Going where no unhydrogenated soybean oil has gone before
...re. The new oil contains twice the amount of oleic acid found in conventional soybean oil and only 1 perce...e it did not mature before frost and its linolenic acid content was too high to avoid hydrogenation. The Iowa State research team wanted to transfer by conv...Production of key Alzheimer's protein monitored for first time in humans
... scientists give test subjects a form of the amino acid leucine that has been very slightly altered to label it. Inside the leucine are carbon atoms with 13 neutrons and protons in their nucleus instead of the more common 12 neutrons and protons--in scientific parlance, carbon 13 instead of carbon 12. "N...Chocolate, wine, spicy foods may be OK for heartburn, Stanford study finds
...es published worldwide on heartburn, also known as acid reflux or GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), ...of your bed will cut down on the amount of stomach acid that can enter your esophagus while you sleep. But Gerson noted a conundrum in her counsel. Altho...Avoiding house dust mites and changing diet proves ineffective
... house dust mite (HDM) avoidance and dietary fatty acid modification as interventions to prevent asthma and allergic disease in children with a family history of asthma and wheezing. Parents testing house dust mite avoidance were instructed to use both physical and chemical methods to reduce their chil...Marquis receives major research award
...dental plaque, and the importance of ATPase in the acid tolerance of oral bacteria. This is a phenomenon c...ted several phenomena, including the mechanisms of acid tolerance. He has also contributed significantly in the study of antibacterial agents, and also the ...Cranberries contain possible anti-caries/anti-plaque agents
...e adherence of bacteria to surfaces, (iii) prevent acid formation, and (iv) reduce acid tolerance of cariogenic organisms. The next step in their research is to identify the specific activ...Study shows prostate cancer vaccine linked to longer survival
...designed to stimulate T-cell immunity to prostatic acid phosphatase, an antigen found in about 95 percent of prostate cancers but not in non-prostate tissue. A total of 127 patients with asymptomatic metastatic HRPC received three transfusions of sipuleucel-T or placebo every two weeks. Of this group,...Chronic middle ear infections linked to resistant biofilm bacteria
...valuated for evidence of pathogen specific nucleic acid sequences (indicating presence of live bacteria). The study found mucosal biofilms in the middle ears of 46/50 children (92%) with OME and ROM. Biofilms were not observed in eight control middle ear mucosa specimens obtained from cochlear implant p...UCLA study shows altering fatty acid levels in diet may reduce prostate cancer growth rate
UCLA researchers found that altering the fatty acid ratio found in the typical Western diet to include...ty acids DHA and EPA and a lowering of the omega-6 acid known as arachidonic acid. These three fatty acids compete to be converted by cyclooxgenase enzymes...Gout increases risk of heart attack, according to University of Pittsburgh study
... It is caused by hyperuricemia, a build up of uric acid in blood. When chronic or severe hyperuricemia leads to urate crystals within joints, it results in an inflammatory response that manifests as gouty arthritis. "Our study confirms that gouty arthritis is an independent risk factor for myocardial in...Compound in dairy products targets diabetes
...ological purpose is to sense fatty acids and fatty acid metabolites within the cell, says Vanden Heuvel. When the synthetic drugs interact with these protein receptors, it turns the receptor "on," making it an active form of the protein, which then interacts with DNA and regulates gene expression. This...Experimental medication kicks depression in hours instead of weeks
...cks a brain protein called the N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor. Previous studies have shown that agents that block the NMDA receptor reduce depression-like behaviors in animals. NMDA receptors are critical for receiving the signals of glutamate, a brain chemical that enhances the electrical flo...Antioxidants may protect against tick-borne illness
...igating the role that antioxidants -- alpha-lipoic acid and potentially others like green tea and vitamins C and E, for example might play in preventing or treating the deadly rickettsia bacteria. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, part of the National Institutes of Health, award...Boosting key protein in brain could improve seizure treatment, Stanford study finds
...hool of Medicine discovered that the drug valproic acid boosts the amount of the protein neuropeptide Y in...de. "If you can identify the pathway that valproic acid uses to increase the neuropeptide Y, then maybe you can figure out a different way to stimulate that...Researchers discover how acid reflux leads to esophageal cancer
...oxide, and offering a possible explanation for how acid reflux may lead to cancer of the esophagus, accord... that the enzyme NOX5-S is affected by exposure to acid and that it produces stress on cells, activating genes that lead to DNA damage. For the first time, ...3-D forms link antibiotic resistance and brain disease
...henate kinase is to grab a molecule of pantothenic acid (vitamin B-5) and another molecule that contains a...ds, like beads on a string, and each type of amino acid has a unique shape and size," said Stephen White, D.Phil., chair of the St. Jude Department of Struc...'Heroes of Chemistry' honored for medical, green chemistry breakthroughs
...overed that giving patients vitamins B12 and folic acid significantly reduced the drug's side effects without negatively impacting its ability to kill cancer cells. Homer Pearce, Ph.D., (retired), is distinguished research fellow, cancer research, with Lilly Research Laboratories. He received a Ph.D....USC research shows dogs and smog don't mix
...ng nitrogen dioxide, ozone, particulate matter and acid vapor. There were no increases of these symptoms in children who lived in homes without pets or who lived with only cats. "Further work is needed to determine what it is about dogs that may increase an asthmatic child's response to air pollution," ...Chronic alcohol exposure can affect brain protein expression
... programmed cell death, cholesterol balance, amino acid metabolism, oxidative stress and signal transduction. "Identification of proteins that show selective changes in abundance after alcohol exposure has the potential to unlock new pathways both for understanding the mechanisms of alcoholism and alcohol......st step in this process is the transfer of a fatty acid to a molecule called G3P. Bacteria then convert th..." E. coli fuses a molecule called G3P with a fatty acid in a single step. Rock's team showed that gram-positive pathogens first use PlsX to synthesize a com...