Eat Berries for Brain Health

Berries beneficial for brains




If humans are anything like rats, scientists at Tufts University in Boston may be on the road to discovering the fountain of youth for the human brain.

Eating Berries Helps With Brain's Natural Housekeeping

Eating berries may activate the brain's natural housekeeper for healthy aging




Scientists today reported the first evidence that eating blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries may help the aging brain stay healthy in a crucial but previously unrecognized way. Their study, presented at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), concluded that berries, and possibly walnuts, activate the brain's natural "housekeeper" mechanism, which cleans up and recycles toxic proteins linked to age-related memory loss and other mental decline.

Genome-Wide Study Identifies Factors That May Affect Vit D Levels

Genome-wide study identifies factors that may affect vitamin D levels




An international research consortium has identified four common gene variants that are associated with blood levels of vitamin D and with an increased risk of vitamin D deficiency. The report from the SUNLIGHT consortium - involving investigators from six countries - will appear in The Lancet and is receiving early online release.

Vitamin D Found to Influence Over 200 Genes

Vitamin D found to influence over 200 genes, highlighting links to disease




The extent to which vitamin D deficiency may increase susceptibility to a wide range of diseases is dramatically highlighted in research published today. Scientists have mapped the points at which vitamin D interacts with our DNA - and identified over two hundred genes that it directly influences. The results are published today in the journal Genome Research.

Mouse Virus Link to Chronic Fatigue

Mouse virus link to chronic fatigue is studied




A U.S. government study has uncovered a family of mouse viruses in some people with chronic fatigue syndrome, raising still more questions about whether an infection may play a role in the complicated illness.