Research team finds chaotic proteins hold the key to understanding cancer cell growth

By VIVA! Communications | January 24, 2019

New research has revealed chaotic swings of protein concentrations keep the immune system functional and thus allow it to stave off chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes. Modern research has attributed the development of cancer cells to faulty mechanisms at play in the immune system, or breakdowns in what medical experts call “signalling pathways”.…

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Australia sees launch of world-first Olive Wellness Institute

By VIVA! Communications | April 11, 2018

A new research review confirming the ‘health and prolongevity effects’ of the traditional extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)-containing Mediterranean diet coincides with today’s launch of the world’s-first online science repository on the health benefits of olive products. Conducted by US and Italian geriatric and nutritional research scientists, the Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet: Metabolic…

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Sweet poison

By VIVA! Communications | October 16, 2017

According to recent research, reducing sugar content of sweetened drinks could save the nation $8 billion per year and drastically decrease the number of people being affected by obesity-related diseases such as stroke, type 2 diabetes and kidney cancer.   The findings, recently published by Nutrients Journal, have found that modifying the sugar content of…

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VIVA! is supporting World Diabetes Day 2016

By VIVA! Communications | November 14, 2016

Team VIVA! is recognising World Diabetes Day (WDD) today, an international event designed to raise awareness about diabetes.  VIVA! employees took time today to consider the impact of diabetes on people living with the disease, both worldwide and in Australia. The team also wore blue, the traditional colour of WDD, to mark the day and…

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