https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9iHBsEP3Io Who would have thought that a small basic compound like vitamin B6 in the banana or fish you had this morning may be key to your body’s robust response against COVID-19? #B6 #vitaminB6 #cytokinestorm Thanutchaporn Kumrungsee et al, Potential… Read More ›
Oxidative stress
Vitamin C Can Shorten the Length of Stay in the ICU: A Meta-Analysis
Vitamin C Can Shorten the Length of Stay in the ICU: A Meta-Analysis Vitamin C Can Shorten the Length of Stay in the ICU: A Meta-Analysis All of the six oral administration trials used vitamin C doses of 1 to… Read More ›
Alzheimer’s-like symptoms reversed in animal study
Alzheimer’s-like symptoms reversed in animal study Alzheimer’s-like symptoms reversed in animal study For this study, the researchers took a look at two compounds: EGCG, or epigallocatechin-3-gallate, a key ingredient in green tea, and FA, or ferulic acid, which is found… Read More ›
Vitamin C could ease muscle fatigue in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Contact: Donna Krupa dkrupa@the-aps.org American Physiological Society Bethesda, Md. (Nov. 7, 2013)—Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—a health problem in which the lungs lose their inherent springiness, making it progressively harder to breathe—can have a dramatic effect on the ability to exercise… Read More ›
Oligomeric proanthocyanidin ( Grape Seed Extract ) suppresses the death of retinal ganglion cells
Contact: Meng Zhao eic@nrren.org 86-138-049-98773 Neural Regeneration Research The death of retinal ganglion cells is a hallmark of many optic neurodegenerative diseases such as glaucoma and retinopathy. Oxidative stress is one of the major reasons to cause the… Read More ›
Heavy Cell Phone Use Linked to Oxidative Stress
A new study finds a strong link between heavy cell phone users and higher oxidative stress to all aspects of a human cell, including DNA. Uniquely based on examinations of the saliva of cell phone users, the research provides evidence… Read More ›
Organic tomatoes accumulate more vitamin C, sugars than conventionally grown fruit
Contact: Souri Somphanith onepress@plos.org 41-562-412-17199 Public Library of Science Biochemical properties of organic tomatoes may be different because of stressful growth conditions Tomatoes grown on organic farms accumulate higher concentrations of sugars, vitamin C and compounds associated with oxidative stress… Read More ›
Oxidative stress: Mechanism of cell death clarified: ” this cell death could be completely prevented by Vitamin E, but not by water-soluble antioxidants”
2008 Posted for filing Contact: Heinz-Jörg Haury presse@helmholtz-muenchen.de 49-893-187-2460 Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health Life processes in cells require a reducing environment that needs to be sustained with the help of a large number of… Read More ›
39th Health Research Report 16 SEP 2008 – Reconstruction
Editors Top Five: 1. Substance found in fruits and vegetables reduces likelihood of the flu 2. New study will make criminals sweat 3. Common bronchodilator linked to increased deaths 4. Higher urinary levels of commonly used chemical, BPA, linked with… Read More ›
Ginkgo biloba prevents mobile phone-induced oxidative stress in rat brain. – Electromagnetic radiation
Clin Chim Acta. 2004 Feb;340(1-2):153-62. Ilhan A, Gurel A, Armutcu F, Kamisli S, Iraz M, Akyol O, Ozen S. Source Department of Neurology, Inonu University, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, 44069 Malatya, Turkey. ailhan@inonu.edu.tr Abstract BACKGROUND: The widespread use of mobile… Read More ›