‘Curcumin’ Archive

Vitamin D and Curcumin may clear Alzheimer’s plaques

Tuesday, 21 July 2009, filed under Alzheimer's Disease, Curcumin, Vitamin D; No Comments.

Early research findings may lead to new treatments for the disease
UCLA scientists and colleagues from UC Riverside and the Human BioMolecular Research Institute have found that a form of vitamin D, together with a chemical found in turmeric spice called curcumin, may help stimulate the immune system to clear the brain of amyloid beta, which [...]

Turmeric extract suppresses fat tissue growth in rodent models

Tuesday, 19 May 2009, filed under Curcumin, Diet, Fatness; No Comments.

Press release from Tufts University School of Nutrition
BOSTON (May 18, 2009) Curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to reduce weight gain in mice and suppress the growth of fat tissue in mice and cell models. Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (USDA HNRCA) studied [...]