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New Evidence That Dark Chocolate Helps Ease Emotional StressThe “chocolate cure” for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online in ACS’ Journal of Proteome Research. It found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones in the bodies of people feeling highly stressed. Everyone’s favorite treat also partially corrected other stress-related biochemical imbalances. |
Released: 11/11/2009 11:00 AM EST
American Chemical Society (ACS) |
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Curry-cure? Spicing Up the Effectiveness of a Potential Disease-fighterScientists are reporting development of a nano-size capsule that boosts the body’s uptake of curcumin, an ingredient in yellow curry now being evaluated in clinical trials for treatment of several diseases. Their study is in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication. Koji Wada and colleagues note that curcumin is a potent antioxidant found in the spice... |
Released: 11/5/2009 9:00 PM EST
American Chemical Society (ACS) |
MedicineChannels:Cancer, Pharm Food
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Does Green Tea Prevent Cancer? Evidence Continues to Brew, But Questions Remain1) Current study focused on oral cancer; 2) Phase II study with 41 patients; 3) Still too early to make recommendations. |
Embargo expired: 11/5/2009 12:05 AM EST
Released: 10/29/2009 9:00 AM EDT
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) |
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Green Tea Shows Promise as Chemoprevention Agent for Oral CancerGreen tea extract has shown promise as cancer prevention agent for oral cancer in patients with a pre-malignant condition known as oral leukoplakia, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. |
Embargo expired: 11/5/2009 12:05 AM EST
Released: 11/4/2009 7:30 PM EST
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
MedicineChannels:Allergies and Asthma, Pharm Food |
Study Links Folic Acid Supplements to AsthmaA University of Adelaide study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades. |
Released: 11/3/2009 8:00 PM EST
University of Adelaide |
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Human Clinical Study Finds Benefits Linked to XanGo JuiceThe study suggests mangosteen juice may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and diabetes. |
Released: 11/2/2009 9:00 AM EST
XanGo, LLC |
ScienceChannels:Diabetes, Pharm Food
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Yellow Pea Flour May Help with DiabetesResearchers from the University of Manitoba report that whole yellow pea flour can be used as an ingredient to produce low-glycemic foods that may help those with diabetes, according to a new study from the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists. |
Released: 10/21/2009 12:50 PM EDT
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) |
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Got Gout? Get MilkDrinking skim milk may help people manage their gout, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa. |
Embargo expired: 10/17/2009 5:00 PM EDT
Released: 10/5/2009 1:00 PM EDT
American College of Rheumatology (ACR) |
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Study Shows How Substance in Grapes May Squeeze Out DiabetesA naturally produced molecule called resveratrol, found in the skin of red grapes, has been shown to lower insulin levels in mice when injected directly into the brain, even when the animals ate a high-fat diet. |
Released: 10/15/2009 12:00 AM EDT
UT Southwestern Medical Center |
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Fabled “Vegetable Lamb” Plant Contains Potential Treatment for OsteoporosisThe “vegetable lamb” plant — once believed to bear fruit that ripened into a living baby sheep — produces substances that show promise in laboratory experiments as new treatments for osteoporosis, the bone-thinning disease. That’s the conclusion of a new study in ACS’ monthly Journal of Natural Products. |
Released: 10/14/2009 8:30 PM EDT
American Chemical Society (ACS) |

