Curcumin Benefits Women’s Hormonal Health and the Male Prostate
Curcumin Benefits Women’s Hormonal Health and the Male Prostate. Plus, it’s a powerful antioxidant that may help you maintain cholesterol levels already in the normal range, minimize oxidative stress, support brain health, and assist your gall bladder function. You probably don’t realize how many common spices found in your kitchen cabinet contain robust nutrients. Read more…
Le statine non diminuiscono i livelli di Colesterolo che si ossida facilmente!
I ricercatori hanno voluto esaminare gli effetti delle statine SOLO sulle particelle di LDL facilmente ossidabili che causano arteriosclerosi (quelle piccole e dense). Oltre 600 pazienti sessantenni sono stati randomizzati in 2 gruppi. Il gruppo controllo assumeva un placebo e, l’altro gruppo le statine. Il trattamento è durato dalle 11 alle 16 settimane. Ebbene i […]
Polydatin Prevents Methylglyoxal-Induced Apoptosis through Reducing Oxidative Stress and Improving Mitochondrial Function in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
Methylglyoxal (MGO), an active metabolite of glucose, has been reported to induce vascular cell apoptosis in diabetic complication. Polydatin (PD), a small natural compound from Polygonum cuspidatum, has a number of biological functions, such as antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and nephroprotective properties. However, the protective effects of PD on MGO-induced apoptosis in endothelial cells remain to be […]
Cholesterol—Good for the brain, bad for the heart
Healthy brains need plenty of cholesterol for nerve cells to grow and work properly, but diabetes can reduce the amount of cholesterol in the brain, as a Joslin Diabetes Center team has demonstrated. Joslin researchers and their colleagues now have gone on to show that mice that are genetically modified to suppress cholesterol production in […]
