Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 4790813 In a trial involving sets of twins, a study published in Phytotherapy Research suggests that a 1000mg of a specific olive leaf extract (EFLA®943,...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Alasdair ThomsonIn small scale trials, sweet potatoes grown in Maryland and Alabama has been shown to yield two to three times as much carbohydrate for fuel ethanol...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrejs ZemdegaResearchers have shown that a gene called FRO7 is vital for efficient photosynthesis and for iron metabolism, processes necessary for producing a healthy...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Stephanie Horrocks Researchers have designed a nano-sized "trojan horse" particle to aid in the absorption of antioxidants in the gut by protectin antioxidants...
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Scientists have developed an alternative to animal-based materials such as Matrigel-coated plates for culturing the stem cells, which produce cells that are cells unsuitable for medical use. First,...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Grigory Bibikov Research findings lead by Prof. Eliezer Flescher of The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University reported that a compound derived from the...
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In animal trials, researchers have demonstrated that vaccinations based on amyloid-like protein found in potato virus produced strong levels of antibodies that could attach to amyloid beta protein...
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Filed in archive Microbiology
by ruth on August 23, 2008
Researchers have identified a diatom called Skeletonema costatum that can reduce the levels of the red tide's toxicity to animals and other algae as well. "What we do know is that this...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Craig Veltri In a recent clinical trial, researchers report a significant reduction of tooth decay in toddlers treated with the topical syrup xylitol, a naturally...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Dmitriy Shironosov Parkinson's disease is characterized by nerve cell death brought about brought about by protein-clumping. While there is no treatment available to...
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Using rats as animal models, scientists have been able to demonstrate that extracts derived from the Central and South American-native plant Tabebuia impetiginosa (also known as Pink Ipê or Pink...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Tammy Peluso Scientists have identified a compound called largazole, produced by cyanobacteria that grow on coral reefs off the coast of key largo, that may have...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Tor Lindqvist Biomedical engineers from Tuft's University have developed a novel silk-based optics that may be used in devices such as sensors which would combine...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Doug Cannell New Zealand-based fruit science company HortResearch and Genesis Research and Development Corporation Limited have released over 130,000 kiwifruit gene...
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