Posts From Michael Downey
News Briefs – December 2009
Vitamin D Alleviates Multiple Sclerosis Australian scientists have found that vitamin D may slow the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). Previously, figures had shown that...
News Briefs – November 2009
High-Fat Diets Damage Muscle A new Canadian study on mice suggests that high-fat diets significantly impair skeletal muscle – long before other pre-diabetic changes appear,...
News Briefs – October 2009
Showers Spray Harmful Bacteria A disturbing study reported in the Sept. 15, 2009 edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that the...
News Briefs – September 2009
Asparagus Extract Relieves Hangovers The amino acids and minerals found in asparagus extract may alleviate alcohol hangover and protect liver cells against toxins, according to...
News Briefs – July 2009
Vitamin D Suggested for Cancer Patients Vitamin D deficiency was found to be prevalent in cancer patients regardless of nutritional status, according to the results...
News Briefs – June 2009
VITAMIN D BOOSTS BRAIN POWER? Increased levels of vitamin D – synthesized in the skin following sun exposure and found in certain foods, such as...
News Briefs – May 2009
BEANS FIGHT OFF PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE A new clinical study by researchers at the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) shows...
News Briefs – April 2009
VITAMIN D PREVENTS COLDS AND INFLUENZA In the largest study yet of the association between vitamin D and respiratory infections, people with the lowest blood...
News Briefs – March 2009
VITAMIN C LINKED TO LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE A study in young adult women links high blood levels of vitamin C with lower blood pressure. This...
New Briefs – February 2009
INOSITOL MAY TREAT CANCER, DEPRESSION A natural compound that comes from grains, nuts and beans may be a successful alternative medical treatment for an array...
News Briefs – December 2008
COPPER KILLS SUPER-BUGS A UK study has found that copper fittings – copper door handles, toilet seats, door push plates, taps and light switches –...
News Briefs – November 2008
FRIENDLY BACTERIA A CURE FOR CROHN’S DISEASE? A simple cure for Crohn’s disease could become available soon, suggests a study published in the October 20,...
News Briefs – October 2008
VITAMIN K2 CUTS HEART RISK According to a study that has been accepted by, and will be published soon in, the journal Atherosclerosis, a higher...
News Briefs – September 2008
MEDITERRANEAN DIET — WHAT FOODS CUT CANCER You’ve heard previously that the so-called Mediterranean diet seems to lower the risk of cancer. But a new...
News Briefs – July 2008
PRODUCE (NOT PROTEIN) MAINTAINS MUSCLE While many people associate protein intake with maintaining muscle size, a newly released study by US Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded...
News Briefs – June 2008
ANTIOXIDANT VALUES POSTED The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has posted online its 2007 report on the antioxidant ratings for various fruit juices and foods....
