Diabetes Drug ‘Significantly Reverses Memory Loss’ in Mice With Alzheimer’s
A drug developed for diabetes could be used to treat Alzheimer's after scientists discovered that it "significantly reversed memory loss" in mice through a...
Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Fail to Prevent Bone Fractures in...
Nutrition researchers have been arguing for decades as to whether vitamin D and calcium supplemental actually work to prevent or reduce the incidence of...
Daily Serving of Leafy Greens Slows Brain Aging and Prevents Dementia
While cognitive abilities naturally decline with age, eating one serving of leafy green vegetables a day may aid in preserving memory and thinking skills...
Researchers Discover Urea Buildup in Brain Cells is Major Cause of...
An international team of scientists have confirmed the discovery of a major cause of dementia, with important implications for possible treatment and diagnosis. Professor Garth...
Drinking Hot Tea Linked to Lower Glaucoma Risk
Drinking a cup of hot tea at least once a day may be linked to a significantly lower risk of developing the serious eye...
How the Sugar Industry Buried Evidence of Sucrose’s Health Effects For...
A U.S. sugar industry trade group appears to have pulled the plug on a study that was producing animal evidence linking sucrose to disease...
Replacing Gut Microbiome with “Good” Bacteria May Help Treat Crohn’s Disease
Researchers have singled out a bacterial enzyme behind an imbalance in the gut microbiome linked to Crohn's disease. The new study, published online this...
Bad Break: Osteoporosis-Related Bone Fractures Linked to Ambient Air Pollution
Exposure to air pollution is associated with osteoporosis-related loss of bone mineral density and increased risk of bone fractures, according to a new study...
New Treatment Has Potential to Halt Glaucoma in its Tracks
Vision scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Toronto have discovered that naturally occurring molecules known as lipid mediators have...
Old Human Cells Rejuvenated in Antiaging Breakthrough
A team led by Professor Lorna Harries, Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Exeter, has discovered a new way to rejuvenate inactive...
New Study Reveals How Sleep Loss Disrupts Brain-Cell Communication
Ever sleep poorly and then walk out of the house without your keys? Or space out on the highway and nearly hit a stalled...
Diseases in Elderly Linked to Chronic Inflammation Triggered by Gut Bacteria
New research shows for the first time that gut bacteria from old mice trigger age-related chronic inflammation when transplanted into young mice. Called "inflammaging,"...
