Latin name Echinacea purpurea, E. angustifolia, E. pallida Parts used Aerial herb and root Key Constituents Phenolics, caffeic acid esters (e.g., echinacosides), flavonoids, alkylamides, volatile oils, polysaccharides, polyacetylenes.  Evidence Based Uses General immune function Upper respiratory ...

I love teaching ''Radiation Biology.'' It's my favorite class to teach. Truly, if I had to explain my affinity for this course, I would be unable to. It probably has something to do with the topic and it coinciding with my personal interest in the pioneers of the imaging world. That being said, I found my interest piqued again by accident ...

If I had more time on my hands I might try to determine which Academy Award winners have had the best plastic surgery over the years, but they all seem to be tripping over themselves in the rush to deny or condemn it depending upon whether they have been ''caught in the act'' or not. (We have certainly seen some awful work, leading to much ...

Protein is the primary nutrient group involved in repairing and building muscle tissue.  It is also the only nutrient group with an appreciable amount of nitrogen.  This is important since the body must be in a state of positive nitrogen balance in order for muscle growth to take place. While any protein can serve this function, whey ...

Beta glucans are a type of polysaccharide[i] [ii] that are primary components in cell walls of bacteria, fungi, yeasts, algae, lichens, plants such as oats and barley, and are excreted extracellularly by various fungi.[iii] [iv] [v] The beta glucans most extensively studied to date are yeast-derived beta glucans from Saccharomyces ...

Cosmetic neuroblockers such a Botox and Dysport may remove the signs of aging, but at least according to one scientific study, they may also remove one's ability to process some emotions. Research presented at a meeting of the Society for Personal and Social Psychology (and published in the journal Psychological Science) looked a 40 people ...

For thousands of years, mushrooms have been used as both food and medicine in various cultures. One of those mushrooms, Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)[1], is currently used for promoting healthy immune function[2], healthy liver function[3] and modulating the unwanted growth of mutated stomach[4] and pancreas cells[5], and has been validated in ...

Back in 2008, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline paid a whopping $720 million for a small biotech company, Sirtris Pharmaceuticals. Sirtris was making headlines for its discoveries involving resveratrol, a chemical found in red wine hyped to be a miracle drug for anti-aging-at least in mice. Today, according to an article on Forbes.com, Glaxo is ...

Apparently women use anti-aging products to look younger. That revelation, and some others, came from a report by research group NPD. The report states that the key motivator behind women's purchasing of skincare products is anti-aging, not for things like soup thickener or psoriasis. More than half of the women surveyed for the ...

Today, there's a cream, serum or gel for just about all our bodily concerns. Although they make us look and feel better, the chemical components in moisturizers, deodorants, cosmetics and other personal care products add up. A recent survey in the UK found the average woman wears 515 chemicals a day. To come up with this figure, the deodorant ...