News tagged with beverage consumption

Tiny amounts of alcohol dramatically extend a worm's life, but why?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Minuscule amounts of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, can more than double the life span of a tiny worm known as Caenorhabditis elegans, which is used frequently ...

Biology / Biotechnology

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JRC shortlists denaturants to combat alcohol fraud

Scientists at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) have identified a shortlist of denaturants that could be used to harmonise denaturing practices at EU level and reduce fraud and tax evasion of alcoholic ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heavy drinking associated with increased risk of death from pancreatic cancer

Heavy alcohol consumption, specifically three or more glasses of liquor a day, is associated with an increased risk of death from pancreatic cancer, according to a report in the March 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Alcohol consumption after age 75 associated with lower risk of developing dementia

3202 German individuals (75+) attending general practitioners , who were free of dementia were studied at baseline, were followed up 1.5 years and 3 years later by means of structured clinical interviews including detailed ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Research shows gender difference in energy compensation effect

The results of a new scientific study from Oxford Brookes University show that the consumption of caloric beverages has different affects on short-term total energy intake in men and women.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Opioid-blocking medication reduces brain's response to alcoholism cues

Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have produced the first evidence that the opioid blocker extended-release injectable naltrexone (XR-NTX) is able to reduce the brain's response to cues that may cause alcoholics ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researcher finds surprising link between sugar in drinks and blood pressure

Research led by Liwei Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Health at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has found that there is an association between sugary drinks and blood pressure and that by cutting daily ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Coffee and soft drinks have little or no association with colon cancer risk, study says

Drinking even large amounts of coffee and sugar-sweetened, carbonated soft drinks is not associated with the risk of colon cancer according to a large study published online May 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer In ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Alcohol in moderation is good for sick hearts too

It was still an open question in medicine. Whereas scientific research has shown beneficial effects of moderate alcohol consumption in healthy people, it was not clear whether this could be valid also for patients who ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Alcohol tolerance 'switch' found

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a genetic "switch" in fruit flies that plays an important role in making flies more tolerant to alcohol.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcohol and smoking are key causes for bowel cancer

A new global study has found that lifestyle risk factors such as alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking are important risk factors for bowel cancer. Researchers have shown that people who consume the largest quantities ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Substituting water for sugar-sweetened beverages can reduce excess calorie consumption

Replacing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) with water could eliminate an average of 235 excess calories per day among children and adolescents, according to a study published in the April 2009 Archives of Pe ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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