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Helping the neurology of kidney failure

...ch acts as a chemical signal - interacts with free radicals so creating a condition called oxidative stress, which damages brain cells. However, if rats with kidney failure are treated with an antioxidant drug, much of this damage can be prevented. Further research is needed to see whether the antioxidant t...

Renal problem alleviated

...ve damage caused by the interaction of oxygen free radicals with nitric oxide, in areas of their cerebral cort...r the oxidative stress. “This study shows how free radicals and nitric oxide interact to produce oxidative stress and help cause these neurological dysfunctions...

Vitamin C for the heart

...eutralize" these compounds and reduce damage, free radicals can also deplete antioxidants from the body when overall levels are low. The investigators found that patients with PAD had vitamin C blood levels nearly twice as low as those in people without PAD....

Nitric oxide involved in high blood pressure

....// As pressure increases, molecules called free radicals and reactive oxygen species cause cellular damage ... They further showed that increased levels of free radicals by themselves can cause hypertension. Harmful levels of free radicals are often reduced by certain a...

Antioxidants found in chocolates

...ucose in cells to release energy. Unchecked, free radicals damage cell components like DNA and proteins, setting the scene for heart disease, cancer and other health problems. Antioxidants also help prevent blood clots and inflammation.// The reason for recommending lots of fresh fruits and vegetables is b...

Stay young the Chinese way

...d of oxygenic molecule, scientifically called free radicals left by metabolic performance, causes oxidation an... out of grape-stones, can sweep out redundant free radicals in the human body and so reduce the rate of oxidation. The anti-oxidation function of OPC is 50 time...

Eat Vitamin C and stay young

...ay a role in cell and tissue damage caused by free radicals and other highly reactive molecules. That does not mean that the vitamin isn't important in less healthy people, including smokers, who tend to have higher levels of isoprostanes, said Dr. Jason Morrow, professor of medicine and pharmacology at Van...

Tea drinkers have lower rates of heart disease

... in fruits and vegetables, mop up the harmful free radicals produced by the body's chemistry. Left unchecked, free radicals damage cell components like DNA and protein molecules, causing cancer. Black, green and oolong tea a...

Tea Tales

...s oxidative stress. Oxidation produces free radicals these are unstable molecules which occur naturally...l and BP.Polyphenols can stop the damage that free radicals do to cells, neutralise enzymes essential for tumour growth and de-activate cancer promoters. A...

Vitamin Shields Brittle Bones

...an antioxidant, meaning it soaks up so-called free radicals or substances that can damage tissue, including bone. The dose of vitamin E given to the rats was equivalent to what a human would take as a dietary supplement, about 400 international units or IU daily. Combining estrogen and vitamin E did not appea...

Vitamin E, the latest warrior against diabetes

...ts the body against diabetes by acting on the free radicals produced in the body which cause the complications... Diabetics have an abnormally high levels of free radicals in the body due to the high levels of glucose in the blood. Also researchers showed that vitamin E ...

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