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Viral protein is an effective preventative against infection

... unlike antibiotics, which kill many of the body’s beneficial bacteria along with the disease-causing ones they target, lysins are highly specific. Each lysin will only kill a specific type of bacteria, leaving the body’s normal flora untouched. "We knew from our previous experiments that if you treat an ani...

Meat and two neutrons -- the key to a longer life

...an occasional top-up would be sufficient to have a beneficial effect. Ageing experts are impressed with the isotopic approach. Aubrey de Grey, the Cambridge-based gerontologist, says it could be very relevant to the rates of several chemical and enzymatic processes relevant to ageing 'It is a highly novel id...

Organic is healthier: Kiwis prove that green is good

...aused by cholesterol feeding. "This is potentially beneficial to health with regards to heart disease", he added. Casey Gauthier reports on this story in Chemistry & Industry. ### Please acknowledge Chemistry & Industry and / or the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture as the source ...

Blocking immune cell action increases Alzheimer's-associated protein deposits

...t enhancing the accumulation of these cells may be beneficial to patients with early-stage Alzheimer's disease," says Andrew Luster, MD, PhD, director of the MGH Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases and senior author of the report. The researchers also note that drugs that block CCR2 are current...

Satellites shed light on global warming

...e," Rott added. Satellites have been extremely beneficial to scientists in understanding oceanic planetary waves, which are internal waves that have major effects on large-scale ocean circulation and thus on climate. These very long waves travel slowly across the oceanic basins influencing the major oceanic...

Smokers quit after damage to brain region

...a said. Any treatment would need to preserve the beneficial functions of the insula. But Bechara noted that the region appears to be involved specifically in "learned behaviors" rather than the fundamental drives necessary for survival. As a result, it might be possible to target one without disrupting the ot...

100 percent juices found as beneficial to health as fruits and vegetables

...ence that pure fruit and vegetable juices are less beneficial than whole fruit and vegetables.? The researchers add that the positioning of juices as being nutritionally inferior to whole fruits and vegetables in relationship to chronic disease development is “unjustified?and that policies which suggest otherwi...

New research shows why too much memory may be a bad thing

...specifically, the dentate gyrus region, was wholly beneficial to memory. Previous research by Dr. Malleret with co-first author Michael D. Saxe, Ph.D., who was at Columbia when the research took place and is now at the Salk Institute in San Diego, Calif., found that reducing neurogenesis causes long-term memory...

Unique tomatoes tops in disease-fighting antioxidants

...pene into cis-isomers, or if some isomers are more beneficial than others," Schwartz said. The researchers don't know if tomatoes rich in cis-lycopene would provide greater health benefits to humans, but the study's results suggest that tomatoes can be used to increase both the intake and absorption of the h...

Decoy pill saves brain cells

...t prevented damage to the receptor and allowed the beneficial reaction to continue. In addition, it interrupted the feedback loop that stoked calpain activation. "This is potentially a treatment for any conditions that involve this kind of excitotoxicity," Baudry said, and especially, he added, for the "wind...

NASA satellite data helps assess the health of Florida's coral reef

...ortant to the health of reefs. "MODIS imagery is beneficial because it provides more detail than traditional satellites, allowing us to detect conditions down to hundreds of meters - the size of individual reefs," said Christopher Moses, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla. Researchers also used the rec...

Molecular 'marker' on stem cells aids research, perhaps therapies

...w yet,?Dr. Perlingeiro said. “That would be a very beneficial application, not just for guiding therapy, but also for early cancer detection and perhaps prevention.?...

Smashing the time it takes to repair our bones

... body, and then varied the stimulants to extract a beneficial environment for tissue growth," he said. Dr Hannay's research has advanced the understanding of how bone cells can be stimulated to heal factures and has for the first time combined the artificial reproduction of both mechanical and electrical sti...

'Protecting virus' offers instant flu protection and converts flu infections into their own vaccines

...es that the 'protecting virus' would have the same beneficial effect whatever strain of influenza is infecting you. This is because the coat of the virus is irrelevant to the protection process ?the effect works on the virus genes inside the cell. It thus promises to be a highly effective tool when combating ...

Sequencing of the oyster mushroom genome

...from its characteristics that make its consumption beneficial (rich in vitamins and proteins), this fungus is a model for studying the CO 2 cycle ?carbon dioxide being one of the principal gases of the greenhouse effect ?and holds great potential for use in bioremediation –biodegradation of contaminants ? reas...

Edible coatings will be the packaging of the future

...a healthy way and, on the other, they will be very beneficial for the environment given that they will reduce the use of plastics. Despite the advantages presented by the experts, there exists a number of obstacles to the full development of this alternative system. The main one is that of cost. As edible coa...

A valuable fly for research into disease

...this organism and producing results that will have beneficial effects for health; Spain is among the leading countries for research that uses this animal model. Twenty-six international researchers, selected on the basis of their experience in studying human disease using this animal system, will meet for the ...

Eating protein boosts hormone that staves off hunger

...netically modified mice were also resistant to the beneficial effects of a high-protein diet, the researchers re... cause obesity and that PYY appears to mediate the beneficial effects of increased-protein content diets," Batterham said. "One potential weight loss strategy is ...

Ghengis Khan wonder berry could conquer heart disease

...ch retains more than 40% of polyphenols - the same beneficial chemicals found in red wine, 50% of flavonoids and 70% of vitamin C present in the pulp of the red berries. Antioxidants in the berries inhibit so-called 'bad' LDL cholesterol oxidisation, which could provide a new weapon to fight cardiovascular ...

Fishy cooperation

...field, of the tendencies involved in this mutually beneficial arrangement. The investigators were able to demonstrate that the two predators seek each other's company, spending more time together than expected by chance. They also found that groupers actively recruit moray eels through a curious head shake made...

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