Researchers from the University of Michigan Health System believe that a compound found in green tea may be therapeutic in preventing inflammation for people with rheumatoid arthritis. The result of the study was presented April 29th at the Biology 2007 conference in Washington, D.C.
The compound in green tea that looks like it has potent anti-inflammatory abilities is called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). They found that this compound inhibited the production of certain molecules in the immune system which cause inflammation. This inflammation is found in the joints in rheumatoid arthritis.
“Our research is a very promising step in the search for therapies for the joint destruction experienced by people who have rheumatoid arthritis,” said Salah-uddin Ahmed, Ph.D., lead researcher on the study.
Infant formula and baby food could have a new ingredient that will tame their appetites reports Lisa Melton in Chemistry & Industry magazine. The new baby foods could be on store shelves soon, as Clore Laboratory at the University of Buckingham are developing foods for infants that is fortified with leptin hormone.
Leptin is a fat hormone that controls hunger. The researchers believe that those who take leptin hormone early in life will never get fat and will remain slim despite eating those extra calories. You know those people that can eat and eat and never gain a pound.
Mike Cawthorne who is the head of the Metabolic Research group at Clore has already shown that supplementing infant rats with leptin protected them from ever getting fat or developing diabetes. They even showed that rats that were fed leptin and were fed a high-fat diet remained slender.
High level of cholesterol results in various consequences that could be disastrous for your health. Once you get identified with high level of LDL cholesterol it becomes mandatory for you to take extra precaution and care. In fact you must adopt an effective course of treatment to keep optimum cholesterol levels.
If there exists a great surge in LDL or bad cholesterol level doctors may recommend you cholesterol medications but normally this soared level of LDL cholesterol is brought back to normalcy with the help of certain natural ways that may include exercises and herbal treatments. This natural remedy is free of side effects that you may face with synthetic cholesterol drug consumption.