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·September 24, 2019·3 min read

Green tea could hold the key to reducing antibiotic resistance

Epigallocatechin (EGCG), a natural antioxidant found in green tea, may help in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. EGCG restores the activity of aztreonam, an antibiotic commonly used to treat infections caused by P. aeruginosa. The bacteria is resistant to major classes of antibiotics and is currently treated with a combination of drugs.

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·January 15, 2019·2 min read

Green Tea Steeped in Bottled Water Increases Antioxidants

Researchers report a boost in healthy antioxidants for green tea brewed with bottled, as opposed to tap, water.

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·October 11, 2017·4 min read

How Green Tea Extract Could Help Protect Against Alzheimer’s

Researchers reveal a compound in green tea extract may help protect the brain against cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's by coating toxic oligomers.

This shows a brain slice taken from a person with Alzheimer's.

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·May 4, 2015·4 min read

Could Green Tea Extract and Exercise Hinder Alzheimer’s Progression?

A new study reports green tea extract and exercise appears to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease in mice.

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·June 2, 2014·5 min read

Halting Neuronal Cell Death to Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases and Other Disorders

Zaheera Shabbir comments on how some researchers are trying to treat neurodegenerative disorders by halting apoptosis.

This is a histopathogic image of senile plaques seen in the cerebral cortex in a patient with presenile onset of Alzheimer disease.

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·March 5, 2013·2 min read

Green Tea Extract Interferes with the Formation of Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimers Disease

Researchers used a specific molecule in green tea extract, EGCG, to control metal associated amyloid beta aggregates associated with Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.