Treatment With Vitamin C Dissolves Toxic Protein Aggregates In Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers at Lund University have discovered a new function for vitamin C. Treatment with vitamin C can dissolve the toxic protein aggregates that build up in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease. The research findings are now being presented in the Journal of Biological Chemistry…
August 19, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alzheimer, being-presented, biological, brain, esearchers-at-lund, new-function, research-findings, the-brain, the-toxic, toxic, university
A Woman’s Diet Prior To Pregnancy Affects The Health Of Her Future Offspring
Poor maternal diet before conception can result in offspring with reduced birth weights and increased risk of developing type II diabetes and obesity. This work, which is being presented at the Society for Experimental Biology Annual Conference in Glasgow on Saturday the 2nd of July, used an animal model to illustrate the importance of maternal diet even before pregnancy begins…
July 4, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: annual, being-presented, biology-annual, developing-type, even-before, importance, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, saturday, society, work
