Lawrence Brown obituary
As an x-ray crystallographer from the late 1940s onwards, my father, Lawrence Brown, who has died aged 95, was one of a select band of British scientists who helped to determine the atomic and molecular structure of crystals.He put the knowledge he gained to good use in the then growing field of synthetic fibres, particularly with the textile company Courtaulds, where he rose to become head of its acetate and synthetic fibres laboratory. There he oversaw work on the development of several new synthetic fibres, including carbon fibre.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 17, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Brown Tags: Science Mathematics Manufacturing sector Business Source Type: news
Dietary fibre for the prevention of recurrent colorectal adenomas and carcinomas
This Cochrane Review has led to a practice changing update on DynaMed Plus. It concludes that dietary fiber with wheat bran, ispaghula husk, or high fiber sources of food might increase risk of colorectal cancer in patients with history of adenomatous polyps. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diet might help you wave goodbye to painful periods
Period pain can be a total nightmare when the time of the month comes round and it would be great if we could just wave goodbye to painful periods. They’re so common that most women don’t seek treatment – it’s just part of being a woman. However there are ways to improve the situation, starting with a healthy diet. According to research, women with very painful periods have more inflammatory prostaglandins, which cause pain. So if you focus on consuming foods that reduce inflammation, this can reduce the pain.
First you should avoid foods that increase inflammatory prostaglandins, such as fried food...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 23, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Susie Kearley Tags: Health painful periods Source Type: news
Diet might help you wave goodbye to painful periods
Period pain can be a total nightmare when the time of the month comes round and it would be great if we could just wave goodbye to painful periods. They’re so common that most women don’t seek treatment – it’s just part of being a woman. However there are ways to improve the situation, starting with a healthy diet. According to research, women with very painful periods have more inflammatory prostaglandins, which cause pain. So if you focus on consuming foods that reduce inflammation, this can reduce the pain.
First you should avoid foods that increase inflammatory prostaglandins, such as fried food...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 23, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Susie Kearley Tags: Health painful periods Source Type: news
Evaluation of adaptive carbon fibre-reinforced door beams - Nohr M, Pipkorn B, Opelka JM, Krollmann J.
An expandable, carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) door beam was designed, built and experimentally evaluated to improve side impact performance and reduce mass in passenger vehicles. Pressurisation and expansion of the beam was achieved using gas gener... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
High fibre diets may help type-2 diabetes by affecting gut microbiome
A diet high in fibre may reduce blood sugar levels and promote weight loss by encouraging the growth of particular populations of gut bacteria, according to research published inScience.Medscape (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - March 13, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
One man ’s mission to conquer space
Rocket Lab entrepreneur Peter Beck ’s recent launch into orbit of Humanity Star drew a barrage of flak. But he remains undauntedLast month, from its base in New Zealand, Peter Beck ’s space company, Rocket Lab, conducted its first successful attempt to put satellites in orbit. The launch vehicle, the Electron, carried a payload including the Humanity Star, a very shiny, 65-sided, carbon-fibre satellite whose only function is to reflect the sunlight as it spins. Scientists di dn’t approve: astronomers claimed it would interfere with their observations, others called it “space graffiti”, while theScientific America...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 11, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Interview by Ian Tucker Tags: Space Science SpaceX Technology Media business Telecommunications industry Telecoms Astronomy Source Type: news
Wireless photometer measures neuronal activity
New device is much lighter and less cumbersome than existing fibre-optical-waveguide systems. (Source: Nanotechweb.org News)
Source: Nanotechweb.org News - February 2, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Belle Dum é Source Type: news
Rheumatoid arthritis cure? Eating more fibre could get rid of painful joint problems
RHEUMATOID arthritis symptoms could be reduced by eating a high-fibre diet, researchers have claimed. Fruits, vegetables and nuts could help to relieve painful joints. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 24, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Arthritis cure? Add this to your diet to get rid of painful symptoms
RHEUMATOID arthritis symptoms could be reduced by eating a high-fibre diet, researchers have claimed. Fruits, vegetables and nuts could help to relieve painful joints. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 24, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fibre-rich foods 'may help protect against joint diseases and improve bone health'
People eating adiet featuring plenty of fibre-rich foods such as muesli may experience better bone health and a lower risk of autoimmune diseases. This is according to a new study from Germany's Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, which has shed light on how a healthy diet rich in fibre can alter the behaviour of intestinal bacteria in a way that has a positive impact on chronic inflammatory joint diseases. How does fibre-rich food improve bone health? Published in the journal Nature Communications, the study looked at mice to examine the effect that diet has on the composition of intestinal ba...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - January 22, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Fibre-rich muesli can help ward off arthritis
A team from Germany's Friedrich-Alexander-Universit ät Erlangen-Nürnberg recommend eating one breakfast food daily to reduce symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cereal can ward off arthritis: How a high-fibre diet can beat the condition
EATING a bowl of muesli a day could be the key to warding off rheumatoid arthritis. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
