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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 4790813In a trial involving sets of twins, a study published in Phytotherapy Research suggests that a 1000mg of a specific olive leaf extract (EFLA 943, Trademar

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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Alasdair ThomsonIn small scale trials, sweet potatoes grown in Maryland and Alabama has been shown to yield two to three times as much carbohydrate for fuel ethanol prod

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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrejs ZemdegaResearchers have shown that a gene called FRO7 is vital for efficient photosynthesis and for iron metabolism, processes necessary for producing a healthy

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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Stephanie Horrocks Researchers have designed a nano-sized trojan horse particle to aid in the absorption of antioxidants in the gut by protectin antioxidants from enzy

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Scientists have developed an alternative to animal-based materials such as Matrigel-coated plates for culturing the stem cells, which produce cells that are cells unsuitable for medical use. First, th

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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Grigory Bibikov Research findings lead by Prof. Eliezer Flescher of The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University reported that a compound derived from the jasmin

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In animal trials, researchers have demonstrated that vaccinations based on amyloid-like protein found in potato virus produced strong levels of antibodies that could attach to amyloid beta protein bot

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Researchers have identified a diatom called Skeletonema costatum that can reduce the levels of the red tide's toxicity to animals and other algae as well. What we do know is that this diatom, S. costa

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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Craig Veltri In a recent clinical trial, researchers report a significant reduction of tooth decay in toddlers treated with the topical syrup xylitol, a naturally occurr

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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Dmitriy Shironosov Parkinson's disease is characterized by nerve cell death brought about brought about by protein-clumping. While there is no treatment available to alt

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