Heme oxygenase-1 attenuates seawater drowning-induced acute lung injury through a reduction in inflammation and oxidative stress - Sun XQ, Wu C, Qiu YB, Wu YX, Chen JL, Huang JF, Chen D, Pang QF.
OBJECTIVE: Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) plays a critical protective role in various insults-induced acute lung injury (ALI) through its strong anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-apoptotic properties, but its protective role and mechanism on seawater aspi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Podcast: Antioxidants for male subfertility
As well as strategies that are focused mainly on the woman, interventions to help couples to become pregnant include some to directly help men who are subfertile and those targeting men where the couple has unexplained subfertility. One of the Cochrane Reviews with this focus on men looks at giving them oral supplementation with antioxidants, and new evidence was added to this in March 2019. We asked Rebecca Mackenzie ‐Proctor from the Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand to bring us to up-to-date..Many cases of male subfertility are thought to be due to the damaging effects of oxidative stress on sperm, with some estim...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - June 26, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Vitamin E deficiency: The sign in your eye that could mean you are deficient
Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant and neutralises unstable molecules that can damage cells. If you are lacking in vitamin E a problem with your eyes could be an indicator. Do you have it? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antioxidant puts up fight, but loses battle against protein linked to Alzheimer's disease
(Iowa State University) New research may explain why an antioxidant that protects the brain is also associated with deterioration in areas susceptible to Alzheimer's disease. The antioxidant, superoxide dismutase or SOD1, improves cognition, but an Iowa State University research team found SOD1's protective benefits dramatically weaken when levels of tau proteins -- a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease -- increase. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Peptides that mimic ‘good cholesterol’ reverse inflammatory bowel disease in mice
FINDINGSPeptides that mimic the function of HDL cholesterol, which has been dubbed “good cholesterol,” can treat the underlying inflammation associated with inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, according to new research in mice. The same work revealed new details on how IBD can develop and what other types of drugs may wo rk to treat the disease.BACKGROUNDThe most common types of IBD, a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract, are Crohn ’s disease and ulcerative colitis. There are few effective treatments for IBD, and a majority of patients will eventually need surgery, according to previous studies. Res...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - June 11, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Nurse-café! Gaping wound on 63-year-old diabetic man's foot is healed with COFFEE powder
A doctor from the surgery department at the Universitas Padjadjaran in West Java, Indonesia, said coffee has antioxidant and antibacterial properties and it protects new healing cells from more damage. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: Amaranth - the Gluten-Free Plant High in Protein and Anti-Oxidants
[Daily Maverick] With impressive health benefits, amaranth has been praised for centuries for its nutritional qualities. Here's what you need to know about this gluten-free superfood plant. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 22, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Benefits and uses of lemongrass essential oil
Lemongrass essential oil has antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. People can use it as a massage oil, in a diffuser, or for steam inhalation. Learn more about the benefits of lemongrass essential oil here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine Source Type: news
Avocado dip
Avocados are high in monounsaturated fat and a good source of lutein, an antioxidant that may protect vision. (Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - May 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Using coal as a potent antioxidant
According to innovative new research, quantum dots derived from coal could lessen the impact of strokes, heart attacks, and brain injuries. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
What Makes Two Materials “Identical”?
On April 26, FDA released a final guidance on Characterization of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Used in Orthopedic Devices1. The draft of this guidance was issued on February 12, 2016. The guidance addresses four different types of UHMWPE: conventional, highly crosslinked, highly crosslinked containing antioxidants, and non-conventional. The parameters of characterization include material description, sterility, biocompatibility, mechanical properties, and chemical properties. For the base material, FDA “recommends†the inclusion of information on starting ...
Source: MDDI - May 4, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: William A. Hyman Tags: Materials Source Type: news
p62 and Nrf2 are essential for exercise-mediated enhancement of antioxidant protein in muscle
(Nagoya City University) Regular exercise prevents oxidative stress-induced muscle wasting, at least partially by improving the antioxidant defense system. In the present study, we found that regular endurance exercise enhances the expression of p62/SQSTM1 (p62) and its phosphorylation at Ser 351 thereby dissociating nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) from Keap1, which results in increased Nrf2 nuclear translocation and DNA binding activity. These findings suggest that Ser 351 phosphorylation of p62 plays a critical role in this regulation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 25, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Is Honey Healthy? Here ’s What Experts Say
Because it comes from nature — from bees, no less — honey has a health halo. But is honey really healthy? Here’s what dietitians say about the health benefits of honey.
What is honey made of?
Honey is made from nectar. “Bees collect the dilute-sugary nectar of flora plants, produce an enzymatic activity after ingestion, regurgitate it into honey cells and evaporate a high percentage of the water out of it, producing a super-sweet viscous liquid known as honey,” explains Dana Hunnes, a senior dietitian at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
The sweet substance is mostly fructose and glucose &mda...
Source: TIME: Health - April 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Cassie Shortsleeve Tags: Uncategorized Diet/Nutrition Source Type: news
Smart antioxidant-containing polymer responds to body chemistry, environment
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Oxidants found within living organisms are byproducts of metabolism and are essential to wound-healing and immunity. However, when their concentrations become too high, inflammation and tissue damage can occur. University of Illinois engineers have developed and tested a new drug-delivery system that senses high oxidant levels and responds by administering just the right amount of antioxidant to restore this delicate balance. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 16, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Arthritis: The three best berries to help alleviate join pain and arthritis symptoms
ARTHRITIS has no cure, but pain and symptoms of the condition can be alleviated by including certain foods in your diet that contain anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Three berries have particularly high levels of these qualities. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
