Frank Whittemore on September 7th, 2010

Researchers from the Mayo Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in Rochester, Minnesota, found…
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Frank Whittemore on August 26th, 2010

A study presented at the American Chemical Society national meeting Monday concludes blueberries, strawberries and Amazonian acai berries act…
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Frank Whittemore on August 12th, 2010

Picture a scene in the ancient wild: a time when drought and famine has taken the land…
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Frank Whittemore on July 10th, 2010

Scientists have discovered P7C3, a compound that restores the capacity to form new memories…
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Frank Whittemore on July 7th, 2010

Warning people to stay out of the sun may have led to vitamin D deficiencies, British newspaper The Independent reported Monday…
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Frank Whittemore on June 28th, 2010

At a time when consumer interest in health-enhancing foods is high, Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have…
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Frank Whittemore on May 20th, 2010

Alzheimer’s disease will rack up more than $20 trillion in treatment costs over the next 40 years in the United States, according to a report on Wednesday that calls on Congress to increase funding for drug research…
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Although caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug worldwide, its potential beneficial effect for maintenance of proper brain functioning has only recently begun to be…
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After birth the brain loses many nerve cells and this continues throughout life — most neurons are formed before birth, after which many excess neurons degenerate. However…
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Frank Whittemore on May 6th, 2010

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that a compound, epicatechin, in dark chocolate may protect the brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals already known to shield nerve cells from damage…
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