Luteolin an antioxidant, found in celery, has been found to reduce brain inflammation linked to Alzheimer’s disease in a study of mice that suggests some plant chemical’s may help protect the brain.
Mice given Luteolin, which also found in hot peppers, parsley and chamomile tea, had less inflammation than other rodents when researchers tested them with [...]

Foods rich in cocoa appear to reduce blood pressure but drinking tea may not, according to a team of German researchers. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), do not indicate a widespread recommendation for higher cocoa intake to decrease blood pressure, but the researchers say it appears reasonable to [...]

A set of molecules found in certain plants appears to have a beneficial effect in brain tissue associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study conducted in mice. The study was led by researchers at the University of South Florida and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Researchers administered molecules called flavonoids, which are found in certain fruits [...]

The grapefruit flavonoid naringenin inhibits the secretion of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in infected cells and could offer a new approach for treating the disease, according to a Harvard Medical School study.
About 3 percent of the global population is infected with HCV, which can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. The current standard therapy of [...]

In a new study, researchers at the Salk Institute and UCSD, said some of the factors that cause diabetes might also trigger Alzheimer’s. In particular, their report found that the inability to process insulin caused swelling of the brain, damaged blood vessels there and hastened the death of neural cells in certain diabetic mice.
They believe [...]