beneficial effect

A new study in mice suggests molecules in plants may have beneficial effects on Alzheimer's disease. Researchers administered molecules called flavonoids, which are found in certain fruits and vegetables, to a mouse model genetically programmed to develop Alzheimer's disease.

One way of combating atherosclerosis is to reduce levels of "bad cholesterol" in the blood. Scientists have now identified the genes that bring about this beneficial effect.

Atherosclerosis is the main cause of myocardial infarction and stroke in Western nations.

One way of combating atherosclerosis is to reduce levels of "bad cholesterol" in the blood. Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have now identified the genes that bring about this beneficial effect.