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News Briefs – June 2015
Antioxidant Therapy May Help Treat Concussion Injuries A researcher has found that antioxidants may play a key role in reducing the long-term effects of concussions...
NEWS BRIEFS – May 2015
Mechanism Found for How Olive Oil Kills Cancer Cells in an Hour The mechanism for how olive oil can induce rapid death in cancer cells...
NEWS BRIEFS – April 2015
Milk Thistle Shown to Shrink Brain Tumours Scientists have found that a compound in milk thistle seeds known as silibinin can be used to treat,...
NEWS BRIEFS: Supplement Cuts Cardiac Risk; Diet Changes Preventing Kidney Failure; Triclosan Linked To Liver Cancer
Supplement Cuts Cardiac Risk in Those Born with Low Birth Weight A study has concluded that a simple supplement may be a cost effective way...
NEWS BRIEFS – December 2014 / January 2015
VEGETABLE COMPOUND MAY IMPROVE AUTISM A new study has found evidence that daily treatment with sulforaphane, a chemical found in cruciferous foods such as broccoli,...
NEWS BRIEFS – November 2014
CURCUMIN EFFECTIVE AGAINST DEPRESSION A research trial has found that curcumin, the medicinal compound that gives turmeric its distinctive colour, has significant antidepressant benefits. In...
NEWS BRIEFS – October 2014
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY LINKED TO DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S A new study has reported that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of...
News Briefs – Strategy for Disease Prevention; Many Alzheimer’s Cases Are Preventable; Good Habits Reduce Heart Risks
STUDY PLEADS FOR NEW STRATEGY FOR DISEASE PREVENTION Researchers have concluded that, by treating the overall metabolic and molecular causes of human aging, it may...
News Briefs – June 2014
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health & Anti-Aging From Around the World SEVEN DAILY FRUIT-VEG PORTIONS LOWER DEATH FROM ALL CAUSES Together, two new studies...
NEWS BRIEFS – May 2014
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health & Anti-Aging From Around the World (This study does not prove a causal link but suggests that probiotics might...
News Briefs – April 2014
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health & Anti-Aging From Around the World OREGANO COMPOUND KILLS NOROVIRUS Researchers have published a study showing that a compound...
NEWS BRIEFS – December 2013/January 2014
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health & Anti-Aging from Around the World MULTI-MINERAL-VITAMIN PILLS CUT BREAST CANCER MORTALITY Researchers have found that postmenopausal women who...
News Briefs – October 2013
BROCCOLI COMPOUND MAY PREVENT OSTEOARTHRITIS Researchers have found that sulforaphane, a compound found in broccoli, may play a key role in preventing, or slowing the...
News Briefs – September 2013
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health & Anti-Aging From Around the World COCOA MAY CONTROL INFLAMMATION-RELATED DISEASES A new study reports that a small amount...
News Briefs – July/August 2013
B Vitamin Cocktail Delays Alzheimer’s Researchers have shown that an inexpensive regimen of specific B vitamins delay the start of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. A...
News Briefs – June 2013
Did You Know…? A green tea compound known as epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, has been found to help prevent the mis-folding of proteins in the...