Brain imaging studies show that playing the computer game Tetris leads to a thicker cortex and may also increase brain efficiency in teenage girls, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Research Notes. A research team based in New Mexico is one of the first to investigate the effects of practice in [...]

A dietary supplement – Extramel(R) – derived from a melon concentrate rich in antioxidant superoxide dismutase enzymes, or SOD, has been shown to relieve stress and fatigue. In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, published in BioMed Central‘s open access Nutrition Journal, researchers found that the antioxidant supplement from melon juice concentrate decreased the signs and [...]

UC.edu – New research shows that a common, over-the-counter capsaicin pain cream rubbed on the skin during a heart attack could serve as a cardiac-protectant, preventing or reducing damage to the heart while other interventions for a heart attack are administered. These findings are published in the September 14, 2009 edition of the journal Circulation. [...]

OregonState.edu – Nutrition experts say as many as two billion people around the world have diets deficient in zinc, and studies at Oregon State University and elsewhere are raising concerns about the health implications that even mild zinc deficiency holds for infectious disease, immune function, DNA damage and cancer. One new study has found DNA [...]

ChildrensHospitalOakland.org – Ensuring optimal dietary intakes of vitamin K may help prevent age-related conditions such as bone fragility, arterial and kidney calcification, cardiovascular disease, and possibly cancer (1), according to new evidence from an analysis conducted by scientists at the Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute. Vitamin K is concentrated in dark green plants such as [...]

ACS.org – Green tea — one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide and now available as a dietary supplement — may help improve bone health, according to new research by scientists in Hong Kong. They found that the tea contains a group of phytochemicals that can stimulate bone formation and help slow its breakdown. [...]