Green tea ingredient may ameliorate memory impairment, brain insulin resistance, and obesity
A study published online in The FASEB Journal, involving mice, suggests that EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), the most abundant catechin and biologically active component in green tea, could alleviate high-fat and high-fructose (HFFD)-induced insulin resistance and cognitive impairment. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - July 28, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Green tea ingredient may ameliorate memory impairment, brain insulin resistance, and obesity
(Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) A study published online in The FASEB Journal, involving mice, suggests that EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), the most abundant catechin and biologically active component in green tea, could alleviate high-fat and high-fructose (HFFD)-induced insulin resistance and cognitive impairment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Cream with green tea could help scars become less red
Newly healed scars become less red, thick and itchy after just two weeks when treated with a cream containing a chemical found in green tea, a University of Manchester study found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mum loses 8 stone and says it's down to drinking green tea
Siobhan Thornton, 23, from East Kilbride, piled on the pounds after giving birth. She turned to drinking green tea after hearing it was a slimming aid and says the weight began falling off her. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to keep skin looking young? We asked the experts
The beauty market is awash with anti-aging products, and the lists of ingredients in serums and creams that promise to slow down or reverse that process can be confounding.Take a look at the fine print and you might encounter Vitamin C or green tea extract or alpha-hydroxy acids. Can anything... (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - July 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Short Source Type: news
Tea tree genome contains clues about how one leaf produces so many flavors
The most popular varieties of tea -- including black tea, green tea, Oolong tea, white tea, and chai -- all come from the leaves of the evergreen shrub Camellia sinensis, otherwise known as the tea tree. Despite tea ' s cultural and economic significance, relatively little is known about the shrub behind the tea leaves. However, the first draft of the tea tree genome may help explain why tea leaves are so rich in antioxidants and caffeine. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 1, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Squishy supercapacitors bathed in green tea could power wearable electronics
Wearable electronics are here -- the most prominent versions are sold in the form of watches or sports bands. But soon, more comfortable products could become available in softer materials made in part with an unexpected ingredient: green tea. Researchers report a new flexible and compact rechargeable energy storage device for wearable electronics that is infused with green tea polyphenols. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 15, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
'If you take enough of it, it can kill you': Green tea extract linked to liver damage
Popular weight-loss aids containing green tea extract could be dangerous to your liver, an investigation by CBC's Marketplace reveals, with dozens of reports of liver damage being tied to the supplements. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Green Tea Intake as an Adjunct to Mechanical Periodontal Therapy for the Management of Mild to Moderate Chronic Periodontitis: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Conclusion: Green tea intake as a component of nonsurgical periodontal therapy is promising for superior and rapid resolution of the disease process. Green tea increases the total antioxidant capacity of GCF and plasma along with potent anti-inflammatory, astringent and anti-plaque effects. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - August 25, 2016 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Drinking green tea to prevent artery explosion: Polyphenol intake reduces abdominal aneurysm expansion in rats
Green tea could prevent a deadly condition in the body ' s main artery. A team has found that abdominal aortic aneurysm -- a condition in which the main artery becomes overstretched and bloated -- developed less frequently in rats that drank green tea polyphenol, a major component of green tea. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 23, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Guarana found to have higher antioxidant potential than green tea
(Funda ç ã o de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de S ã o Paulo) Researchers at the University of S ã o Paulo's Public Health School have discovered that the seeds of the tropical shrub guarana, used in fizzy drinks popular in Brazil, contain more than 10 times the amount of catechins found in green tea. Catechins, when properly absorbed, reduce the oxidative stress associated with the development of neurodegenerative and cardiovascular disorders, as well as diabetes, cancer, inflammation and premature aging due to cell death. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - August 19, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Effect of green tea extract on bonding durability of an etch-and-rinse adhesive system to caries-affected dentin
ConclusionIt was concluded that the application of 2% green tea extract was able to increase bond durability of the etch-and-rinse system to dentin. Neither the application of chlorhexidine nor non-treatment (NT - control) had any effect on bond strength after water storage. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - July 12, 2016 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Can green tea boost your brainpower and treat disease?
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Source: CNN.com - Health - June 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can green tea boost your brainpower?
The images that come to mind when thinking of green tea are likely associated with calmness, purity and relaxation. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - June 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Green tea extract 'boosts mental ability' in people with Down's
Conclusion
This is an interesting, but early-stage, study into a treatment that might help people with Down's syndrome cope better with everyday life.
However, the study does not provide conclusive evidence that green tea extract makes a big difference to people's thinking, memory or behaviour.
Down's syndrome is a complex condition caused by an extra copy of a chromosome in someone's genes. It's not usually inherited. It has a range of effects, which include learning disabilities of differing degrees of seriousness.
While early intensive training in childhood may help, there are no approved treatments for adults to im...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Mental health Food/diet Source Type: news
