Drug-Resistant TB Destroyed By Vitamin C
In a striking, unexpected discovery, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. The finding suggests that vitamin C added to existing TB drugs could shorten TB therapy, and it highlights a new area for drug design…
May 24, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: albert, albert-einstein, college, esearchers-at-albert, finding-suggests, kills-drug-resistant, medicine, new-area, oncalldietitian.com, tuberculosis, unexpected-discovery, yeshiva, yeshiva-university
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine To Study Impact Of Resveratrol On Prediabetes
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have been awarded $600,000 from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to study the effect of resveratrol, a chemical compound most notably found in red wine and grapes, on impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in older adults…
December 9, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: albert, albert-einstein, effect, esearchers-at-albert, igt, medicine, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, red-wine, study-the-effect, yeshiva, yeshiva-university
