Mar-2008 Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that in-utero exposure to the hormone grhelin, a molecule that controls appetite and hunger and nutrition, can…
Public Release: 7-Feb-2008 Less sleep can increase a child’s risk of being overweight or obese, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public…
Public release date: 11-Feb-2008 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Scientists in Arkansas are reporting new evidence that natural pigments responsible for the beautiful blue/purple/reddish color of certain fruits and…
Public release date: 1-Dec-2007 High-calorie foods tend to cost less than lower-calorie items and are less likely to increase in price due to inflation – a possible explanation for why…
Public release date: 4-Dec-2007 Adults over age 60 who had higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness lived longer than unfit adults, independent of their levels of body fat, according to a…
Public Release: 5-Nov-2007 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Scientists in Taiwan are reporting new insights into why diets rich in fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of obesity. Their…
Public release date: 7-Nov-2007 More children taking chronic medications for blood pressure, cholesterol, asthma, depression and diabetes WASHINGTON, DC, November 7, 2007 – America’s tweens more than doubled their use…
Public release date: 22-Oct-2007 DALLAS, Oct. 23 - A new global study revealed that 40 percent of men and 30 percent of women are overweight, while 24 percent of men…
Public release date: 8-Aug-2007 Diet foods and drinks for children may inadvertently lead to overeating and obesity, says a new report from the University of Alberta. "The use of diet…
In their most recent experiments, Duke University Medical Center investigators demonstrated that exposure within the womb to bisphenol A (BPA), an ubiquitous chemical used in the production of plastics, caused…
Jun 8, 7:53 PM ET 2007 Many nutrition experts believe the number of malnourished Britons is closer to 4 million, about 6 percent of the population, than the government's estimate…
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