Could A Compound Found In Red Wine And Red Grapes Change The Course Of Alzheimer’s Disease?
A national, phase II clinical trial examining the effects of resveratrol on individuals with mild to moderate dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease has begun as more than two dozen academic institutions recruit volunteers in the coming months. R. Scott Turner, M.D., Ph.D., director of Georgetown University Medical Center’s Memory Disorders Program, is the lead investigator for the national study…
May 14, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: begun-as-more, clinical-trial, georgetown, medical, medical-center, national, oncalldietitian.com, program, the-coming, two-dozen
Vitamin K2 Potentially Offers Hope For A New Treatment For Parkinson’s Disease
Neuroscientist Patrik Verstreken, associated with VIB and KU Leuven, succeeded in undoing the effect of one of the genetic defects that leads to Parkinson’s using vitamin K2. His discovery gives hope to Parkinson’s patients…
May 14, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, effect, genetic, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, parkinson, patrik, the-genetic, undoing-the-effect, using-vitamin, vib
Diabetics Had Decreased Blood Sugar And Improved Blood Lipids On High-Fat Diet
People with Type 2 diabetes are usually advised to keep a low-fat diet. Now, a study at Linkoping University shows that food with a lot of fat and few carbohydrates could have a better effect on blood sugar levels and blood lipids…
May 14, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: better-effect, blood-sugar, diabetes, effect-on-blood, few-carbohydrates, linkoping, linkoping-university, nutrition, nutritional counseling, study-at-linkoping, usually-advised
