Particles released by car brake pads can harm lung cells: Study

19. November 2009 23:18

Real-life particles released by car brake pads can harm lung cells in vitro. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology found that heavy braking, as in an emergency stop, caused the most damage, but normal breaking and even close proximity to a disengaged brake resulted in potentially dangerous cellular stress. [More]

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Tags: Cell, Copper, Oxidative Stress, Stress, Toxicology

Study examines how dietary restriction and high-caloric diet influence biochemical responses

19. November 2009 03:26

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine set out to address a question that has been challenging scientists for years: How do dietary restriction-and the reverse, overconsumption-produce protective effects against aging and disease? [More]

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Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, beta Amyloid, Cancer, Cell, Diabetes, Diet, Education, Glucose Metabolism, Hospital, Insulin, Metabolism, Neuroscience, Oxidative Stress, Paralysis, Pathology, Stress

New data on Synta Pharmaceuticals' elesclomol presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Conference

18. November 2009 09:08

Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp., a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing small molecule drugs to treat severe medical conditions, today presented new data on the mechanism of action of elesclomol, a first-in-class oxidative stress inducer, at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics in Boston, Mass. [More]

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Tags: Apoptosis, Cancer, Cell, Chemotherapy, Copper, Hematology, Melanoma, Oxidative Stress, Paclitaxel, Stress

Study to test anti-tumor effects of AEOL 10150 initiated

18. November 2009 03:04

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the initiation of a study to test the anti-tumor effects of AEOL 10150 when combined with radiation and chemotherapy in nude mice bearing human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) xenografts. [More]

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Tags: Angiogenesis, Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, Cancer, Cell, Chemotherapy, Epilepsy, Fibrosis, Hypoxia, Lung Cancer, Macrophage, Manganese, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Oxidative Stress, Paclitaxel, Radiation Exposure, Radiation Therapy, Radiotherapy, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Stress, Toxicology, VEGF, Weight Loss

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles causes systemic genetic damage in mice, say researchers

17. November 2009 02:02

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. [More]

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Tags: Cancer, Cell, DNA, Education, Nanoparticle, Oncology, Oxidative Stress, Pathology, Stress

Researchers identify cause that leads to age-related hearing loss

11. November 2009 00:57

Age-related hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder among the elderly. But scientists are still trying to figure out what cellular processes govern or contribute to the loss. [More]

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Tags: Antioxidant, Cell, Hearing Loss, Metabolism, Oxidative Stress, Stress

TNS files a Provisional Use Patent application to control oxidative stress

9. November 2009 00:27

Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc. (TNS), announced today that it has filed a Provisional Use Patent application on the ability of a proprietary natural organic mushroom formula to control oxidative stress. [More]

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Tags: Arthritis, Cancer, Cell, Diabetes, DNA, Fibromyalgia, Oxidative Stress, Stress

Researchers discover a fungal protein that causes disease in plants and animals

7. November 2009 01:36

Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech and Montana State University have discovered a fungal protein that plays a key role in causing disease in plants and animals and which also shields the pathogen from oxidative stress. [More]

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Tags: Biochemistry, Cell, Education, Genomics, Immunology, Oxidative Stress, Pathology, Stress

Avoiding foods high in AGE toxins can reduce inflammation and restore the body's natural defenses

4. November 2009 05:29

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine report that cutting back on the consumption of processed and fried foods, which are high in toxins called Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs), can reduce inflammation and actually help restore the body's natural defenses regardless of age or health status. These benefits are present even without changing caloric or nutrient intake. [More]

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Tags: Diabetes, Diet, Education, Endocrinology, Genetics, Hospital, Kidney Disease, Metabolism, Oxidative Stress, Stress, Weight Loss

Cutting back on the consumption of AGEs can reduce inflammation, report researchers

4. November 2009 04:41

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine report that cutting back on the consumption of processed and fried foods, which are high in toxins called Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs), can reduce inflammation and actually help restore the body's natural defenses regardless of age or health status. These benefits are present even without changing caloric or nutrient intake. [More]

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Tags: Diabetes, Diet, Education, Endocrinology, Genetics, Hospital, Kidney Disease, Metabolism, Oxidative Stress, Stress, Weight Loss

Combination of inhibitor and antioxidants may help prevent diabetes complications

2. November 2009 00:19

In diabetes patients, high blood glucose levels can end up killing certain cells in the eyes and kidneys, which is why diabetes is the leading cause of adult blindness and of kidney failure. Years ago, scientists identified one main route for this destruction—high glucose produces oxidative stress through the NF-kB molecular pathway—but success has been elusive for drugs targeting that pathway. [More]

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Tags: Antioxidant, Apoptosis, Blindness, Cancer, Cell, Diabetes, Diabetic Eye Disease, Diabetic Retinopathy, Hyperglycemia, Juvenile Diabetes, Kidney Disease, Oxidative Stress, Stress

Interleukin Genetics and Amway Global sign partnership agreement

29. October 2009 07:49

Interleukin Genetics, Inc. announced today it has entered into an agreement with Amway Global. With this agreement, Amway Global Independent Business Owners will be able to sell Interleukin Genetics' Inherent Health(TM) brand of genetic tests, including the new Weight Management Genetic Test. [More]

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Tags: Biomarker, Bone, Bone Mineral Density, Carbohydrate, Cell, Diet, DNA, Education, Exercise, Genetics, Metabolism, Osteoporosis, Oxidative Stress, Spine, Stress

Ergoplex, an anti-inflammatory product, receives good response in direct mail test

29. October 2009 05:27

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Pink Sheets: OXIS, Paris: OXI) announced today that Ergoplex™, its commercial anti-inflammatory product using its patented compound, Ergothioneine, a powerful antioxidant, has shown very good acceptance in a recent direct mail test. [More]

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Tags: Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, Myeloperoxidase, Oxidative Stress, Stress

Implantation of blue light-filtering intraocular lens increases nutritional component of the eye

27. October 2009 02:50

Results of an important new study show that implantation of blue light-filtering intraocular lens (IOLs) at the time of cataract surgery increases a nutritional component of the eye, which may afford protection against the development and/or progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). [More]

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Tags: Antioxidant, Blindness, Cataract, CDC, Diet, Education, Macular Degeneration, Nutrition, Ophthalmology, Oxidative Stress, Stress

Supplemental oxygen during stroke is effective to combat brain tissue damage

26. October 2009 01:24

Scientists have countered findings of previous clinical trials by showing that giving supplemental oxygen to animals during a stroke can reduce damage to brain tissue surrounding the clot. [More]

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