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Juice With Pulp Offers More Health Benefits

...ice where the pulp is removed, say experts. Fruit contains polyphenols - antioxidants that help absorb chemic...hey found that juice containing lots of fruit pulp contains four times the amount of these beneficial substances that are stripped off while making them clear. ...

WBC in Lung Produces Histamine: Study

...ividual mast cells, says Caughey, but "because pus contains millions if not billions of neutrophils, the overall amount they make is very considerable." The neutrophil-histamine effect was similar in the wild-type mice, reports Caughey: "Histamine levels from neutrophils blew right past the histamine levels...

Be True to Your Heart With a Handful of Almonds

...rving of almonds or about a handful, for instance, contains the same amount of antioxidants as a serving of cooked broccoli or a serving of brewed green or black tea. “This analysis of almond skin antioxidants sheds more light on all the nutrients in almonds that may provide a health benefit,” says study a...

Quick and Inexpensive DNA Testing

...resent in an analyte. In simple terms, the analyte contains the DNA target sequences as well as other DNA sequences, and the assay filters out only the targets. Professor Rothberg's assay is based on the electrostatic properties of DNA. The principle underlying the method is that single-stranded DNA and doub...

Lead Laden Metal Necklaces Turn Noose on Children’s Neck

... between February and December 2006. The key chain contains silver-colored metal rings and a petite silver-colored metal chain with a silver colored flower with the word "Best" engraved on the metal bar beneath the flower. If your children have chewed or sucked on the necklaces or key chains, it is advisabl...

Scientists Come Up With A Powerful Weapon To Fight Drug Resistant Bacteria

...gative charge, target mainly fungi. This weapon contains a fatty acid chain that, like similar chains in soap which dissolve dirt and oils, breaks down the fatty membranes of the fungi. As reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Prof. Yechiel Shai and Ph.D. students Arik ...

Researchers Discovered the Gene Responsible for Brittle Bone Disease

... in the production of collagen. The affected gene contains the information for cartilage associated protein, or CRTAP. The function of CRTAP is not well understood, but it is known to be part of a complex of proteins involved in the chemical transformation of collagen from simple protein "chains" into its fi...

US Company Develops Better Weight Reduction Pill

...to keeping the metabolism running fast. The pill contains two drugs, which are already widely used, against epilepsy and smoking, so there is a reduced danger of side effects emerging in trials. The pills also boost levels of a hormone that stops us getting hungry, they said. Ken Fujioka, one of the docto...

MIT Creates 3-D Scaffold for Growing Stem Cells

...emble a complex extracellular environment, it also contains growth factors and unknown proteins that limit its desirability for experiments requiring precise conditions. "Synthetic biopolymer microfiber scaffolds have been studied for more than 30 years to mimic a living 3D microenvironment, but concerns e...

Redbridge- A New Gluten-free Beer Launched

...and stores carrying organic products. The beer contains 4.8% alcohol like the other types of beer, and is available in 12-ounce, six-pack bottles. According to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, one in 133 people in the U S suffer from celiac disease. PRI...

Cyanide Poisoning? Reach For Cyanokit

... is designed to treat cyanide poisoning//. The kit contains the drug hydroxocobalamin, intravenous tubing and a sterile spike. This kit enables emergency treatment for known or suspected cyanide poisoning. With this drug kit, the nation’s ability to respond to emergencies including possible attacks by terro...

Olive Oil Addition in Diet may Cut Cancer Risk

...erwhelm the body`s antioxidant defenses. Olive oil contains a number of compounds, called phenols, believed to act as powerful antioxidants. SRI...

New Iron Regulation Discovery by Children's Hospital

... study, featured in the December issue of Science, contains some significant surprises about the structure and protein plasticity of IRP1 and the mRNA. Dr. Theil chairs the Council on BioIron at CHORI and is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. She co-authored the study with William Walden, ...

Does Aspirin Crystallize?

...sual intergrown structure. The same single crystal contains domains with both arrangements lying side by side.” The distribution and ratio of the domains are variable but limited. Whereas a pure form I exists, it has so far only been possible to obtain crystals containing a maximum of 85 % form II. The ratio ...

Cancer Prevention Begins During Pregnancy

...e of life //just by having a nutritious diet which contains generous servings of cruciferous vegetables like cabbage and broccoli. A new study by scientists from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, done with laboratory mice, found that supplements of a key phytochemical found in certain v...

Celebrating Christmas With Wine – The Elixir of the God

...elevated levels of carbon dioxide; Fortified wine, contains added alcohol, mostly brandy. Wine has an alcohol content between 11 to 14 percent however fortified wines, such as port have alcohol added (such as Brandy) and this raises the alcohol content to between 18 and 20 percent. Wine occupies an envia...

Healthy Potato Chips: A Trans Fat Oil With Health Benefits

...A content of soybean oil. The photo-irradiated oil contains 25 percent CLA, Proctor said. Beef and dairy products contain less than 1 percent. The term “trans fatty acids” refers to the manner in which carbon atoms are bound together in the oil molecules. Jain adds iodine as a catalyst to destabilize double...

Australian Firm Develops Low Glycaemic Sugar to Prevent Diabetes

... sugar could also help prevent diabetes because it contains polyphenols, chemicals usually lauded for their antioxidant properties. Source-IANS...

China Introduces Solar-powered Baths

... rely on the burning of low-quality briquette that contains sulfur dioxide and other poisonous elements, which can harm human health and environment. A solar energy bathing scheme set up by the Shandong-based Huangming Solar Energy Group and Yijianeng Solar Energy Company brought the idea of regular bathing...

Revolutionary Pill Promises Relief for Hay Fever Sufferers

... etc. is promised next month. The vaccine pill contains small amounts of Timothy grass pollen; main allerg... follows the hay fever vaccine injection. This too contains protein derivatives of pollen allergens and is based on immunotherapy too. It promises a respite ...

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