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Research Updates, August 2009

Characterisation of the insulinotropic activity of an aqueous extract of Gymnema sylvestre in mouse beta-cells and human islets of Langerhans.

Aged garlic extract supplemented with B vitamins, folic acid and l-arginine retards the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis: A randomized clinical trial.

Effect of N-Acetylcysteine on Airtrapping in COPD: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study.

Folate intake and the risk of colorectal cancer in a Korean population.

Vitamin D in relation to metabolic risk factors, insulin sensitivity and adiponectin in a young Middle-Eastern population.

Cancer incidence in British vegetarians.

Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Is Associated with Lower Abdominal Adiposity in European Men and Women.

Cardiovascular risk factors in young, overweight, and obese European adults and associations with physical activity and omega-3 index.

Acupuncture in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.

Vitamin D and chronic widespread pain in a white middle-aged British population: evidence from a cross-sectional population survey.

The efficacy of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on plasma homocysteine and malondialdehyde levels of type 2 diabetic patients.

Amelioration of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by curcumin treatment through inhibition of IL-17 production.

Adolescent and adult soy food intake and breast cancer risk: results from the Shanghai Women's Health Study.

Acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in patients with gynecologic malignancies: a pilot randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial.

Evidence that folic acid deficiency is a major determinant of hyperhomocysteinemia in Parkinson's disease.

Effects of calcium supplement therapy in women with premenstrual syndrome.

Influence of vitamin E supplementation on endothelial complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft.