News articles tagged with 'tea'
Protective properties of green tea uncovered
— 6 Jan 2011 15:35 | HealthRegularly drinking green tea could protect the brain against developing Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, according to latest research by scientists at Newcastle University…
Research rejects green tea for breast cancer prevention
— 28 Oct 2010 14:09 | HealthGreen tea does not protect against breast cancer. A study of data from approximately 54,000 women, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research, found no…
Tea leaves identified using neural networks
— 1 Oct 2010 10:30 | BiologyA team of chemists from the University of Seville (US) has managed to distinguish between different kinds of tea leaves on the basis of their mineral content and by using artificial…
Bottled tea beverages may contain fewer polyphenols than brewed tea
— 22 Aug 2010 18:56 | HealthThe first measurements of healthful antioxidant levels in commercial bottled tea beverages has concluded that health-conscious consumers may not be getting what they pay for: healthful…
Tea contains more fluoride than once thought
— 15 Jul 2010 15:07 | HealthBlack tea, a Southern staple and the world's most consumed beverage, may contain higher concentrations of fluoride than previously thought, which could pose problems for the heaviest…
Green tea could modify the effect of cigarette smoking on lung cancer risk
— 13 Jan 2010 15:00 | HealthDrinking green tea could modulate the effect of smoking on lung cancer. Results of this hospital-based, randomised study conducted in Taiwan were presented at the AACR-IASLC Joint Conference…
Regular coffee, decaf and tea all associated with reduced risk for diabetes
— 15 Dec 2009 13:42 | HealthIndividuals who drink more coffee (regular or decaffeinated) or tea appear to have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies reported…
Drinking green tea helps prevent kidney stones
— 13 Nov 2009 13:17 | HealthDrinking green tea can help prevent the formation of large kidney stones, report Chinese scientists in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal CrystEngComm…
Green tea shows promise as chemoprevention agent for oral cancer
— 5 Nov 2009 13:33 | HealthGreen tea extract has shown promise as cancer prevention agent for oral cancer in patients with a pre-malignant condition known as oral leukoplakia, according to researchers at The…
Does green tea prevent cancer? Evidence continues to brew, but questions remain
— 5 Nov 2009 10:49 | HealthAlthough scientists are reluctant to officially endorse green tea as a cancer prevention method, evidence continues to grow about its protective effects, including results of a new…