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An international team of scientists has found that anti-oxidants commonly touted for their health-promoting benefits could contribute to the early onset of Type 2 diabetes.
Led by Professor Tony Tiganis of Monash University, researchers found that molecules known as Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) may play a protective role in the early stages of Type 2 diabetes [...]

Working with genetically engineered mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that daily doses of a standardized extract from the leaves of the ginkgo tree can prevent or reduce brain damage after an induced stroke.
The scientists, in a report published in Stroke, say their work lends support to other evidence that ginkgo biloba triggers a [...]