Green Tea Research
Moderate drinking can reduce risks of Alzheimer's dementia and cognitive declineModerate drinkers often have lower risks of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive loss, according to researchers who reviewed 44 studies. In more than half of the studies, published since the 1990s, moderate drinkers of wine, beer and liquor had lo...
Drink
brewed tea to avoid tooth erosion
Today, the average size soft drink is 20 ounces and contains 17
teaspoons of sugar. More startling is that some citric acids found in
fruit drinks are more erosive than hydrochloric or sulfuric acid-which
is also known as battery acid. (2008-11-26)
Green
tea may delay onset of type 1 diabetes
A powerful antioxidant in green tea may prevent or delay the onset of
type 1 diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
(2008-10-24)
Brainy
genes, not brawn, key to success on mussel beach
It's hard being a mussel: you have to worry about hungry starfish and
even hungrier humans, not to mention an environment that can change
your body temperature 50 degrees Fahrenheit in just a few hours.
(2008-10-10)
MRI
spots DCIS in mice
A new magnetic resonance imaging procedure can detect very early breast
cancer in mice, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a precursor
to invasive cancer. Some of the tumors detected were less than 300
microns in diameter, the smallest cancer...
As
head and neck cancer risks evolve, more treatment options emerge
Advances in understanding head and neck cancer over the last decade
have led to more treatment options and improved quality of life for
patients, according to a review published this week in the New England
Journal of Medicine. (2008-09-11)
The
benefits of green tea in reducing an important risk factor for heart
disease
More evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors
for heart disease has emerged in a new study reported in the latest
issue of European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and
Rehabilitation. (2008-07-02)
Kids
connect alcohol odors with mom's emotions
How children respond to the smell of alcoholic beverages is related to
their mothers' reasons for drinking, according to a new study from the
Monell Chemical Senses Center. (2008-06-25)
Green
tea compounds beat OSA-related brain deficits
Chemicals found in green tea may be able to stave off the cognitive
deficits that occur with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a
new study published in the second issue for May of the American
Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respirat...
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