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20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009
..., researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have identified 20 genes involved in cholesterol metabolism , potentially leading to new treatments for heart disease and other cholestero...
Treatment For Gaucher Disease From Protalix
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 4, 2009
...opharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins - Protalix - is currently producing proteins for the treatment of Gaucher disease using t...
Fish Detection Test Under Development
in Allergies, on June 30, 2009
...tree nuts, wheat, soy, cow's milk and egg, currently there's still no way to test for fish proteins in food materials," Hsieh said.
"With the increase in the production and consumpt...
OTC Prostate Cancer Test Kit in the Making
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...irst mixes in a solution. The nanoparticles are engineered to attach themselves to cancer-producing proteins related to the type of cancer she is targeting. When she places a drop of blood in the solu...
Fenofibrate and Risk of Amputation in Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on May 25, 2009
... The cholesterol-lowering drug fenofibrate , when used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes cuts the risk of a first diabetes-related limb amputation by 36%.
Such were the findings recently report...
Cigarette Smoke Can Prevent Allergies
in Allergies, on May 22, 2009
... mast cells with a cigarette smoke-infused solution prevented the release of inflammation-inducing proteins in response to allergens, without affecting other mast cell immune functions.
The mast cell...
Dana-Farber Researchers Create DNA Origami
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 22, 2009
...roscope, will functionally mimic our own cellular processes, which build transport systems to carry proteins and various other elements to other cells."
More here from Wired ... and the pres...
Nutramigen AA Amino Acid Based Formula for Infants with Cow's Milk Allergies
in Allergies, on May 12, 2009
...quot;hypoallergenic" formula milk in the market, there are only a handful of milk formula with proteins that contain proteins that are completely hydrolyzed or cut up into its amino acid componen...
Saliva Test: Non-invasive Method To Detect Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on April 28, 2009
...ttle cost in a doctor's office or at a patient's home.
"Our goal was to characterize proteins in human saliva that may indicate prediabetes and type-2," said Srinivasa R. Nagall...
Breasfeeding is Good for Moms Too
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 26, 2009
...12 months have lesser risk of heart disease factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol compared to women who did not breastfeed.
Women in their 60s who had breast-fed for mor...
Online Health Tool Empowers Women to Take Control of Their Health
in Well Woman Blog, on April 15, 2009
... monitor and correlate multiple health and lifestyle categories such as blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol, medications, glucose levels, sleeping habits, mood, exercise and daily food intake to i...
Food Allergy Friendly Treats from HomeFree
in Allergies, on April 14, 2009
... grain - each cookie serving contains at least ½ serving of whole grains
· Without trans fat or cholesterol
· Free of peanuts, tree nuts, eggs and dairy
· Fine for most people allergic to wheat (not g...
Cancer Research UK Announces Nanotech Breakthrough
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 13, 2009
...ticles carried anti-tumor genes into cancer cells and 'zapped' them by causing them to make proteins that killed the cancer," according to Medical News Today's Catharine Paddock .
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Powder-Free Latex Gloves Reduce Latex Allergy Related Illness
in Allergies, on March 12, 2009
...oned that the use of powdered gloves makes it worse for someone who has latex allergies. The rubber proteins adhere to the powder, which may become airborne and inhaled, thus providing additional cont...
Heart Disease, Diabetes and Your Diet
in Daily Diabetic, on February 15, 2009
...ckers and other processed foods and packages. Also, limit intake of foods high in saturated fat and cholesterol.
Choose non-fat dairy, and have several "meatless meals" every week. Use bea...
Insulin May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
in Daily Diabetic, on February 3, 2009
...sed to treat type 2 diabetes. They discovered that insulin protected the cells from clumps of toxic proteins called amyloid beta-derived diffusible ligands (ADDLs), which target nerve connections in t...
Randy Jackson on Diabetes: An Old Dawg Can Learn New Tricks!
in Daily Diabetic, on January 24, 2009
...jor studies were published to look at the connections between cardiovascular health and controlling cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose in people with type 2 diabetes. Some of the initial re...
Hydramycin: New Antibiotic Compound from Hydra
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 20, 2009
...he compound, called hydramacin-1, shares virtually no similarity with any other known antibacterial proteins except for two other antimicrobials found in leech, and has been shown in laboratory studie...
Steve Jobs 首次承认健康问题
in Wangtam, on January 6, 2009
...n "robbing" me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy. Sophisticated blood tests have confirmed this diagnosis.
The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straigh...
11 New Cardiovascular Risk Gene Variants Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 19, 2008
...three blood lipids measured to determine cardiovascular disease risk (low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglycerides). These findings were published in the...
You Don't Have to be Oprah to receive the Benefits of Acai
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 17, 2008
...ded with the natural properties of the Açaí berry to promote energy, healthy digestion, cholesterol management, a strong immune system, and even a healthy, youthful complexion. Pick up a bottle today ...
Heart Disease, Diabetes and CardioChek®
in Daily Diabetic, on October 30, 2008
...lth. With just a small drop of blood, CardioChek® allows Americans to easily test their glucose, cholesterol and other cardiovascular health indicators at home.
CardioChek® is the first and only ...
Stress May Exacerbate Skin Diseases
in Allergies, on October 27, 2008
...her numbers of mature white blood cells in the skin. Furthermore, blocking the function of two proteins that attract immune cells to the skin, LFA-1 and ICAM-1, prevented the stress-induced increa...
Chicken Soup Against High Blood Pressure
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 20, 2008
...gh blood pressure , according to Japanese researchers .
Apparently, chicken breasts have collagen proteins which have similar effects to ACE inhibitors - the main medications for the treatment of ...
Green Fluorescent Protein in Jellyfish is Center of This Year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 9, 2008
... of the Marine Biological Laboratory, said in a statement. "GFP is revealing, for example, how proteins move and interact in cells."
The glowing protein, called GFP, is now an important ev...
Giant Knotwood Extract Regalia Biopesticide
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 26, 2008
...ant's own natural defense mechanisms so plants produce and accumulate higher levels of natural proteins and other compounds that inhibit disease development."
According to their press rele...
Pentazocine May Protect Against Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage
in Daily Diabetic, on September 25, 2008
...igma receptors help protect cells from stress by ensuring an adequate level of the properly folded proteins they need for normal function. Dr. Smith and others have shown that sigma receptors are loca...
Heart of Diabetes: Randy Jackson Helps Individuals Get in the K.N.O.W. about Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on September 24, 2008
... diabetes. Only 7.3 percent of those who have the disease achieve blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol treatment goals.
"I know first hand the impact this difficult disease can have on so...
Protein Biomarkers in Urine for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 11, 2008
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Rob Broek Researchers have identified proteins in urine samples which may be used as an indicator of the presence and progress of Bovine Spongiform Encepha...
September is...
in Do you like to cook?, on September 5, 2008
...cuit month. It is also the month to celebrate honey , papaya and mushrooms.
September is National Cholesterol Education month and Better Breakfast month. It has also been deemed National Chicken mo...
More on Latex and Nitrile Glove Allergies
in Allergies, on August 31, 2008
...llergist for testing using a western blot or rast assay to determine if they are allergic to either proteins, other raw materials or chemical acclerators. Vinyl gloves typically have more pinholes an...
OLive Leaf Extract Lower Cholesterol and Hypertension
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 30, 2008
...s that a 1000mg of a specific olive leaf extract ( EFLA®943 , Trademark: Benolea) can lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure in patients with mild hypertension (high blood pressure).
To te...
Clorox Anywhere® Anti-Allergen Fabric Spray
in Allergies, on August 27, 2008
...holstery and fabrics throughout the house. The formula works by changing the structure of allergen proteins, rendering them inactive. The fragrance-free, dye-free spray is safe on virtually all fabric...
FRO7 Gene Vital to Photosynthesis and Iron Metabolism in Plants
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 27, 2008
...ast Iron acquisition and is required for efficient photosynthesis. The FRO family is a group of proteins that transfers electrons from ferric iron (Fe3+) to reduce it to another kind of iron (Fe2+...
MyFoodAdvisor(TM) Launched by ADA
in Daily Diabetic, on August 11, 2008
...nutrition information: people with diabetes because of the consistent portions of carbohydrates and proteins; people with or at risk for heart disease because of the option to search by fiber, sodium ...
Silk Optics: Biodegradable and Biocompatible Optics
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 7, 2008
...oiled cocoons of the Bombyx mori silkworm in a water solution and extracted the glue-like sericin proteins. The purified silk protein solution was ultimately poured onto negative molds of ruled and ...
Latest Katie Holmes And Tom Cruise News
in The Celebrities Weblog, on August 7, 2008
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While online at the supermarket a few days ago waiting to check out my low calorie, low fat, low cholesterol, low sodium , low carbohydrate, low flavor food, I scanned the gossip mags.
Right...
Roadrunner & Co: Was die schnellsten Supercomputer leisten
in Daily Innovation, on July 23, 2008
...g.
Doch wofür wird soviel Rechenleistung benötigt? Etwa um die räumlich Struktur eines Proteins aus einer chemischen Formel zu berechnen . So können mit Computerhilfe neue Medikamente entwickeln z...
Genetically Modified Salmonella Delivers Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 17, 2008
...nized individual serves as its own factory to produce (manufacture) the protective antigens (proteins) from the S. pneumoniae pathogen. This ability to cause manufacture in the immunized indivi...
Diet and Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on July 15, 2008
...ng C-peptide , fasting proinsulin, fasting blood glucose, fasting triglycerides, and fasting cholesterol and PAI-1.
Of course diet alone is not going to put type 2 diabetes on a tight least! W...
Hyaluronic Acid as Natural Moisturizer for Contact Lenses
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 15, 2008
...cal properties.
It was also found that using hyaluronic acid considerably reduces the build up of proteins which can cloudy contact lens material, the cause of up to 30 per cent of all after-care vi...
Paradise Bakery Apple Flip and Various Fruit Pies
in Allergies, on July 12, 2008
... products may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in persons with allergies to milk or egg proteins.
Read more from Canda News Centre
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Trans-Fatty Acids Dont Increase Diabetes Risk. Really?!
in Daily Diabetic, on July 10, 2008
Well, we all know trans-fatty acids are bad for our health. Bad for the heart, bad for the body, it's just bad right? Now, a new study in rats is saying that trans-fatty acid doesn't seem to increase the risk of diabetes . Really?!
In none of the cases did the diet alter the rat&#...
Lycopene: Equally Effective as Statins for Arterial Health
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 8, 2008
...ished in the journal Nutrition - supplementation of lycopene may be as effective as statins (cholesterol lowering drugs) in reducing the formation of plaques in the arteries that cause atheroscl...
Artichoke Leaf Extract (ALE) Can Lower Cholesterol Levels
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 7, 2008
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Artichoke leaf extract (ALE) can reduce cholesterol levels in healthy adults, said a research in UK.
Levels dropped six per cent in otherwise healthy adults with raised choleste...
Asthmatic Adults Needed for Study on Omega-3 Supplements
in Allergies, on July 3, 2008
...nt of asthma and assessment of the effects of your current therapy
blood samples are required for cholesterol testing
provided with dietary supplementation of omega-3 fatty acid capsules for two t...
Fun with Science at P&G University
in Are you a beauty?, on June 25, 2008
...t Science ,' P&G's R&D team was inspired by the discovery of aquaporins, which are proteins consisting of tiny micro-channels embedded in the skin cell walls underneath the skin's...
Halle Berry's Post-Pregnancy Workout
in Next Nine Months, on May 25, 2008
...Berry reportedly drinks lots of water and eats plenty of vegetables, complex carbohydrates and lean proteins.
Now you know the secret. The challenge now is to find the time and energy to do all that!...
Diabetes Drug Spending Moves Up
in Daily Diabetic, on May 15, 2008
...While spending growth in cholesterol-lowering drugs fall, spending growth in prescription diabetes drugs are on top.
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Such were the new findings reported by Medco Health Solutions...
Using Skin Flaps to Deliver Anti-Cancer Drugs
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 15, 2008
...astic and Reconstructive surgery , doctors report of using skin flaps to deliver anti-cancer proteins on rat tumors, resulting in a 79 percent reduction in tumor volume.
"This new techni...
Preventing Allergies in High Risk Children
in Allergies, on May 14, 2008
...I watch what I eat, avoiding possible allergens especially nuts, as I am breastfeeding her and nut proteins are known to be passed on via the breastmilk . Come to think of it, avoiding nuts is not al...
Yogurt: Source of Good Bacteria
in Latina Viva, on May 8, 2008
...obiotics (the good bacteria), and helps combat bacterial diarrhea, reduce food allergies, lower cholesterol , prevent UTI , and enhance your immune system... for starters.
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Natural Sugar Tagatose May Treat Type 2 Diabetes
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 21, 2008
...etes, tagatose shows potential for promoting weight loss and raising high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, both important ancillary effects in controlling diabetes ," the authors say,...
Flour Beetle Genome Sequence
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 30, 2008
... of about 200 million nucleotides (DNA building blocks) that code for about 16,000 genes (or 16,000 proteins). These sequencing efforts are extremely important for agriculture and will enable the deve...
Nana's Cookies: Dairy-Free, Egg-Free
in Allergies, on March 29, 2008
...ients that will never be found in Nana's baked goods: No Dairy, No Refined Sugars, No Eggs, No Cholesterol, No Trans Fats, No Hydrogenated Oils, No Preservatives, and No GMO's. Nana's Cook...
6种超级食物
in IN 女人, on March 27, 2008
想看起来健康苗条又健康吗？既可降低你体内的胆固醇含量，又可以防癌，还可以美容……科学家研究说这6种食物可以！其实它们在我们东方人的饮食结构中非常常见，
Salivary Proteomics as a Diagnostic Tool
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 26, 2008
... Soon, salivary proteins may replace blood tests as diagnostic tools, as researchers carry on research cataloguing the "complete" salivary proteome , a set of proteins in human ductal sa...
Fibrin Sealant, Artiss: FDA-Approved for Burn Patients
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 19, 2008
...just been approved by the US FDA .
Fibrin sealants are tissue adhesives that contain the proteins fibrinogen and thrombin, which are essential in the clotting of blood. Artiss (Fibrin Seala...
Overweight People, More Likely to Have Allergies and Asthma
in Allergies, on March 19, 2008
...ests of overweight and obese patients with seasonal allergies had triple the levels of inflammatory proteins as normal weight patients with allergies.
"We've actually seen a big increase in ...
Fermentation Reduces Soy's Allergenicity
in Allergies, on March 10, 2008
...man nutrition.
"Why do we see this reduced immunoreactivity? During the fermentation process, proteins are broken down into very small pieces, pieces that can't be identified by the antibodi...
Two Protein Receptors Control Stomach Relaxation Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 5, 2008
...side the stomach wall and these nerves release molecules that stimulate the P2Y1 and P2Y11 receptor proteins embedded in muscle cells in the gut wall.
Blocking these receptors may prevent the relaxa...
Using Chicken Antibodies for Detecting HER2 Breast Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 27, 2008
...eport of a novel method to detect an aggressive form of breast cancer that overproduce HER2-encoded proteins, using antibodies from chicken.
In a paper in the International Journal of Cancer, the N...
Can Brown Rice Lower Diabetes Risk?
in Daily Diabetic, on February 13, 2008
...etes effect of including brown rice in your diet:
A simple change in your diet can now lower your cholesterol level and protect you against cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrom...
Do Not Use Oat-Containing Skin Products for Atopic Eczema
in Allergies, on January 22, 2008
...hildren with eczema showed that about a third of kids with such skin allergies are allergic to oat proteins .
Overall, 32.5 percent of the children were sensitive to oats, study investigators report...
Welchol™ (colesevelam HCl), FDA-Approved for Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on January 21, 2008
...e first and only medication approved to reduce both glucose levels and low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (LDL-C).
Pivotal data presented at the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) 6...
Novel Genetic Variants Linked to Heart Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 13, 2008
...al collaboration of scientists have discovered more than 25 genetic variants in 18 genes linked to cholesterol and lipid levels . Such findings may help in estimating an individual's genetic risk...
Statins and Diabetes Patients
in Daily Diabetic, on January 11, 2008
...In a separate post, I wrote about the anti-cancer properties of statins .
Statins are cholesterol-lowering drugs taken by people with cardiovascular conditions.
Now, according to a study le...
(Pro3)GIP Injections May reverse Obesity and Diabetes
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 6, 2008
...ake, and circulating glucose concentrations. The levels remained elevated throughout the study. The cholesterol and triglycerides levels increased at day 50.
* consumption of the high fat diet resu...
WHB #114 - Some Like It Hot!
in Do you like to cook?, on January 5, 2008
...tment for arthritis and psoriasis . Capsaicin may also help to protect your heart by reducing cholesterol.
Cultures around the world that use hot peppers liberally in their meals have significa...
A common grass against diabetes?
in Daily Diabetic, on December 31, 2007
...s is also beneficial for person suffering from obesity as the extract brought down the level of bad cholesterol by around 35 percent.
The experiment concluded that the best suited doze would be 500 ...
