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Eating Berries May Activate the Brain’s Natural Housekeeper For Healthy Aging

August 24, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

Scientists have reported the first evidence that eating blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries may help the aging brain stay healthy in a crucial but previously unrecognized way. Their study, presented at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), concluded that berries, and possibly walnuts, activate the brain’s natural “housekeeper” mechanism, which cleans up and recycles toxic proteins linked to age-related memory loss and other mental decline.

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Larger Waist Associated With Greater Risk Of Death

August 17, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

Individuals with a large waist circumference appear to have a greater risk of dying from any cause over a nine-year period, according to a report in the August 9/23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Heart, Inflammation, Obesity

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One High-Fat Diet, Two Different Outcomes: The Path To Obesity Becomes Clearer

August 10, 2010 Diabetes Research

Why is it that two people can consume the same high fat, high-calorie Western diet and one becomes obese and prone to diabetes while the other maintains a slim frame? This question has long baffled scientists, but a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers provides a simple explanation: weight is set before birth in the developing brain.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Gums, Inflammation, Obesity

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Light Shed On Triglyceride Metabolism

August 9, 2010 Inflammation

New findings reported in the July issue of Cell Metabolism, are offering new leads as to why some people might suffer from high levels of triglycerides. High triglycerides are a risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. They can also lead to inflammation of the pancreas, the researchers said.

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Blood Inflammation Plays Role In Alzheimer’s Disease

August 4, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

People whose blood shows signs of inflammation are more likely to later develop Alzheimer’s disease than people with no signs of inflammation, according to a study published in the May 29, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Inflammation May Trigger Alzheimer’s Disease

August 4, 2010 Inflammation

The anti-inflammatory drug indomethacin could hold promise as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, says a Saint Louis University doctor and researcher. Two research studies published by William A. Banks, M.D., professor of geriatrics and pharmacological and physiological science at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, support this conclusion and offer what he calls a “one-two punch” in giving clues on how Alzheimer’s disease develops and could be treated.

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Infections May Lead To Faster Memory Loss In Alzheimer’s Disease

August 4, 2010 Cognitive Function

Getting a cold, stomach bug or other infection may lead to increased memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to research published in the September 8, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Gum Inflammation Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease

August 4, 2010 Cognitive Function

NYU dental researchers have found the first long-term evidence that periodontal (gum) disease may increase the risk of cognitive dysfunction associated with Alzheimer’s disease in healthy individuals as well as in those who already are cognitively impaired.

Tagged as: Brain, Gums, Inflammation, Obesity

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Mystery Of Healthy Fat People: Why Some Obese People Go On To Become Diabetic While Others Do Not

July 30, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

It is common to find obese people — even morbidly obese people — who are healthier than their condition would normally allow. Working with subjects with a body mass index of about 56, a team of researchers in Spain and Cambridge investigated the inflammatory and insulin signalling pathways in the patients’ visceral adipose tissue and have published their findings in the Disease Knowledge Environment of the Biochemical Journal.

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Fat Cells Play Key Role In Development Of Type 2 Diabetes

July 13, 2010 Inflammation

Cellular changes in fat tissue — not the immune system — lead to the “hyperinflammation” characteristic of obesity-related glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC).

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Ultrafine Particles In Air Pollution May Heighten Allergic Inflammation In Asthma

July 7, 2010 Asthma Research

A new academic study led by UCLA scientists has found that even brief exposure to ultra-fine pollution particles near a Los Angeles freeway is potent enough to boost the allergic inflammation that exacerbates asthma.

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Virgin Olive Oil And Mediterranean Diet Fight Heart Disease By Changing How Our Genes Function

July 7, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

Everyone knows olive oil and a Mediterranean diet are associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease, but a new research report published in the July 2010 print issue of the FASEB Journal offers a surprising reason why: These foods change how genes associated with atherosclerosis function.

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