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Researchers from Berlin, Germany have identified variations in a gene, which contributes to heart failure in the presence of hypertension. The gene, Ephx2, encodes an enzyme (soluble epoxide hydrolase) that normally degrades specific epoxides. In that case, the epoxides can be cardioprotective in the...

Two genetic variants of vital biological proteins have been singledout as increasing the risk of osteoporosis as well as resultingosteoporotic fractures. Additionally, these genetic variants have ahigh ample incidence in the population to potentially be screens forthe disease. that was published in an...

Exercising outdoors might be great for your psyche, but it’s not so good for your skin. Even whether you’re only out for a 30-minute bike ride, you need to wear sunscreen. Your daily moisturizer with SPF just isn’t going to cut it though, since the heat of the sun and all your tough...

Are you looking for the fountain of youth? So is GlaxoSmithKline, and the pharmaceutical company is betting that it has found it — in red wine no less. Researchers have found a compound in red wine that slows the aging process, possibly prolonging life. American biotechnology company Sirtris discovered...

We have some sad news for all the absinthe aficionados: you are just alcohol lovers. The whole concept of supposed absinthe exceptionalism is up in flames, so to speak. The American Chemical Society explains results of that latest study: A high alcohol subject matter, rather than thujone, the compound...

When dieting, it’s tough not to fixate on the unhealthy foods you should avoid. Many women who diet choose to eliminate soda, salty foods, dessert, high-fat foods, and huge servings. This can compose you really depressed, and it often leads to binging on the forbidden foods you crave or can prepare...

A team of chemists from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China figured out why tiny water droplets seem to get stuck to petals of red roses. Not unexpectantly, the mechanism, known as the Cassie impregnating wetting state, is a conclusion of nanostructures (“hierarchical micropapillae” and...

I’ve been talking a lot about allergies considering they seem to be hitting everyone particularly not good right now and nothing can kill a good workout like a sneezing fit. Trust me, I proved that theory true on Saturday. Allergies do not need to keep you from working out all together, you just...

Salvia divinorum, an strange psychoactive sage described by a Brookhaven National Lab scientist as “probably one of the most potent hallucinogens known,” is currently on brisk sale all through lower Manhattan, as well as most of the rest of the country where it is currently legal. The plant...

Integra LifeSciences is introducing its new CSF drainage system that features a shutoff valve that activates when a preset amount of fluid enters the bag, increasing the safety of the patient as well as reducing the workload on nurses that otherwise have to manually monitor the level. The LimiTorr(TM)...