Latest blogs on flavanol science and research outcomes...
Created: 16 Dec 2009
(-)-epicahechin metabolites increasingly shown to mediate eNOS by inhibition of cellular NADPH-oxidase present in the endothelium...
Created: 02 Sep 2009
Epicatechin derivative shows promise in melanoma therapy description!
Created: 02 Sep 2009
In a recently published study, (-)-epicatechin was shown to block amyloid-beta damage in neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease...
Created: 01 Sep 2009
Research suggests that the polyphenol content offruits may have been underestimated by a factor of 5:1. This has important implications for dietary studies linking fruits with diseases such as CVD and cancer...
Created: 14 Aug 2009
An apple a day keeps kidney stones away - more research from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (45,821 men followed for 18 years), the Nurses' Health Study I (94,108 older women followed for 18 years), and the Nurses' Health Study II (101,837 younger women followed for 14 years).
Created: 14 Aug 2009
"The quercetin is similar to precursors of melanin," Burd said. "The tyrosinase actually recognizes and activates quercetin to a pro-oxidant rather than an antioxidant."
When tested together in melanoma tumor cell cultures, the result is tumor cell death. The melanoma enzyme is tricked into activating so much quercetin that it turns around and sensitizes the melanoma cells to the chemotherapy drug, and they die.
Created: 14 Aug 2009
Glucocorticosteroids such as dexamethasone probably increase exercise capacity through several different mechanisms. They lower pulmonary artery pressure by enhancing nitric oxide availability, as well as stimulating alveolar sodium and water clearance, which may improve oxygen diffusion.
Created: 14 Aug 2009
Flavanols improve patient recovery from suffered acute myocardial infarction...
Created: 14 Aug 2009
Researchers in the laboratory of Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati at the University of Kentucky have discovered the first naturally occurring molecule that selectively blocks lymphatic vessel growth.
Created: 07 Aug 2009
Please set the Protein modification elicited by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in endothelial cells: protection by (-)-epicatechin. description!
Created: 14 Jul 2009
The flavanol, (-)-epicatechin and its 3'-O-methyl metabolite shown to cross the blood-brain barrier and mediate the formation of amyloid plaques. This may have an effect on cognition and the possible prevention of Alzheimers disease...
Created: 14 Jul 2009
The flavanol, (-)-epicatechin taken in combination with moderate exercise shown to improve cognition... Read the full article...