Coenzyme Q shortens life span of worms substantially, UCLA chemists report
...one, Coenzyme Q supplements are sold as a means of boosting the immune system and promoting longevity. The biochemists analyzed hundreds of Caenorhabditis elegans worms, giving one adult group a diet without Coenzyme Q, and another adult group a standard diet with Coenzyme Q. Surprisingly, the lower amounts o...Researchers call herbs rich source of healthy antioxidants; oregano ranks highest
... moderate amount of herbs may go a long way toward boosting the health value of a meal, especially as an alternative to salt and artificial additives, the researcher suggests. Even if youre not into oregano, other herbs also appear to pack a significant antioxidant punch. Among the more familiar, ranked in or......ur laboratory suggest that drug therapies aimed at boosting sympathetic activity in astronauts after space flight in response to standing upright may not be necessary. Rather, efforts to combat the primary problem, namely an excessive reduction in stroke volume while standing, which causes the heart to stiffe...Potential allergy vaccine boosts hope for sufferers
...uced allergenic response, yet one still capable of boosting a person's immune response. These twin features are the key to a potential vaccine, or effective immunotherapy - the practice of giving allergic patients small, but increasing doses of allergen-containing extracts to boost their immunity to the alle...Scientists develop new drug to combat tamoxifen-resistant tumours
...-TAS-108 accumulated in the tumour tissue, thereby boosting the anti-cancer effect of TAS-108. Meanwhile Mr Yamaya carried out work to establish the safety and correct dosage of TAS-108 for use in clinical trials. He used radioactive-labeled TAS-108 to track the progress of the drug and its metabolite DeET-T...Scientists enhance fruit fly memory using mouse protein: New clue to fundamental brain mechanism
...und that they can enhance memory in fruit flies by boosting the level of a protein called PKM. The scientists could trigger memory enhancement in the flies by using either a fly or a mouse version of PKM. The study, published in the April issue of Nature Neuroscience, provides an important new clue about a fu...UNC, other physicians setting up national registry
...pment of diagnostic tests and better treatments by boosting the number of patients and information available for study, said Dr. Robert Roubey, associate professor of medicine at UNC and national director of the effort. The antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune condition in which certain abnormal antibo...Researchers solve killer protein's 'crime'
...have gained resistance to programmed cell death by boosting their population of IAPs, literally gaining strength in numbers, drugs derived from Reaper might bring these levels back down, making cancer cells more susceptible to programmed cell death. "Small molecule drugs designed to imitate Reaper's abilit...Dietary component kills bacterial cause of ulcers and stomach cancer
... of its ability to protect cells against cancer by boosting their production of "phase 2" enzymes, a family of proteins that detoxify certain cancer-causing agents and damaging free radicals. However, the compound's antibiotic abilities are not well understood and are likely to occur through some other mechan...New drug boosts fight against HIV, researchers find
...r more potent and prolongs its effectiveness. This boosting of protease inhibitors is a whole new concept in HIV therapy." For current non-boosted protease inhibitors on the market, patients must be extremely regimented about taking their medication on a regular schedule because the levels of drug in the body...ASU researcher puts recalled Firestone tires to good use
...More recently, the researcher made new advances by boosting the compressive strength levels of crumb rubber PCC to specifications by simply adding a small amount of gypsum to the mix. According to the Arizona Cement Association, within the Phoenix metro area some 12,000 cubic-yards of PCC are produced each da...Plant chemicals benefit both health and home
...plant-derived chemicals to improve our lives: from boosting our immune systems to safely killing persistent pests. At the 224th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the worlds largest scientific society, the Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry will host a number of presentations about na...Targeting enzymes that immortalize cancer cells: if you can't turn them off, round them up
...esearchers also see a potential medical benefit in boosting telomerase in patients receiving chemotherapy, or in people with HIV who experience continual, rapid turnover of immune cells, which exhausts the limited number of divisions allotted to immune cells. "Activation of telomerase, perhaps by gene therapy...Sauerkraut contains anticancer compound
...aut with a greater abundance of healthy compounds, boosting its status as a functional (nutritious) food. Besides anticancer compounds, the fermentation process also produces other healthy compounds not found in raw cabbage. These include organic acids such as lactic acid, which makes cabbage easier to digest...Drug averts Parkinson's disease in fruit flies, suggesting new approach for humans
...e levels and might be averted by pharmacologically boosting chaperone activity. Bonini cautions that there are limitations of geldanamycin itself, derivatives of which are now undergoing clinical trials as possible antitumor agents. However, she says these findings should stimulate chemists and pharmaceutica...UF study suggests schools boost empty calories to raise test scores
...oves knowledge or cognitive ability in addition to boosting energy. Figlio and Joshua Winicki, an economist with the American Institutes for Research, did a detailed study of elementary school lunch menus from 23 randomly selected school districts in Virginia during the 1999-2000 school year, comparing nutri...USF study: Nicotine antagonist relieves depression in children with Tourette's
...ent explanation for how antidepressants work is by boosting levels of serotonin, a brain biochemical that is low in people with depression. "Our preliminary findings with mecamylamine suggest that another way antidepressants may improve depressed moods is by blocking acetylcholine's excess activation of nicot...Biologists raising baby loggerhead turtles for conservation find disturbing gender trend
...rch is intended to provide information critical to boosting the numbers of the threatened species. As a bonus, the selected animals are able to avoid the predators hatchlings normally face when they crawl from nest to surf to begin their lives at sea. "Just as they emerged from the nest, we captured them, pac...New study shows tea extract protects skin
...ven that ingredients in white tea are effective in boosting the immune function of skin cells and protecting them against the damaging effects of the sun. The discovery that white tea extract protects the skin from oxidative stress and immune cell damage adds another important element in the battle against s...Pavlov's flies: Researchers identify fruit fly memory mutants
...ous studies by Tully and Jerry Yin have shown that boosting the expression level in the fly brain of a gene called CREB provides flies a form of photographic memory. Preliminary research now indicates that drugs which boost the expression level of the mouse CREB gene can improve memory in mice. Human memory, ...