Blueberries

Blueberry extract may aid wound healing

Published April 4, 2022 | Originally published on Newswise: Diabetes Treating wounds with an extract taken from wild blueberries may improve healing, according to a new study. The research will be presented this week in Philadelphia at the American Physiological Society’s (APS) annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2022. More than $50 billion is spent on […]

More berries, apples, and tea may have protective benefits against Alzheimer

MDLinx Newswise: Food Science May 5, 2020 Older adults who consumed small amounts of flavonoid-rich foods, such as berries, apples, and tea, were two to four times more likely to develop Alzheimer disease and related dementias over 20 years compared with people whose intake was higher, according to a new study led by scientists at […]

Grape and blueberry extract may ease memory problems in elderly patients

Reuters Health News | August 07, 2018 Polyphenol-rich extract from grape and blueberry (PEGB) appears to improve episodic memory decline in healthy elderly people with memory problems, researchers report. “Our study demonstrates that PEGB improves age-related episodic memory decline in individuals with the highest cognitive impairments,” the authors write in their paper in The Journals […]

Experimental Nutrient Kit May Avert Postpartum Depression

TUESDAY, March 14, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Researchers suggest that three days of an experimental dietary supplementation may eliminate depressed mood after childbirth, according to a study published online March 13 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Jeffrey Meyer, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto and co-creator […]

Blueberries May Boost Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment

Megan Brooks March 15, 2016 Eating blueberries may improve thinking and memory skills in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), new research suggests. “There is a very large, basic-science literature ― molecular studies, cellular studies, and animal studies ― that demonstrates cognitive enhancement with blueberries, but there are only just a few human studies […]

Green Tea, Blueberry Supplement May Improve Cognition

Megan Brooks February 13, 2014 A commercially available nutraceutical supplement composed of, among other ingredients, green tea and blueberries led to modest improvements in cognitive processing speed in older, cognitively healthy adults, according to results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. This finding is “noteworthy” given that processing speed is “most often affected early on in […]

Peyronie’s Disease and Vitamin E – Interview with Gianni Paulis, M.D.

Gianni Paulis, MD Service of Andrology, Regina Apostolorum Hospital Via San Francesco, 50 – CAP 00041 Albano Laziale, Rome, Italy +39 06932989 / +39 069321138 (FAX) paulisg@libero.it “Efficacy of Vitamin E in the Conservative Treatment of Peyronie’s Disease: Legend or Reality? A Controlled Study of 70 Cases,” Andrology. 2013 Jan;1(1):120-8. 50257 (11/2013) Kirk Hamilton: Can you […]

Blueberries show promise in protecting heart

Blueberries could strengthen blood vessels against oxidative stress that may lead to heart disease, says new research. The results of the new study, published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry (Vol 17, pp 109-116), add to the other reports in the literature linking the berry to lowering cholesterol, and protecting against cancer and neurodegenerative diseases […]