Posted on June 6th, 2012 by Diana
Apigenin – which is found in celery and parsley – helps reverse aggressive breast cancer caused by HRT (hormone replacement therapy), a new study suggests. The substance can shrink breast tumours that were stimulated by progestin, a synthetic hormone used in HRT and birth control pills. Apigenin kills cancer cells, stops them spreading, and interferes [...]
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Posted on May 28th, 2012 by Diana
Researchers at Johns Hopkins hospital have conducted research on the effects of supplemental vitamin C in the lowering of the blood pressure. The researchers found that 33% of men and 25% of women in middle age reduced the risk of heart disease and stroke. The ideal dosage for positive effect was 500mg per day. Read more.
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Posted on May 10th, 2012 by Diana
Oregano – the herb used in pasta and pizzas – kills prostate cancer cells. The results are so exciting that researchers hope that the ‘super herb’ will become a standard treatment – and one without side effects. Carvacrol, a constituent of oregano, is causing apoptosis – or cell death – in prostate cancer cells in [...]
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Posted on April 3rd, 2012 by newvistas
A low vitamin D status may contribute to inflammation, new research has shown. Author of the study Elena Goleva, Assistant of Paediatrics at National Jewish Health remarked that the research revealed that low blood levels of vitamin D failed to inhibit the cascade of inflammation. This research is of particular importance to individuals suffering from [...]
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Posted on April 3rd, 2012 by newvistas
Epigenetic researcher (the study of genes) Michael Skinner of Washington State University using animal models, has found that a range of environmental toxins not only impact the health of an exposed animal, but also the health of at least the next three generations of offspring. Toxins such as dioxin, jet fuel, plastics, pesticides change the [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2012 by admin
A research article in the Townsend Letter this month carried out by doctors at the University of California/San Diego School of Medicine shows correlation between MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment) and AD (Alzheimer’s disease). Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), scientists may be able to predict the risk of an individual being more likely to progress towards Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists have [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2012 by admin
Scientists at the University of Florida have developed a new breath test as a way of diagnosing B12 deficiency. Low levels of Vitamin B12 is associated with fatigue, clinical depression, memory loss, pernicious anaemia among others. This new breath test may finally allow for a cheap and quick way of testing for B12 deficiency. Not only [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2012 by admin
Researchers at Drexel University have recently shown that music therapy can have a positive effect on cancer patients suffering from anxiety and pain. Researchers conducted 30 studies with almost 2000 patients. In these studies, they found that listening to music was linked to reductions in heart and respiratory rates and blood pressure. Music is something [...]
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Posted on January 5th, 2012 by admin
Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland have shown that a persons diet directly effects the brain and the brain function as the body ages. This is the first time that such a detailed study has observed these effects taking place. It was shown that a sufficient intake of DHA, B vitamins, [...]
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Posted on December 14th, 2011 by admin
Researchers at the Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle have shown the benefit of Grapeseed Extract for prostate health. In the study which involved 35,239 men between the ages of 30-76 years old, out of which 1,602 cases of prostate cancer was found, it was seen that Grapeseed Extract was associated with a 41% reduction in [...]
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