QUB.ac.ak – Queen’s University Belfast academics have helped develop an antioxidant supplement with the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin which helps prevent vision loss in elderly people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The supplement may help those affected by the leading cause of blindness in the Western World, a five-year research program has found. Professor Usha [...]

AACR.org – According to results of a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in a green tea extract demonstrated a significant reduction in serum markers predictive of prostate cancer progression. “The investigational agent used in the trial, [...]

Health.wvu.edu – “Floss to prevent loss” may soon become a popular adage. Keeping your teeth brushed and flossed can cut down on gum disease, drastically reducing risk of heart attack and stroke, dentists have warned for years. Now researchers at West Virginia University have found a clean mouth may also help preserve memory. With this [...]

UMich.edu – It’s common knowledge that a protective navy of bacteria normally floats in our intestinal tracts. Antibiotics at least temporarily disturb the normal balance. But it’s unclear which antibiotics are the most disruptive, and if the full array of “good bacteria” return promptly or remain altered for some time. In NIH-funded studies in mice, [...]

Omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish such as tuna and salmon may protect against progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but the benefits appear to depend on the stage of disease and whether certain supplements are taken, report researchers at the Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research (LNVR), Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research [...]

A new study published by University of Leicester researchers has found “convincing evidence” that marijuana, or cannabis, smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase the risk of cancer development in humans. Using a newly developed highly sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method, the University of Leicester scientists found clear indication that cannabis smoke [...]