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Three cups of tea a day can cut diabetes risk by almost half
London, Sept 19 (ANI): Intake of at least three cups of tea every day can reduce the risk of diabetes by almost half, concludes a new study.
To reach the conclusion, researchers studied more than 40,000 people whose consumption was monitored for 10 years.
After analyses, boffins discovered that chemicals found in all types of tea cut [...]
Green tea may help improve bone health
Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): Green tea may help improve bone health, researchers in Hong Kong have reported.
The boffins found that the tea contains a group of chemicals that can stimulate bone formation and help slow its breakdown.
The study has been published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural [...]
Kudzu extract shows promise as dietary supplement for metabolic syndrome
Washington, Sep 4 (ANI): Kudzu, the nuisance vine that has overgrown almost 10 million acres in the southeastern United States, can be used as a dietary supplement for metabolic syndrome.
Scientists in Alabama and Iowa have [...]
Kudzu extract shows promise as dietary supplement for metabolic syndrome
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Kudzu, the nuisance vine that has overgrown almost 10 million acres in the southeastern United States, can be used as a dietary supplement for metabolic syndrome.
Scientists in Alabama and Iowa have found that root extracts from kudzu show promise as a dietary supplement for metabolic syndrome that increases the risk of [...]
Bone marrow extract therapy after heart attack improves cardiac function
Washington, June 30 (ANI): A new study has found that an extract derived from bone marrow cells is as effective as therapy using bone marrow stem cells for improving cardiac function after a heart attack.
The study was conducted in mice using a novel stem cell delivery method developed by researchers to show that the extract [...]
Chewable aspirin gets more rapidly absorbed than regular aspirin
Washington, May 15 (ANI): Analysing three different types of aspirin for their beneficial effects, scientists at the University of California, San Diego have come up with a finding that may lead to improvements in the [...]
Traditional Chinese herb may help make immunological drugs
Washington, May 14 (ANI): A herb called ginseng, which has long been used in traditional Chinese and other Asian medicine, naturally contains anti-inflammatory effects that may be harnessed to make immunological medications, according to a study.
Led by Allan Lau, a team of researchers from the University of Hong Kong conducted laboratory experiments and identified seven [...]
Vitamin E, C supplements may reduce benefits of exercise
Washington, May 12 (ANI): A new study suggests that some vitamin supplements may reduce some of the beneficial effects of exercise.
Michael Ristow, of the University of Jena in Germany, has shown that antioxidant supplements like vitamin C or E can interfere with the benefits of exercising.
Previous studies have also revealed that taking antioxidants may [...]
Combo therapy of vitamin E, selenium, soy doesn’t prevent prostate cancer
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Washington, April 27 (ANI): A new study, conducted by Canadian researchers, has found that the combination therapy of vitamin E, selenium and soy does not prevent the progression from high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) to prostate cancer./pp
For the study, researchers divided 303 men, with an average age of 62, into two [...]
Drinking coffee could lower stroke risk for women
Boston/Berlin – Women who enjoy drinking coffee may be lowering their risk of suffering a stroke, new US research suggests. Women who drank five to seven cups of coffee a week were 12 per cent less likely to have a stroke than were those who downed just one cup a month, the study among 83,000 [...]
Drinking coffee could reduce stroke risk for women
Sydney, April 13 (ANI): Drinking coffee could lower women’s risk of suffering a stroke, a new study has suggested.
The study of 83,000 women, conducted over a 24-year period by Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, revealed that women who drank five to seven cups of coffee a week were 12 [...]
Diet high in fruits, veggies may protect against cancer
London, Mar 27 (ANI): A diet rich in fruit and vegetables may protect against cancer and heart disease, claim researchers.
Fruit and vegetables contain high levels of salicylates, which are also the active anti-inflammatory ingredient of aspirin.
According to a review of the possible association of cancer prevention with this substance found in aspirin, published in the [...]
How gut bacteria prevents cancer, inflammatory bowel disease in humans
Washington, Feb 6 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have found that bacteria present in the gut can release substances that may protect the body against colon cancer and inflammatory bowel disease.
Scientists at the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health and from the MTT Agrifood Research Institute in Finland showed that bacteria [...]
