A lower risk of type 2 diabetes has been observed among individuals consuming food rich in antioxidants. This effect is largely contributed by fruit, vegetables, tea and other hot beverages, as well as moderate consumption of alcohol, as shown in a recent study from an Inserm research group, published in Diabetologia, the journal of the...
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Defects in cell’s ‘waste disposal system’ linked to Parkinson’s
An international study has shed new light on the genetic factors associated with Parkinson’s disease, pointing at a group of lysosomal storage disorder genes as potential major contributors to the onset and progression of this common neurodegenerative disorder. The study appears in the journal Brain. IMAGE: LEFT, DR. LAURIE ROBAK, INSTRUCTOR OF MOLECULAR AND HUMAN GENETICS AND...
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Study reveals how a very low calorie diet can reverse type 2 diabetes November 9, 2017, Yale University
In a new study, a Yale-led research team uncovers how a very low calorie diet can rapidly reverse type 2 diabetes in animal models. If confirmed in people, the insight provides potential new drug targets for treating this common chronic disease, said the researchers. One in three Americans will develop type 2 diabetes by 2050, according to...
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Medical nutrition-drink may affect development of early Alzheimer’s
In a new study, an international research team shows that a medical nutrition-drink, consisting of, among other things, essential fatty acids and vitamins, may have an impact on disease development in patients with so-called prodromal Alzheimer’s disease. This nutritional treatment did not improve the patients’ memory, but seems to slow down neurodegeneration and help patients...
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New player in Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis identified
PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have shown that a protein called membralin is critical for keeping Alzheimer’s disease pathology in check. The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that membralin regulates the cell’s machinery for producing beta-amyloid (or amyloid beta, Aβ), the...
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Exit through the lymphatic system
Our brain swims. It is fully immersed in an aqueous liquid known as cerebrospinal fluid. Every day, the human body produces about half a litre of new cerebrospinal fluid in the cerebral ventricles; this liquid originates from the blood. This same quantity then has to exit the cranial cavity again every day. Researchers in the...
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New possibility to prevent and treat Parkinson’s disease with licorice extract
Senior researcher Yun-Il Lee of DGIST Well Aging Research Center. DGIST’s research team, led by Dr. Yun-Il Lee in Well Aging Research Center, has identified a new mechanism to inhibit dopaminergic neuronal apoptosis, a possible approach for preventing and treating Parkinson’s disease (PD). PD is a typical degenerative brain disease caused by the death of dopaminergic...
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Research reveals the true impact of diabetic foot ulcers
The prognosis for people with an infected diabetic foot ulcer is worse than was previously thought, according to new research. More than half the patients in the research study did not see their ulcer heal over a year – and one in seven had to have part or all of their foot amputated. Foot ulcers are...
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Spark gene therapy for blindness could come at steep cost
Dive Brief: Early next year, Spark Therapeutics Inc.’s gene therapy Luxturna could become the first such treatment for an inherited condition to win approval in the U.S., bringing with it new hope for patients with a rare form of childhood blindness. At the same time, the one-time treatment will likely command a premium price, putting...
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Mushrooms may be stuffed with anti-aging potential
Researchers have found that mushrooms contain unusually high amounts of anti-oxidative compounds ergothioneine and glutathione Ergothioneine and glutathione. Hardly household names when it comes to health, but some scientists believe these antioxidants can play a vital role in fighting aging and its associated diseases. A new study has found mushrooms to be packed with these compounds, and...