Lately, there has been a popular concept regarding the possible link between food allergies and autism. Proteins from common foods, such as dairy and wheat, have been implicated as a…

Research in the Department of Biology at the Faculty of Science and Science Education of the University of Haifa has discovered a substance that may become an oral treatment for diabetes and its complications. The substance, which is derived from yeast, is called Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF). “The research is now at the stage where the substance has been successfully tested on diabetic rats and was found to reduce sugar and lipids in the blood of the treated animals. [click link for full article]

TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ: TTPY) announced that the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) has begun treating patients with the TomoTherapy(R) Hi-Art(R) treatment system, the first to be installed in Switzerland. “We are pleased to work with the CHUV to make this new weapon in the fight against cancer available to Swiss patients,” said Rik Van den Neste, M.D., director of European sales for TomoTherapy. [click link for full article]

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation named 17 new Damon Runyon Fellows at its November 2007 Scientific Advisory Committee review. The recipients of this prestigious, three-year award are outstanding postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading senior investigators across the country. [click link for full article]

Researchers at the University of Newcastle say a glass of wine a day may be of benefit to the health of older women.A study by the University’s Priority Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing, in collaboration with the Hunter Medical Research Institute’s (HMRI) Public Health Program, indicates that moderate consumption of alcohol in older women, in line with Australian alcohol guidelines*, is associated with better survival and quality of life. [click link for full article]

New generation active computer games stimulate greater energy expenditure than sedentary games, but are no substitute for playing real sports, according to a study in this week’s Christmas issue of the BMJ. Young people are currently recommended to take an hour of moderate to vigorous physical exercise each day, which should use at least three times as much energy as is used at rest. But many adolescents have mostly sedentary lifestyles. [click link for full article]