Broccoli may slow, prevent osteoarthritis
New research from the UK suggests that sulforaphane, a compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage and Brussels sprouts, could help fight osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis. Led by the University of East Anglia (UEA), the study used cell and tissue tests to show that sulforaphane blocked cartilage-destroying enzymes by intercepting a molecule that causes inflammation... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Arthritis / Rheumatology Source Type: news
Eating broccoli may prevent osteoarthritis
University of East Anglia researchers find that sulforaphane slows down destruction of cartilage in jointsEating broccoli could help prevent or slow the most common form of arthritis.Researchers from the University of East Anglia found that sulforaphane – a compound found mainly in broccoli but also in sprouts and cabbage – slows down the destruction of cartilage in joints associated with painful and often debilitating osteoarthritis.Ian Clark, professor of musculoskeletal biology at the Norwich university, said: "The results from this study are very promising. We have shown that this works in the three laboratory mode...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 27, 2013 Category: Science Tags: The Guardian News Health Medical research Food & drink Society UK news Life and style Osteoarthritis Science Source Type: news
Recipes for Health: Cellophane Noodle Salad With Cabbage
A refreshing Thai noodle salad. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Recipes Medicine and Health Noodles Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
Forty words of love in Hungarian
As a child, Charlotte Mendelson thought her grandparents' native Hungarian sounded ridiculous. But now her tiny vocabulary keeps their memory aliveMy grandmother was fearless. Yet if I asked her about the past, she would start crying. What kind of monster would have questioned her? So I resisted and now it is too late.She and her husband, my maternal grandparents, were Hungarians. Or so I thought. They spoke Hungarian, impenetrably, to each other. Even after 50 years in Britain, their accents remained so strong that kindly strangers would direct them to tourist attractions. To my sister and me, their English-born grandchil...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 10, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Charlotte Mendelson Tags: The Guardian Family Hungary Grandparents and grandparenting Language Features Life and style Languages Source Type: news
Bagged salad eyed as source of cyclospora outbreak
Bagged salad mix Iowa investigators looking at contains iceberg and romaine lettuce, carrots and red cabbage (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - July 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nitrate Contaminated Water and Birth Defects
Agricultural processes use potassium nitrate as a virtually chloride-free and water-soluble source of nitrate-nitrogen and potassium nutrients. Potassium nitrate has specific benefits and characteristics and because of this target markets are related to high value crops including fruits, vegetables and flowers. Chloride sensitive crops such as strawberries, cabbage, potatoes, beans, peanuts, lettuce, onions, carrots, apricots, blackberries, grapefruit, tobacco, and avocados depend on the use of chloride-free K sources like potassium nitrate. While the use of potassium nitrate might sound very beneficial, it is having some ...
Source: Disabled World - July 25, 2013 Category: Disability Tags: Food Security Source Type: news
ScienceShot: 'Dead' Cabbage Keeps on Kicking
Veggies still respond to their environment long after they've been plucked (Source: ScienceNOW)
Source: ScienceNOW - June 20, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
Sacred lotus genome sequence enlightens scientists
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The sacred lotus is a symbol of spiritual purity and longevity. Its seeds can survive up to 1,300 years, its petals and leaves repel grime and water, and its flowers generate heat to attract pollinators. Now researchers report that they have sequenced the lotus genome. Of all the plants sequenced so far -- and there are dozens -- sacred lotus bears the closest resemblance to the ancestor of all eudicots, a broad category of flowering plants that includes apple, cabbage, cactus, coffee and tobacco. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 10, 2013 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Analysis of Meiotic Protein Complexes from Arabidopsis and Brassica Using Affinity-Based Proteomics
The application of proteomics techniques to the study of plant meiosis has the potential to make a valuable contribution to our understanding of the molecular events underpinning meiotic processes. Here we describe the preparation of meiotic protein complexes from Arabidopsis thaliana and its close crop relative, Brassica oleracea, by co-immunoprecipitation for in-solution analysis by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Early results using these techniques have proved encouraging, enabling the identification of candidate AtASY1-interacting proteins in A. thaliana and providing evidence of an in planta interaction between BoA...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Plant Sciences - April 3, 2013 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Analysis of the Synaptonemal Complex in Brassica Using TEM
Much of meiosis research is focussed on Arabidopsis thaliana, largely due to the significant advantages it brings, having a small sequenced genome with comparatively little repetitive DNA, the ease of forward and reverse genetics, and a short life cycle. On the other hand, due the small genome size using Arabidopsis may be problematic for generating sufficient meiotic material for other types of analysis e.g., proteomics using prophase meiocytes and cytological analysis of the synaptonemal complex at the subcellular level. One solution is to use closely related species with larger genomes, in this case the Brassicas. This ...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Plant Sciences - April 3, 2013 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Don't get your Alans in a twist | Mind your language
Sometimes only cockney rhyming slang will do. But get it wrong and you can end up looking a berkAmong the hundreds of languages and dialects spoken in east London, there is one that should have a preservation order slapped on it. Spoken by a small and dwindling minority, surely it must be eligible for some kind of EU funding to ensure its longevity and survival. I refer of course to Cockney Rhyming Slang.Originating in the East End in the mid-19th century and used primarily by stallholders, costermongers and the criminal classes, its usage spread throughout east London in the 20th century, giving the cockney dialect a uniq...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 22, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Comment Blogposts guardian.co.uk Media Language Source Type: news
Recipes for Health: Stir-Fried Cabbage, Tofu and Red Pepper — Recipes for Health
The chopping is the most time-consuming part of this recipe, but you can still be eating within 35 minutes. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - February 4, 2013 Category: Nutrition Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Recipes Medicine and Health Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
'He deserves to have cancer': Anger of spiritual healer exposed by BBC for charging £280 to disease sufferers for recommending cabbage diet as treatment
Spiritual healer Dr Corascendea Cathar, 62, from Cheltenham, insists she can prolong the lives of cancer victims, despite experts saying her advice is 'dangerous'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors Intrigued By Breastfeeding Tips Shared By Women
Breastfeeding can be a difficult time for both mother and baby, so using cabbage leaves and tea bags to ease pain or eating oatmeal to increase milk production are among the folk remedies that women pass along to new mothers seeking help. As experts in this field, lactations specialists were surveyed to see how often they pass along this folklore to breastfeeding mothers, despite a lack of research-based evidence to support these suggestions, according to a recent survey by Dr. Jonathan Schaffir, an obstetrician at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
Recipes for Health: Rice Bowl With Sweet and Sour Purple Cabbage — Recipes for Health
A colorful dish that uses up any sticky rice left in your pantry. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Rice Tofu Veganism Recipes Medicine and Health Cabbage Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
