Coffee and tea may contribute to a healthy liver

Coffee and tea may contribute to a healthy liver

Posted: 19 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT

Your morning cup of tea or coffee may be doing more than just perking you up before work. An international team of researchers led by Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) and the Duke University School of Medicine suggest that increased caffeine intake may reduce fatty liver in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Celery, artichokes contain flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells

Celery, artichokes contain flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT

Celery, artichokes, and herbs, especially Mexican oregano, all contain apigenin and luteolin, flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells in the lab by inhibiting an important enzyme, according to two new University of Illinois studies.

Chocolate may help keep brain healthy

Chocolate may help keep brain healthy

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT

Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may help older people keep their brains healthy and their thinking skills sharp, according to a study published in the August 7, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study involved 60 people with an average age of 73 who did not have dementia.