Tool to study prostate cancer
Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists have developed a new method to better study the cells that line and protect the prostate in relation to the development of cancer. Using the model, they observed that normal cells and cancer cells depend on different factors to survive, which could aid in discovering how to target cancer cells without affecting normal cells when developing therapys……..
Original post by Heather Craven
Stem cell function
The promise of stem cells lies in their rare ability to differentiate into a multitude of different types of cells. But in order to determine how to use stem cells for new therapeutics, researchers and engineers need to reply a fundamental question: whether a stem cell changes to look like a undoubtful type of cell, how do we know whether it will behave like a assured type of cell?…….
Original post by Heather Craven
Long-term use of bone-building osteoporosis drugs
isphosphonate therapys, proven to enhance bone density and reduce fracture incidence in post-menopausal women, may adversely affect bone quality and increase risk of atypical fractures of the femur when used for four or more years, as per preliminary research presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)……..
Original post by Heather Craven
Can Acai Really Help You Lose Weight?
It seems like as soon as the acai berry became a sensation for it’s potentially stellar antioxidant properties, and it’s trace element of omega 3 fats in the berry, that there was an instant monsoon of acai “diet products” on the market that purported to help you shed pounds through it’s antioxidant potential. Wait a second here, antioxidants help you lose weight? That was certainly news to me, so I thought it sounded somewhat like hype, and apparently I was right.
The fact is, acai berry is definitely a great source of antioxidants for the human body. Just the fact that it is such a VERY deeply pigmented fruit that it’s nearly black should tell you that it’s an excellent, nutrient packed and antioxidant packed fruit, just going off of the conventional wisdom that darkly pigmented fruits and veggies are traditionally the most nutrient dense.
Does ingesting a lot o nutrient dense foods produce your weight loss goals a lot easier and more attainable? ABSOLUTELY! So, it’s not a stretch to imagine that eating a lot of acai fruit will help you lose weight, whether the rest of your diet is in order too, but that’s true of any nutrient dense, calorie-spare food. What of it’s weight loss benefits in a pill?
Well, a good, but real and pure acai supplement can definitely help you achieve higher energy levels, and certainly adds a boost to your body’s antioxidant stores, but what most likely helps you to lose weight in most of these supplements is not the acai berry itself, but the stimulants that are included in the supplement, like caffeine or something similar that acts as an appetite suppressant, since there have been no singularly weight loss benefits identified in the acai berry yet.
I still say that whether you are looking for a great antioxidant and a great diet pill, perhaps you could try an acai “fat loss” diet pill, but compose certain it’s actually pure acai in the ingredient label, since there are really no regulations governing that labeling yet. whether it doesn’t at least compose you feel better, thereupon it may not be worth it whether you are using it just for weight loss, or as just an antioxidant supplement, so judge for yourself how it interacts with your body and benefits you.
Original post by EatingToLive
Two-faced testosterone
Is aggression always the best response to a challenge? Testosterone may not necessarily cause aggression but behavior can drive testosterone secretion. In an assessment for Faculty of 1000, Robert Sapolsky highlights a study published in Nature which assessed how testosterone affects human behavior in a ‘pro-social’ situation an environment where it is favourable for a person to help someone else……..
Original post by Heather Craven
Gene for children’s food allergy
Pediatrics scientists have identified the first major gene location responsible for a severe, often painful type of food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). In that disease, which may cause weight loss, vomiting, heartburn and swallowing difficulties, a patient appears to be unable to eat a wide variety of foods……..
Original post by Heather Craven
Truvia, My New Favorite Natural Sugar Alternative
Well, I’ve officially found a great new sugar substitute that does not have the nasty after taste nor the chemicals that so many other sugar substitutes have. It’s called Truvia, and it’s not cheap, but it’s additionally very tasty, and does not have that same after taste that the chemical ones that aren’t good for you have, like Equal and Sweet n Low, which contain aspartame and saccharin. Do you remember Tab, the first diet soda, and how terrible it tasted? It’s considering it was made with saccharin. That was before we knew how poor these chemically altered sweeteners were for the human body.
I myself was a user of Sweet n Low for years. I really thought that I was doing something healthier for my body by eating that sweetener, which is made with saccharin, instead of eating sugar, and the fact is, that not only was I not saving significant calories, but I was additionally loading my body with chemicals that eventually convert into some sort of formaldehyde.
Artificial sweeteners have been linked to a bevy of health problems, most prevalently, they have come up as potential candidates for being a cancer causing agent, or carcinogen. thereupon, about five years ago, I found out about Stevia as my interest in natural health and eliminating as many unnatural things from my diet as I could, increasing my holistic outlook on medicine and living.
Stevia is a plant, and there are positive part of that plant that are reaped to compose the stevia powder that is used to sweeten drinks, cereals, you name it. It is supposed to not affect your blood sugar at all, and has no calories. It additionally has not been linked to any major health problems, since it is all natural.
Truvia is actually made with “the sweetest part” of the stevia plant, and some other natural ingredients. It supposedly is all natural, and I hope it’s true and something doesn’t come out about it being a lie, considering I REALLY like the flavor of that natural sweetener. It is not bitter like pure stevia extract and powder can be, or overpowering with an aftertaste at all, but it’s very smooth and natural tasting, nearly like real sugar, but I daresay even a bit better of a sweetness.
I’m going to keep my eyes and ears peeled for any poor press on that Truvia stuff, considering I’m hooked on it for now, and am hoping that it truly is all natural and healthy to consume. By the way, they are additionally having coupons online for a dollar off, I’ve been using them while I can since it runs nearly $4 for a box of only 50 packets, so I’d try to use those while I can whether I were you, get the deal!
Original post by EatingToLive
