Archive: 18/12/2014
Wild blueberries (bilberries) can help tackle the adverse effects of a high-fat diet
Eating bilberries diminishes the adverse effects of a high-fat diet, according to a recent study at the University of Eastern Finland. For the first time, bilberries were shown to have beneficial effects on both blood pressure ...
Dec 18, 2014
Researchers hope patent can pave way to future treatments of heart, lung disease
A Kansas State University research team has received a patent for its use of a peptide that has been shown to prevent or reduce damage to intestinal tissue.
Dec 18, 2014
Low-dose lithium prevents Parkinson's symptoms in aged mice with a human mutation for the disease
Low-dose lithium prevented symptoms of Parkinson's disease in aged mice genetically engineered to develop the incurable, degenerative motor disease that is diagnosed in about 60,000 Americans each year. The research, led ...
Dec 18, 2014
Instant noodles recalled as Taiwan food scare widens
Taiwanese authorities on Thursday ordered a leading food company to recall two flavours of instant noodles over fears they contain a banned dye as the island's latest food scandal deepened.
Dec 18, 2014
Could trophoblasts be the immune cells of pregnancy?
Trophoblasts, cells that form an outer layer around a fertilized egg and develop into the major part of the placenta, have now been shown to respond to inflammatory danger signals, researchers from Norwegian University of ...
Dec 18, 2014