Hydroxycitric acid slows glucose uptake, cuts insulin peaks/valleys a la South Beach Diet
...ese data support a possible role for HCA as a food supplement in lowering postprandial glucose profiles," it said. Wielinga said that the absorption delay was significant because "sugar that is normally absorbed rather quickly -- within about 20 minutes -- took over 2 hours after HCA ingestion. This delay is go...Dietary supplement a potential treatment for Canavan disease
New research indicates that a dietary supplement could be used as an effective treatment for Canavan disease (CD), which currently has no cure or standard of care. An article on the findings was published recently in the online Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. CD is a relatively rar...Partnership focuses on compounds to protect against radiation exposure
...ed into their first CRADA to develop a nutritional supplement that will support immune system function. Under th...ntial victims of a terrorist attack. A nutritional supplement that can bolster the immune system against the harmful effects of radiation would be a significant s...... perceptual categories for sounds andletters could supplement existing dyslexiainterventions, said the authors, who questionedthe cottage industry of visual tools that hassprung up around the magnocellular hypothesisand related theories. "Our research provides an explanation for why thechild is failing to read ...GINA collaboration to boost response to summer fires
...er resolution. "This timely data will be a useful supplement for wildfire managers. The 30-meter resolution imagery from Landsat 5 will give firefighters more precise locations and finer-grained pictures than the statewide coverage of 250-meter resolution MODIS scenes we provide them several times each day," s...Highlights of the 2005 July Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...o biloba and fish oil. Nearly one-fourth of herbal supplement users reported their doctor did not know they were taking supplements. Of 26 who combined supplements with prescription drugs, six (23 percent) said they were doing so without medical supervision. Supplement users were significantly less likely to be...Enzyme affects hypertension by controlling salt levels in body
...Dr. Huang said. "But if you take diuretics and you supplement with potassium, you can lower blood pressure more effectively."Dr. Huang and his research group currently are conducting studies to determine whether low potassium intake increases WNK1 activity, leading to hypertension. The WNK1 enzyme was first ide...Interim data suggest major response with Aranesp(R) in anemic patients with MDS
...en announced the submission of a biologics license supplement to the FDA for every- three-week dosing in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia. Aranesp was initially granted marketing authorization by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) in 2001 for the treatment of anemia associated with chronic renal ...Evolution of life on Earth may hold key to finding life in outer space
...rtially funded by an education and public outreach supplement to Fox's NASA grant, the joint production between HMNS and UH, called "Fantasy Worlds: Exploring the Limits of Life," is playing at the Burke Baker Planetarium at HMNS until December. "Fantasy Worlds" explores extreme environments of Earth for a r...Sandia researchers to study techniques for arsenic removal from drinking water
...you plan to attend. "The Desert Sands project will supplement a full-scale demonstration by the U.S. EPA [Environmental Protection Agency] for evaluation of a removal technology that uses granular iron oxide to filter arsenic from water," says Malcolm Siegel, Sandia project manager. "As water is pumped through ...American Dietetic Association 2005 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo
...h healthful-eating messages to reasons for dietary supplement use in this country In each of these critical areas and more, the top authorities will be at America's Center for the world's largest gathering of food and nutrition experts 10,000 dietetics professionals, policy makers, health-care providers, rese...$2,000 Katrina grants for New Orleans physiology students, post-docs offered through APS
...aunched the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund drive to supplement the initial APS $50,000 contribution. The APS Council recommended that $2,000 unrestricted grants be made to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows affected by Katrina. The Association of Chairs of Departments of Physiology and its members are f...U-M researchers identify new blood test for prostate cancer
...ally, we envision this new test could be used as a supplement to PSA. A physician might suggest a patient with an elevated PSA have this test before a biopsy to better determine whether it's a cancerous or benign condition. In the future, I think this could replace PSA," says lead study author Arul Chinnaiyan, ...Science survey ranks top biopharma employers
...he journal, Science, appears in a special business supplement of the 30 September 2005 issue. Similar to a 2004 ...nd other factors. For the complete business office supplement with individual company rankings, go to http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/feature/advice/foc_093...Mental stimulation through play has beneficial effect on children with stunted growth
...aily basis in way to promote development. The food supplement comprised of 1kg of milk-based formula per week. T... educational tests. However, children given a food supplement and no stimulation did not have an improved development at 17-18 years. Dr Walker states: "Importan...Novel protein in St. John's Wort found to suppress HIV-1 gene expression
... a popular herb that can be purchased as a dietary supplement over the counter in health food stores, neighborho...permarkets, the Temple researchers did not use the supplement as a source for St. John's wort during the study. As a supplement, St John's wort is often taken as...NIH awards nearly $30 million for research facilities improvement projects
...erbilt University (Nashville, Tenn.) $1,000,000 To supplement the construction of a new facility to house advanced research imaging studies of human subjects and animals More information about the Research Improvement Facilities Improvement Program, including application guidelines, is available at http://www...Seal rookeries could provide a reliable food source for endangered California condors, study finds
...ed by local cattle ranchers. Eventually, the birds supplement their diet with carcasses of deer, boar and other ...lead-contaminated deer carcasses and the calves we supplement them with." Recovery strategies Chamberlain sees three options for Condor Recovery Program: "They ...The food you eat could change your genes
...vol 7, p 847). Now the team has shown that a food supplement can have the same effect on well-reared rats at 90... ways," he cautions. Methionine, for instance, the supplement he used to make healthy rats stressed, is widely available in capsule form online or in health-food ......ly known as 'water on the brain'. A simple dietary supplement taken during pregnancy could prevent the brain def... fetuses with hydrocephalus using a simple dietary supplement during pregnancy." That supplement is currently under wraps as studies are completed to test its pot...