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Lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to health benefits of rye, study shows

Eating rye comes with a variety of health benefits. A new study from the University of Eastern Finland now shows that both lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to the health benefits of rye.

5 Aug 2019

Storability of food coloring affected by oxygen

EQ BOKU’s high-tech equipment at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna enables precise analysis of factors influencing the storability of natural coloring concentrates.

31 Jul 2019

Organic apples have probiotic properties

A new study shows that eating an apple, core and all, is the equivalent of eating not only fiber, vitamins and, sugars, but also about 100 million bacteria.

29 Jul 2019

Review focuses on aging in ethnic skin

The population in the United States is expected to become increasingly older, with estimates indicating that by the year 2030, nearly 40 percent of Americans will be over the age of 65.

26 Jul 2019

Why cilantro (coriander) is good for your health

Scientists have uncovered the molecular action through which the herb cilantro delays the onset of certain seizures in epilepsy and other diseases.

25 Jul 2019

Resveratrol found in grapes could help astronauts on Mars

For the first humans on landing on Mars, a natural ingredient resveratrol could help prevent muscle atrophy due to zero gravity says a report in the Frontiers in Physiology.

18 Jul 2019

Antioxidant precursor molecule could improve dopamine levels in Parkinson's patients

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a naturally occurring molecule that replenishes one of the body's antioxidants and now shows potential benefit as part of a standard course of treatment for patients with Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in the journal, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

16 Jul 2019

Study reveals link between inflammatory diet and colorectal cancer risk

Researchers from the Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology program of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute and the Catalan Institute of Oncology, together with the Biodonostia Health Research Institute, among others, have published in Nutrients the results of a multicenter study that unveils a correlation between inflammatory and antioxidant diets and the risk of developing colorectal and breast cancer.

15 Jul 2019

Study measures antioxidant levels in edible insects

For the first time, a study has measured antioxidant levels in commercially available edible insects.

15 Jul 2019

Nutritional supplements offer no protection against cardiovascular diseases, say researchers

A new study warns that most dietary supplements do nothing to protect against cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease, stroke, and even heart attack.

9 Jul 2019

Thioredoxin antioxidant could soon be used to improve cancer treatment

Researchers from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have discovered the use of thioredoxin – a naturally occurring antioxidant to modulate T cells of the immune system. This may be a big step towards improving currently used immune therapies such as adoptive T-cell therapy (ACT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).

8 Jul 2019

Study reports role of cancer gene in tumor microenvironment

The tumor microenvironment is a mix of fluids, immune cells and blood vessels which envelops the tumors. Interactions between tumor cells and the TME determine the progression and fate of tumors.

4 Jul 2019

Copper compound with potential as therapy for ALS shows further promise

A compound with potential as a treatment for ALS has gained further promise in a new study that showed it improved the condition of mice whose motor neurons had been damaged by an environmental toxin known to cause features of ALS.

2 Jul 2019

Promising method delivers drug to cancer cells without affecting surrounding cells

RIKEN researchers have developed a promising method to deliver a drug to cancer cells without affecting surrounding tissues, involving a clever combination of an "artificial metalloenzyme" that protects a metal catalyst, and a sugar chain that guides the metalloenzyme to the desired cells.

2 Jul 2019

Researchers identify genes linked with survival in children with biliary atresia

Scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have identified an expression pattern of 14 genes at the time of diagnosis that predicts two year, transplant-free survival in children with biliary atresia – the most common diagnosis leading to liver transplants in children.

19 Jun 2019

Complement system shown to remove dead cells in retinitis pigmentosa, contradicting previous research

Researchers have found that the complement system seems to protect against retinal degeneration in retinitis pigmentosa.

18 Jun 2019

Antioxidant protecting the brain linked to deterioration in areas susceptible to Alzheimer's

New research may explain why an antioxidant that protects the brain is also associated with deterioration in areas susceptible to Alzheimer's disease.

18 Jun 2019

Cooking vegetables with extra virgin olive oil favors absorption, release of bioactive compounds

Cooking vegetables in the sofrito with extra virgin olive oil favors the absorption and release of bioactive compounds of its traditional ingredients, according to the study conducted by a research team of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences at the University of Barcelona, from the Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition Networking Biomedical Research Centre and the Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases Networking Biomedical Research, led by the tenure lecturer Rosa M. Lamuela.

14 Jun 2019

Sofrito cooking technique releases healthy nutrients

Researchers have come up with a new study that reveals that cooking vegetables in the sofrito (sauté) with extra virgin olive oil could release certain bioactive compounds from the garlic, onion and tomatoes that could be beneficial for the body.

13 Jun 2019

Researchers propose a new look at the role of ferroptosis in cancer development

Professor of Ghent University and Lead Researcher at the Institute of Biology and Biomedicine of the Lobachevsky University Dmitri Krysko together with scientists from Germany, Professor Marcus Conrad and Professor Jose Pedro Friedmann Angeli recently published an article in the journal Nature Reviews Cancer, one of the highest-rated journals that occupies the 2nd line in the oncology section among 223 journals in this category and has an impact factor of 42.78 according to WoS data.

7 Jun 2019

Antioxidant News and Research

Latest Antioxidant News and Research

Lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to health benefits of rye, study shows

Storability of food coloring affected by oxygen

Organic apples have probiotic properties

Review focuses on aging in ethnic skin

Why cilantro (coriander) is good for your health

Resveratrol found in grapes could help astronauts on Mars

Antioxidant precursor molecule could improve dopamine levels in Parkinson's patients

Study reveals link between inflammatory diet and colorectal cancer risk

Study measures antioxidant levels in edible insects

Nutritional supplements offer no protection against cardiovascular diseases, say researchers

Thioredoxin antioxidant could soon be used to improve cancer treatment

Study reports role of cancer gene in tumor microenvironment

Copper compound with potential as therapy for ALS shows further promise

Promising method delivers drug to cancer cells without affecting surrounding cells

Researchers identify genes linked with survival in children with biliary atresia

Complement system shown to remove dead cells in retinitis pigmentosa, contradicting previous research

Antioxidant protecting the brain linked to deterioration in areas susceptible to Alzheimer's

Cooking vegetables with extra virgin olive oil favors absorption, release of bioactive compounds

Sofrito cooking technique releases healthy nutrients

Researchers propose a new look at the role of ferroptosis in cancer development

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