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Mystery Ingredient In Coffee Boosts Protection Against Alzheimer’s Disease

A yet unidentified component of coffee interacts with the beverage’s caffeine, which could be a surprising reason why daily coffee intake protects against Alzheimer’s disease. A new Alzheimer’s disease mouse study by researchers at the University of South Florida found that this interaction boosts blood levels of a critical growth factor that seems to fight […]

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Inability To Combat Oxidative Stress May Trigger Development Of Asthma

An impaired ability to handle oxidative stress that arises from exposure to secondhand smoke and other environmental triggers may contribute to the development of asthma, according to results obtained from the Shanghai Women’s Health Asthma and Allergy Study. The results of the study suggest regulating the body’s antioxidant defense system may play an important role […]

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Walnuts Are The Best Nut For Quantity And Quality Of Heart-Healthy Antioxidants

A new scientific study positions walnuts in the number 1 slot among a family of foods that lay claim to being among Mother Nature’s most nearly perfect packaged foods: Tree and ground nuts. In a report here today at the 241st National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, scientists presented an analysis showing […]

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In Major Breakthrough, New Drug Stops Progression Of Parkinson’s Disease In Mice (Human Trials Underway)

In a major breakthrough in the battle against Parkinson’s disease, researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have discovered a drug that stops the progression of the degenerative illness in mice and is now being tested in humans. The results have been published on line in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The original […]

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Emerging Benefits Of Tomato Consumption and Health

Of all the non-starchy vegetables, Americans eat more tomatoes and tomato products than any others. Eating more tomatoes and tomato products can make people healthier and decrease the risk of conditions such as cancer, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease, according to a review article the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, (published by SAGE). The original full-text […]

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