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Tea

Tea is a product made by processing the leaves or buds of the tea bush Camellia sinensis.

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Are There DBPs in That Cup of Tea?

Sep. 15, 2021 — Surpassed only by water, tea is the second most consumed beverage worldwide. When boiled tap water is used to brew tea, residual chlorine in the water can react with tea compounds to form ...

Coffee and Tea Drinking May Be Associated With Reduced Rates of Stroke and Dementia

Nov. 16, 2021 — Drinking coffee or tea may be associated with a lower risk of stroke and dementia, according to a new study. Drinking coffee was also associated with a lower risk of post-stroke ...

New Discovery Explains Antihypertensive Properties of Green and Black Tea

Mar. 8, 2021 — A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery ...

Ceramic Tea Set Glazing Affects Health Benefits of Tea, Finds New Study

Sep. 11, 2023 — Tea contains flavonoids such as catechins, which have numerous health benefits. Now, researchers reveal that the glazing on ceramic tea sets plays a crucial role in retaining the beneficial ...

Green Tea Extract May Harm Liver in People With Certain Genetic Variations

Dec. 1, 2022 — A new analysis showed that early signs of liver damage from high-dose green tea extract were somewhat predicted by one variation in a genotype and strongly predicted by another ...

Put the Kettle On! How Black Tea (and Other Favorites) May Help Your Health Later in Life

Nov. 22, 2022 — A daily cup of tea could help you to enjoy better health late in life -- however if you're not a tea drinker, there are other things you can add to your diet. The key is flavonoids, which are ...

Traditional Medicine Plant Could Combat Drug-Resistant Malaria

May 11, 2023 — Much of what is now considered modern medicine originated as folk remedies or traditional, Indigenous practices. These customs are still alive today, and they could help address a variety of ...

Probiotic Coffee and Tea Drinks

Jan. 11, 2021 — Good news for those who need a cuppa to start the day. Food scientists have created new probiotic coffee and tea drinks that are packed with over 1 billion units of gut-friendly live probiotics. ...

Green Tea Extract Promotes Gut Health, Lowers Blood Sugar

July 26, 2022 — New research in people with a cluster of heart disease risk factors has shown that consuming green tea extract for four weeks can reduce blood sugar levels and improve gut health by lowering ...

Drinking 2 or More Cups of Coffee Daily May Double Risk of Heart Death in People With Severe Hypertension

Dec. 21, 2022 — Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day was associated with twice the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among people with severe hypertension compared to non-coffee drinkers, in a study of ...

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'Woman the Hunter': Studies Aim to Correct History

Nov. 20, 2023 — New research combined both physiological and archaeological evidence to argue that not only did prehistoric women engage in the practice of hunting, but their female anatomy and biology would have made them intrinsically better suited for ...

US Men Die 6 Years Before Women, as Life Expectancy Gap Widens

Nov. 14, 2023 — We've known for more than a century that women outlive men. But new research shows that, at least in the United States, the gap has been widening for more than a ...

Any Activity Is Better for Your Heart Than Sitting -- Even Sleeping

Nov. 9, 2023 — Replacing sitting with as little as a few minutes of moderate exercise a day tangibly improves heart health, according to new ...

Brain Implant May Enable Communication from Thoughts Alone

Nov. 6, 2023 — A speech prosthetic developed by a collaborative team of neuroscientists, neurosurgeons and engineers can translate a person's brain signals into what they're trying to say. The new technology might one day help people unable to talk due to ...

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Enhanced Treatment of Liver Carcinoma With a Drug-Eluting Hydrogel

Nov. 29, 2023 — Scientists have developed an injectable or catheter-administered hydrogel with enhanced capabilities for treating hepatocellular carcinoma, a deadly form of liver cancer. This drug-eluting hydrogel ...

Researchers Identify Cell Signaling Pathway Controlling Melanoma Cell Metastasis to the Brain

Nov. 29, 2023 — Researchers have been working to better understand what drives melanoma brain metastasis. They now report on the identification of a cell signaling ...

Mindfulness-Based Intervention Shows Promise for PTSD in Cardiac Arrest Survivors

Nov. 29, 2023 — A novel pilot study incorporating mindfulness into exposure therapy shows promise for reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress in cardiac arrest ...

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Nov. 29, 2023 — The largest review of papers for brain cancer that has spread from the lungs has found abnormalities in the brain cancer and for which licensed drugs ...

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Nov. 29, 2023 — New research links soccer heading -- where players hit the ball with their head -- to a measurable decline in the microstructure and function of the brain over a two-year ...

Eye-Safe Laser Technology to Diagnose Traumatic Brain Injury

Nov. 29, 2023 — Researchers have designed and developed a novel diagnostic device to detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) by shining a safe laser into the ...

To Build Better Tuberculosis Vaccines, Researchers Develop New Model by Leveraging an Old Vaccine

Nov. 29, 2023 — Scientists report a promising new approach to speed vaccine testing for ...

Newborn Babies at Risk from Bacteria Commonly Carried by Mothers

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New Study Reveals the Critical Role of Microglia in Human Brain Development

Nov. 14, 2023 — An international team of scientists has uncovered the vital role of microglia, the immune cells in the brain that acts as its dedicated defense team, in early human brain development. By ...

Study of Ancient British Oral Microbiomes Reveals Shift Following Black Death

Nov. 29, 2023 — The Second Plague Pandemic of the mid-14th century, also known as the Black Death, killed 30-60 percent of the European population and profoundly ...