Wednesday, October 21, 2009

High Protein Diet May Shrink Brain Say Alzheimer's Researchers

Researchers observing the effects of various diets on the brains of genetically engineered mice bred for studying Alzheimer's disease found quite unexpectedly that mice fed a high protein, low carbohydrate diet, developed brains that were five per cent lighter than those of mice fed other diets. Continue reading ...

Monday, October 19, 2009

New FRAX Report for World Osteoporosis Day

In recognition of World Osteoporosis Day and the millions of women and men who have osteoporosis or who are at risk of the disease, the International Osteoporosis Foundation is issuing a new report on FRAX®. The FRAX was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and stands for “Fracture Risk Assessment Tool.”

In recognition of World Osteoporosis Day and the millions of women and men who have osteoporosis or who are at risk of the disease, the International Osteoporosis Foundation is issuing a new report on

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Deborah Mitchell
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Friday, October 16, 2009

Grant For Anti-Diarrhea Vaccine Study In Nicaragua Awarded To UNC Researcher

Grant For Anti-Diarrhea Vaccine Study In Nicaragua Awarded To UNC Researcher
A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher has been awarded a four-year, $507,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center to study the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines in the Central American nation of Nicaragua. The grant was awarded to Sylvia Becker-Dreps, M.D., M.P.H.