Common Chemical From Seaweed Could Help In The Fight Against Cervical Cancer Virus-HPV

Researchers claim that a common chemical used to thicken everything from baby food to sexual lubricants may help fight the virus that causes cervical cancer// and genital warts. Researchers found the thickener, carrageenan, prevented human papilloma viruses (HPV) from attaching to cells in la...

Frost & Sullivan Lauds Marigot Ltd. and GTC Nutrition for Their Innovative CalciLife(TM)

...-oligosaccharides (scFOS(R)). Utilising the multi-mineral absorption and enhancement facility of the prebiotic and sourcing the minerals from a novel seaweed source, the product format within CalciLife(TM) delivers an optimised mineral delivery system for consumers, particularly for calcium delivery in the ...

Slugs a home run with NIH

...r rearing larvae and juveniles, but our work continues to evolve." In addition to Aplysia , the staff at the facility also raises over 200 lbs. of seaweed per week to feed the animals. Aplysia eat approximately 20% of their body weight a day. Thus, it is necessary for the facility to grow in excess of...

Zatik Organic Beauty Care Lunch Seaweed-Herbal Wrinkle Reduction and Natural Skin Whitening Products

... Zatik announces two new products seaweed Wrinkle Cream enriched with certified organic herb...) May 1, 2009 -- Affordable, effective and quality seaweed Wrinkle Cream and Brightening Cream are developed ...nd even skin tone. Visit Zatik natural to try seaweed Wrinkle and Brightening creams from frosted jar an...

Seaweed and fireflies brew may guide stem cell treatment for peripheral artery disease

... An unlikely brew of seaweed and glow-in-the-dark biochemical agents may hold the key to the safe use of...t the rabbit stem cells from attack by the host's immune system. Within the seaweed capsule, they added X-ray contrast agents to allow the capsules to be seen ...

'Seeing' Stem Cells Helps in Fight Against Peripheral Arterial Disease

...tly labeling the stem cells themselves. Hopkins researchers used a new technique that encloses stem cells in an alginate capsule or "bubble" made from seaweed that contains stem cells to create factors to recruit the building of new vessels along with an X-ray-visible contrast agent. Tested in a rabbit model...

Society of Interventional Radiology Hosts 34th Annual Scientific Meeting

...ease (PAD). A major research center presents its findings on advancing this research with the help of a firefly-like bioluminescence imaging agent and seaweed "bubble." (Embargoed for release until Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 9 a.m. Eastern) B-roll and illustrations are available. Examining Heart At...

Photos: Hotel Casa del Mar Offers New 'Wellness Your Way' Program

... in eco-luxury. The new spa will feature treatments utilizing Voya Organic seaweed products , exclusive to Casa in the Los Angeles area. Guests can experience Voya's 100% certified organic seaweed Leaf Body Wrap Ritual to revitalize skin condition, relax tired muscles, an...

Spare Us the Salt! Oregonians Paying a Hefty Price for Hidden Salt

.... -- Read the label -- Be sure to check the label. To assure that fresh proteins have not been 'enhanced' with unnecessary, salt-containing water or seaweed extracts, look for a sodium content of 70 mg or less per serving. -- Know your numbers -- Aim for a general guideline of 500 mg of total sodium per ...

New Skin Revitalizing Product Uses Naturally Occurring Serum for the Repair of Sun Damaged Skin

...yet available within the limits of contemporary science. The other components of the formulation are also natural, including stabilized vitamin C, seaweed extracts, and Hyaluonic Acid. All three are well known for their positive effects on the skin. It is 100% natural, non-comedogenic, hypoallergenic, ...

Seaweed in Medical Products

Neutrogena® Anti-Cellulite Treatment

Description:...roven to reduce the appearance of cellulite within eight weeks. This patented cream-gel formula combines Retinol, the purest form of Vitamin A, with seaweed Extract and Caffeine. It works deep within skin's surface to improve elasticity and firmness and reduce bumpy appearance. Fast absorbing, it has a fre...
Company:Neutrogena Corporation

Seaweed in Biological News

Billion-year revision of plant evolution timeline may stem from discovery of lignin in seaweed

Land plants' ability to sprout upward through the air, unsupported except by their own woody tissues, has long been considered one of the characteristics separating them from aquatic plants, which rely on water to support them. Now lignin, one of the chemical underpinnings vital to the self-su...

Brown seaweed contains promising fat fighter, weight reducer

The study, which was directed by Scripps Research Professor Benjamin Cravatt, Ph.D., is being published in the September 8 issue of The Journal of Biological Chemistry. The new study describes a pathway-different than the one previously suggested-for the biosynthesis of neurotransmitter lipids, N...

In the turf war against seaweed, coral reefs more resilient than expected

...pear to be more resistant to one potential menace seaweed than previously thought, according to new researc...the study. "Our findings show that's not the case. seaweed have taken over and are dominating some reefs, but... that while there were moderate local increases in seaweed cover over the study period, only four percent of ...

Reef boom beats doom

...ve and severe coral bleaching in the Keppel Islands, in the southern part of the GBR. The damaged reefs were quickly smothered by a single species of seaweed an event that can spell the total loss of the corals. However, a lucky combination of rare circumstances meant the reefs were able to achieve a sp...

Case Western Reserve University engineers hit pay dirt with clay mixture

...gh-temperature materials throughout refineries. But milk is not the only bio-based substance the group has used. He has also experimented with the seaweed protein alginate used to thicken ice creams and materials from corn like corn starch, but overall casein continues to produce a better product. THE...

'Seeing' stem cells helps in fight against peripheral arterial disease

...tly labeling the stem cells themselves. Hopkins researchers used a new technique that encloses stem cells in an alginate capsule or "bubble" made from seaweed that contains stem cells to create factors to recruit the building of new vessels along with an X-rayvisible contrast agent. Tested in a rabbit model ...

Society of Interventional Radiology hosts 34th annual scientific meeting

...ease (PAD). A major research center presents its findings on advancing this research with the help of a firefly-like bioluminescence imaging agent and seaweed "bubble." (Embargoed for release until Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 9 a.m. Eastern) B-roll and illustrations are available. Examining Heart Attack R...

Cell-building discovery could reduce need for some animal research

...ier study highlighted the invention of a 3-D Petri dish about the size of a peanut-butter cup and made of agarose, a complex carbohydrate derived from seaweed with the consistency of Jell-O. Morgan and students in his lab developed the dish, creating a product where cells do not stick to the surface. Instead...

Phycology in China

...as Chinese traditional medicine and cited in Chinese literatures as early as 2500 years ago. Since 1949 China has successfully established the largest seaweed cultivation industry in the world. Algae, the essential resource of health food, pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals, play an increasingly significant ...

Diversity of plant-eating fishes may be key to recovery of coral reefs

...h types, and some had no fish at all. The cages were observed for a period of ten months starting in November 2003, and the change in coral cover and seaweed growth was measured. "For the cages in which we mixed the two species of herbivores, the fish were able to remove much more of the upright seaweeds...

Seaweed in Biological Dictionary

Thallus

... for vitamins, supplements & natural health products - Promotes Weight Loss Single Herb Supplement Bladderwrack thallus (Fucus vesiculosus) is a seaweed that... ...