Medication that modifies ribosome function might treat many types of genetic diseases, not just muscular dystrophy.
UPENN School of Medicine - Using a new type of drug that targets a specific genetic defect, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, along with colleagues at PTC Therapeutics Inc. and the University of Massachusetts Medical School, [...]

Long-term benefit of dietary sodium reduction for cardiovascular disease seen in study on prevention of high blood pressure.

BMJ - People who restrict the amount of salt in their diet could reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease by 25 percent, according to a report from the British Medical Journal.
Researchers in Boston also found a reduction [...]

Soaking berries in alcohol increases their ORAC value.
SCI - While exploring ways to help keep strawberries fresh during storage, researchers discovered that treating the berries with alcohol led to an increase in antioxidant capacity and free radical scavenging activity within the fruit. While this antioxidant boost helped the berries resist decay, the same compounds would [...]

BIDMC (Boston) – Memorizing a series of facts is one thing, understanding the big picture is quite another. Now a new sleep study demonstrates that relational memory – the ability to make logical “big picture” inferences from disparate pieces of information – is dependent on taking a break from studies and learning, and even more [...]

The FDA recently requested that sedative-hypnotic drugs, medications used to induce or maintain sleep, have stronger product labeling that warns about the potential risks of complex sleep-related behaviors, such as sleep-driving and sleep-eating. Sleep driving is defined as driving while not fully awake after ingestion of a sedative-hypnotic product, with no memory of the event [...]

MCG - Green tea may help protect against autoimmune disorders, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Researchers used green tea extract in an animal model for type I diabetes and primary Sjogren’s Syndrome, which damages the glands that produce tears and saliva.
They found significantly less salivary gland damage in the group treated with green tea [...]