Coffee the healthy drink
Apart from the obvious pick me up qualities that coffee appears to have, there has been research that proves coffee could have more benefits than many of us may have imagined.
In fact drinking coffee is being linked to having more than one health benefit; these include the possibility that it may prevent cancer, Parkinson’s disease, [...]
Drugs and Diabetes connection
Insulin has for a long time been the treatment for diabetes, but researchers from the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre have discovered that the insulin actually has an affect on the brains Dopamine system, this system is a factor in drug addiction and neuro psychiatric conditions.
There may be a connection also between getting the right dosage [...]
Diabetes enzyme identified
Research at the Garvan Institute in Sydney, Australia has pin pointed an enzyme which is key in the blocking of insulin, the hormone that is found within the pancreas that converts the sugar in blood to energy.
Treatment for diabetes is done by trying to control the insulin levels by adding this to the body, but [...]
Scientists discover “Good” cholesterol gene
A team of biomedical researchers at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio have announced that they are able to pinpoint the genes responsible for regulating good cholesterol.
This discovery can lead to the effective treatment of heart disease, by identifying the different genes responsible for cholesterol. Of the two types the bad one [...]
Insulin produced in Lettuce leaves
Bio Medical researchers from the University of Central Florida, have produced capsules of Insulin, which have been produce in genetically modified tobacco, they believe that this product could pave the way for the millions of people world wide to have a near normal life.
The insulin had been produced through genetically modified tobacco plants, which have [...]