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Decaffeinated Coffee May Help Improve Memory Function and Reduce Risk of Diabetes
8.2.2012 | Press monitoring
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that decaffeinated coffee may improve brain energy metabolism associated with type 2 diabetes. This brain dysfunction is a known risk factor for dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease. The research is published online in Nutritional Neuroscience. A...
Skin Cells Turned Into Neural Precusors, Bypassing Stem-Cell Stage
7.2.2012 | Press monitoring
Mouse skin cells can be converted directly into cells that become the three main parts of the nervous system, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding is an extension of a previous study by the same group showing that mouse and human skin cells can be directly converted into functional neurons.. In the...
Exposure to Common Environmental Bacteria May Be Source of Some Allergic Inflammation
3.2.2012 | Press monitoring
New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that certain strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cause white blood cells to produce high levels of histamine, which worsens the severity of inflammation and infection. To make this discovery, scientists studied the effect of two strains of pseudomonas bacteria on isolated mouse...
Single dose of antibiotic leaves mice highly vulnerable to intestinal infection
2.2.2012 | Press monitoring
Yet another study adds to the growing evidence that antibiotics can disrupt the balance of the intestinal flora, with negative effects on health. A team of researchers from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, has shown in mouse models that a single dose of the commonly used antibiotic, clindamycin, wiped out nearly 90...
Sleep problems increase risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity
31.1.2012 | Press monitoring
People who suffer from sleep disturbances are at major risk for obesity, diabetes, and coronary artery disease, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. For the first time in such a large and diverse sample, analyzing the data of over 130,000 people, the new research also indicates that...
Genetically Modified Food Safe, Animal Study Suggests
30.1.2012 | Press monitoring
A three year feeding study has shown no adverse health effects in pigs fed genetically modified (GM) maize. The maize, which is a Bt-maize bred for its insect resistant properties, was sourced from Spain. The research team conducted short-term (31 days), medium-term (110 days) and generational pig feeding studies where the health of piglets of...
A new way to stimulate the immune system and fight infection
27.1.2012 | Press monitoring
A study carried out by Eric Vivier and Sophie Ugolini at the Marseille-Luminy Centre for Immunology has just reveal a gene in mice which, when mutated, can stimulate the immune system to help fight against tumors and viral infections. Whilst this gene was known to activate one of the body's first lines of defense (Natural Killer, or 'NK' cells),...
Maize gene could lead to bumper harvest
26.1.2012 | Press monitoring
The discovery of a new ‘provisioning’ gene in maize plants that regulates the transfer of nutrients from the plant to the seed could lead to increased crop yields and improve food security. Scientists from Oxford University and the University of Warwick, in collaboration with agricultural biotech research company Biogemma-Limagrain, have...
New climate-cooling molecule found
25.1.2012 | Press monitoring
Scientists have succeeded in detecting and analyzing a new atmospheric molecule whose existence has long been suspected but never proved. The molecules turn out to play a role in removing pollutants from the atmosphere, as well as influencing the climate. They do this by accelerating the production of sulphuric acid, which triggers cloud...
Lack of sleep makes your brain hungry
24.1.2012 | Press monitoring
New research from Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that a specific brain region that contributes to a person's appetite sensation is more activated in response to food images after one night of sleep loss than after one night of normal sleep. Poor sleep habits can therefore affect people's risk of becoming overweight in the long run. The findings...
