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An inability to regulate blood sugar levels could be the link to some of the memory loss that occurs as we age, according to new findings by US researchers. The study finds an association between the size of the hippocampus, the part of the brain for...
The chemical cousin of vitamin A is thought to restore production of a key protein, which has been damaged by cigarettes in the lungs of former smokers, and protects the cells against lung cancer, according to new findings published this week.
Danish vegetable oils and fats company Aarhus Oliefabrik announced yesterday that together with Astion, it will increase the development portfolio of BSP Pharma principally using oil from the African shea nut.
Cadbury Schweppes unit The Snapple Beverage Group is launching a meal replacement drink in the US to tap into the growing American weight-loss market.
Researchers in the US have pointed to growing consumption of 'nutrition' bars and functional beverages as a risk to health - they say these new foods threaten to leave a generation with permanent damage to oral health and raise the numbers of obese.
A study carried out on elderly male dogs found that those with diets high in selenium had less DNA damage in their prostates compared with dogs on a normal diet, enhancing the view that the mineral has a protective effect against cancer.