A high intake of vitamin C may help reduce bone loss in elderly men, according to a new study. However, the same is not true for women of the same age group.

Lead researchers Katherine L. Tucker, a senior scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and her team evaluated the bone density of 213 men and 393 women, average age 75 at the start, over a four-year period to see what association their vitamin C intake had with their bones

Bark extract from French maritime pine tree can act as an anti inflammatory and strong antioxidant that can help lower pain in knee arthritis, a new study has found.

The study conducted at Slovakia's Comenius University School of Medicine selected 100 Slovakian adults with mild knee arthritis

Sulforaphane, an antioxidant compound in broccoli may limit the damage which leads to serious lung disease, research suggests.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often caused by smoking and is the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States, affecting more than 16 million people. There is no cure for this deadly disease, and current drugs do not slow its progression

Sulforaphane, a compound found in broccoli, could reverse the damage caused by diabetes to heart blood vessels, research suggests.

Researchers from the University of Warwick tested the effects of sulforaphane on blood vessel cells damaged by high glucose levels (hyperglycemia), usually associated with diabetes. The results indicated a 73 percent reduction of molecules in the body called Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), BBC news reported

Green tea appears to have a short-term health benefits on the large arteries of the heart, a Greek study has shown. The study found that the consumption of green tea rapidly improves the function of (endothelial) cells lining the circulatory system; endothelial dysfunction is a key event in the progression of atherosclerosis.

The study by Dr. Nikolaos Alexopoulos and colleagues in the cardiology department of Athens Medical School found that green tea rapidly improves the function of endothelial cells lining the suggests endothelium-dependent brachial artery dilatation increased significantly after drinking green tea