The future is here ! Treating a variety of conditions with stem cells is a subject of intense investigation with hundreds of research studies being conducting all around the world. The hope is that stem cell therapy can help autoimmune diseases, neurologic disorders, diabetes, heart disease, the ravages of aging, and many other medical conditions. […]
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A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Neurology finds a strong association between insulin resistance and decline in memory function, and the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The fact that obesity increases the risk of heart disease and some cancers is well known, but this study alerts us that the risk […]
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An article by a panel of experts has been published in the British Journal of Nutrition, explaining how nutrition influences inflammatory processes, and that controlling inflammation will help reduce the risk of many chronic diseases.
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Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found that weight loss, in combination with vitamin D supplements, has a greater effect on reducing chronic inflammation than weight loss alone. Chronic inflammation is known to contribute to the development and progression of many diseases including cancer, and being overweight has been associated with a […]
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Research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows that higher vitamin C concentrations in the blood, which result from eating fruits and vegetables, is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease and early death.
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Fish oil and antioxidant supplementation might be beneficial for people in the early stages of dementia. A study just published in the July 2015 issue of the scientific journal of the American Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology showed that people with mild dementia showed signs of improvement given these substances.
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Reacting positively to stressful situations may play a key role in maintaining good health. A new study published in the journal Health Psychology finds that those who fail to maintain positive attitudes when faced with the minor stressful events of daily living have elevated levels of inflammation.
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A new study done at the University of California at Berkeley provides more evidence that as previously suspected, poor sleep is associated with the development of Alzheimer’s Disease. Deposits of a toxic protein called beta-amyloid has long been thought to be causative of the death of brain cells leading to Alzheimer’s disease. When a person […]
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A study just published in the Journal of The American Medical Association showed that giving folic acid to patients taking medication for high blood pressure significantly reduced the risk of having a stroke.
MoreEating spinach, kale, and other leafy green vegetables may help slow cognitive decline, according new research from Rush University Medical Center which will be presented at the 2015 American annual meeting of the Society for Nutrition. The researchers analyzed the diets and also the cognitive abilities of 954 older adults (average age 81) for five […]
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