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Depression May Be Prevented By Good Nutrition

Depression May Be Prevented By Good Nutrition

A large study including over 15,000 people published in the  journal BMC Medicine, shows that depression could be linked with nutrient deficits. Analysis of dietary patterns revealed that  eating a healthy diet, comprised of fruits, vegetables, legumes, and nuts and low in processed meats, is associated with less development of depression.  This large study was […]

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Coffee May Help Fatty Liver Disease, Study Says

Coffee May Help Fatty Liver Disease, Study Says

A study presented at the International Liver Congress 2016 in Barcelona, Spain, shows that coffee intake may help people with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease. The study shows that coffee raises the level of  a  protein called Zonulin (ZO)-1, which lessens the permeability of the intestines. It is believed that increased intestinal permability contributes to liver […]

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Adult Stem Cell Treatment Reverses Multiple Sclerosis in Trial

Reporting results  from an FDA-approved clinical trial involving researchers in the U.S., U.K., Sweden and Brazil in the journal  Stem Cell Autoimmune Neurology , treatment of  multiple sclerosis with adult stem cells therapy produced “remarkable” results. This clinical phase 3 trial started in 2006  adding patients and observing results ever since then. The doctors treating  these patients with adult […]

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Stem Cell Treatment Improves Dementia an Motor Impairments of Lewy Body Disease, Study Says

Stem Cell Treatment Improves Dementia an Motor Impairments of Lewy Body Disease, Study Says

Neural stem cells transplanted into areas of brain damage in mice dramatically improved both motor and cognitive impairments associated with  Lewy Body Dementia, according to a study from the University of California Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders. Their  findings were published in the journal Stem Cell Reports in October 2015 Lewy body Dementia is […]

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High Intensity Interval Training Exercise Most Beneficial for Weight Loss, Diabetes

High Intensity Interval Training Exercise Most Beneficial for Weight Loss, Diabetes

 A study from the United Kingdom’s  University of Leicester has found that  exercise which uses brief intervals of  very vigorous activity with  relative rest in between, is more effective for treating obesity and Type 2 Diabetes, compared to longer continuous exercise. Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes are closely linked. Between  80 and 90 per cent of […]

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Negative Beliefs About Aging May Promote Development of Alzheimer’s

Negative Beliefs About Aging May Promote Development of  Alzheimer’s

New research from the Yale School of Public Health finds an association between holding negative or pessimistic beliefs about aging and the development of brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Brain changes were studied in both live persons with MRI scans, and deceased study subjects by autopsy. This study is the first to link the […]

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Moderate coffee drinking linked to reduced risk of death

Moderate coffee drinking linked to reduced risk of death

A study funded by The National Institutes of Health reported  in the medical Journal Circulation shows that people who regularly drink moderate amounts of coffee daily -less than 5 cups per day – lower their risk of death from cardiovascular and neurological diseases, as well as  Type 2 diabetes . Drinking either caffeinated or decaffeinated […]

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