August 8th, 2008
Consumption of oily fish has already been demonstrated to confer a wide range of health benefits– as a brain food, in preventing asthma, in heart health, etc. Here’s another one to add to the list: eating oily fish once a week may reduce your risk of becoming blind in your sunset years due to (wet) […]
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July 16th, 2008
In the past, I have written about reports on the benefits of zeaxanthin and lutein supplements on eye health such as reducing cataracts and age-related macular degeneration risks. But to date, it has remained unclear how these compounds confer their protective benefits.
A new study published in the Journal of Lipid Research, however, provides clues as […]
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June 5th, 2007
Have you ever eaten an orange cauliflower? I have to admit I haven’t even seen one. Apparently, it’s a result of a genetic mutation, a quirk that allows the plant to hold more beta-carotene.
Scientists have now identified the genetic mutation responsible for this and will be exploring its use in creating other transgenic crops with […]
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October 4th, 2006
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a visual impairment common among the elderly in which the center of the field of vision appears as a black spot (see image here). It affects approximately 15 million Americans and in the UK, about 12% of men and 29% of women over the age of 75 suffer from this […]
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