Consumption Of High-flavanol Cocoa Improves Skin Structure And Function May 23, 2006
Cocoa butter has long been used topically in many skin creams and cosmetics because it is thought to be good for the skin. Now, new research just published in the Journal of Nutrition reveals the potential benefits of consuming flavanol-rich cocoa and how it might actually benefit skin from the inside out. [click link for full article]
WHO Director-General Lee Jong-wook Dies After Blood Clot Surgery
World Health Organization Director-General Lee Jong-wook in Geneva on Monday died after undergoing emergency surgery for a blood clot in his brain, Reuters reports. Lee, a native of South Korea, was 61 (Waddington, Reuters, 5/22). [click link for full article]
Purdue Researchers Find ‘Switch’ For Skeletal-muscle Atrophy
Researchers in Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine have discovered genetic and drug-treatment methods to arrest the type of muscle atrophy often caused by muscle disuse, as well as aging and diseases such as cancer.
Key Stress Protein Linked To Toxicities Responsible For Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s
Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have discovered a mechanistic link between cellular stress caused by free radicals, such as nitric oxide, and the accumulation of misfolded proteins, which leads to nerve cell injury and death in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease: Disulphide Isomerase (PDI), a chaperone protein needed for proper protein folding. Understanding the PDI pathway may lead to the development of new therapeutic approaches for these neurodegenerative diseases.
For The Future Hydrogen Economy, A Tiny, Self-powered Sensor
Hydrogen has been called "the fuel of the future." But the gas is invisible, odorless and explosive at high concentrations, posing a safety problem for hydrogen-powered cars, filling stations and other aspects of the so-called hydrogen economy.
Low Carbohydrate Diet Did Not Increase Bone Loss, Study Finds
A strict low-carbohydrate diet had no effect on bone loss for adults following an Adkins-type diet for weight loss, a study by rheumatologists at the University of South Florida found. The clinical study is published in the online issue of the journal Osteoporosis International.
New Space Observations Poised To Save Lives From Floods, Landslides
Using NASA’s advanced Earth-observing satellites, scientists have discovered a new opportunity to build early detection systems that might protect thousands from floods and landslides. This potential breakthrough in disaster monitoring and warning links satellite observations of soil type, vegetation and land slope with observations of rainfall, rivers and topography.
Salk Research Suggests The Existence Of Specialized Neurons That Distinguish Swagger From Sway
It doesn’t take John Wayne’s deliberate, pigeon-toed swagger or Marilyn Monroe’s famously wiggly sway to judge a person’s gender based on the way they move. People are astonishingly accurate when asked to judge the gender of walking human figures, even when they are represented by 15 small dots of light attached to major joints of the body.
Bacterium That Causes Kidney Stones And Complicated Urinary Tract Infections Gives Up Its …
Scientists now have inside information to use in the fight against Proteus mirabilis — a nasty bacterium that can cause kidney stones, as well as hard-to-treat urinary tract infections.
Boost To Vaccine Development: New Approach Provides Potent, Long-lasting Immunity
The field of vaccine development is getting a boost from new research that has identified a promising vaccine delivery approach, which in animal studies produced long-term immune protection after just one immunization. University of Pittsburgh researchers, who report their findings in the journal Immunity, say the method has particular relevance for efforts aimed at preventing or controlling infectious diseases, such as HIV or influenza, or stopping the progression of cancer.
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