Green Tea, Mushroom Extract Combo Slows Sarcomas
2 Chinese studies show cancer treatment extended survival time in mice TUESDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of the active ingredients in reishi mushrooms and green tea inhibited the growth of tumors and extended survival time of mice with sarcomas, two Chinese studies sho...Extracts from reishi mushroom and green tea shows synergistic effect to slow sarcoma
Both the reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum; Lingzhi) and green tea have long held a place in traditional medicine in China and other Asian countries, for the general promotion of health and long life and for the treatment of specific diseases. More recent scientific studies have confirmed that bo...Private Health-care Clinics Mushroom in Ontario
Proliferation of private health-care clinics in Ontario has caught the attention of the ministry. Zoltan Nagy, intervening president of the Canadian Independent Medical// Clinics Association, confesses to being aware of five to 10 private clinics which have set up shop in the recent months, but ref...A Mushroom Extract May Impact the Body’s Immune Syste
Can the extract of a mushroom that is commonly found in the woods of North America, Asia and Europe have a beneficial impact// on the human immune system? A small study using “Turkey Tail” mushroom (Trametes versicolor) extract, has found that it may. The “Turkey Tail” mushroom is too tough to...US Whizkids Create Eco-friendly Building Material from Mushroom
Mushroom for insulation, anyone? Eben Bayer of Vermont and his colleague Gavin McIntyre have done exactly that, almost . The two have together created and already patented "Greensulate" formula, an organic, fire-retardant board made of water, flour, oyster mushroom spores and perlite, a minera...New Nutrisystem Works(TM) Offers Corporate America New Weapon in the Fight Against Obesity
...risystem customers can choose from up to 170 restaurant-style menu items, including new gourmet, fresh frozen meals such as Shrimp Alfredo, Portobello mushroom Beef Tips and even ice cream, all delivered right to the customer's door. Nutrisystem customers receive 24/7 support through free phone counseling wit...Monterey Mushrooms Launches Vitamin D Enriched Sun Grill-A-Bella and White Mushrooms
..., supplying products for sale to supermarkets, foodservice and ingredient manufacture operations, and for preparation of processed, canned, and frozen mushroom products. For more information visit www.montereymushrooms.com . ...Skip the Burgers and Throw Some Veggies on the Grill
...s for the summer cookout FRIDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- If you're given the choice between a grilled hamburger or a grilled Portobello mushroom this Memorial Day weekend, go for the veggie. Eating meat that's charred or well-done raises the risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a recent s...Natural Killer Cells May Help Protect Against New Strains of Influenza Virus
... the peer-reviewed journals Nutrition Research , Journal of Nutrition and Nutritional Reviews demonstrating that supplementation with a medicinal mushroom based compound called Active Hexose Correlated Compound (AHCC) increases the non-specific NK cell response to primary influenza virus infection, incre...Doctors Urge Precaution to Shield Against Swine Flu
...onal strategies, including specific dietary supplements, can support peak NK cell function and defend peak health. One such compound, a fermented mushroom extract known as Active Hexose Correlated Compound (AHCC), is standardized, has been extensively studied in animals and humans, and is the subject of...Barrett Micro Mushroom Manipulator
Description: Ideal for nucleus manipulation during phacoemulsification. Also used for manipulating and rotating IOLs within the anterior chamber. Round knurled handle...New species of phallus-shaped mushroom named after California Academy of Sciences scientist
SAN FRANCISCO (June 15, 2009) - It's two inches long, grows on wood, and is shaped like a phallus. A new species of stinkhorn mushroom, Phallus drewesii , has been discovered on the African island of Sao Tome and graces the upcoming cover of the journal Mycologia . The mushroom is named after R...Sequencing of the oyster mushroom genome
Professor of Microbiology at the Public University of Navarre, Antonio Gerardo Pisabarro de Lucas, is leading an international project to sequence the genome of the oyster mushroom. The project research team is composed of scientists from nineteen universities and research centres from Europe, Cana...Advances in the characterisation of the oyster mushroom genes
The oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), apart from reducing cholesterol and having anticancerogenic properties, is characterised for its capacity for breaking down cellulose. Finding out which genes are responsible for this activity ?the reason why the fungus is sometimes used as a decontaminati...Changing sexes on the sea floor
... ― essential to all life in the ocean ― currently threatened by global warming. In times of stress like extreme hot spells, the female mushroom coral (known as a fungiid coral) switches its sex so that most of the population becomes male. The advantage of doing so, says the world-renowned cora...Understanding phosphorus in soils is vital to proper management
...bruary issue of the Soil Science Society of America Journal. Regardless of the type of organic materials applied (dairy, swine, poultry, or spent mushroom compost), orthophosphate (inorganic P) was the single dominant P form, more so in treated soils (79-93% of total P) than in untreated soils (33-71%). ...UCR researchers propose minocycline as a promising drug for patients with Fragile X syndrome
...During early development dendritic spines have immature finger-like shapes. But learning stabilizes the synapses and dendritic spines take on a mature mushroom shape, which make them more efficient. The brains of patients with Fragile X syndrome have an overabundance of immature dendritic spines. In ...Moths with a nose for learning
...exta, to extend its proboscis in anticipation of a dollop of sucrose after being given a scent cue. The researchers attached electrodes to the insects mushroom bodies, a structure in their brains known to be integral to learning and memory, in order to observe the mental representation of the scent through sp...Monitoring outcomes of suicide attempts in pregnancy can better assess drug dangers
... pregnant women were admitted and 1021 of these attempted suicide with drugs (the other 23 pregnant women had accidental intoxication due to poisonous mushroom ingestion or carbon monoxide). Among them, these women had 411 live-born infants, and 367 exposed children were evaluated with cognitive and behav...Brain tweak lets sleep-deprived flies stay sharp
...ent in sleep-deprived flies. Seugnet genetically altered a line of flies so they made more copies of a dopamine receptor in brain regions known as the mushroom bodies. These areas are roughly equivalent to the human hippocampus, which is involved in learning and memory. Sleep-deprived flies with extra dop...CSHL scientists identify a mechanism that helps fruit flies lock-in memories
...Dubnaus lab performed the final step. They genetically engineered flies that made especially large amounts of Pum protein in a brain region called the mushroom body where memory storage occurs. They then confirmed that, in such flies, the protein product of the dlg1 gene was dramatically reduced in this brain...Innovative Beverage Products Launches New Product Designed to Enhance the Body's Immune Defense
...ients used in the Immunity Enhanced Beverage include: -- Green tea extract / polyphenols -- Grape seed extract / grape skin extract -- mushroom extract -- Vitamin C -- Niacin / Vitamin B12 -- Vitamin B6 -- Folate -- Zinc -- Sodium "In our research we found cons...Massachusetts Company May Have Silver Bullet In Vitamin D Fight Against Disease
...t in mushrooms substantially. Dole, the world's largest producer and marketer of fresh fruits and vegetables, has been treating Portobello and other mushroom varieties with light flashes and found that the vitamin D level increased significantly. In a recent article by The Packer magazine, Gary Schroeder, d...