Latest Oxidative stress Stories

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: OXIS, Paris: OXI) is proud to announce that it has initiated active planning for the First World Congress on Ergothioneine, to be held in Los Angeles, California in July 2011 (the specific date will be announced at a later date). This first ever gathering of world experts in the fields of oxidative stress, healthy aging and chronic disease prevention and management will feature...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: OXIS, Paris: OXI), announced today that its senior management will be presenting at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference September 12th-15th. Chairman & CEO Tony Cataldo will introduce Oxis' new product line which leverages its patented super antioxidant Ergothioneine. Oxis continues to gain momentum in the multibillion dollar Nutraceuticals, Functional Food,...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: OXIS, Paris: OXI) announced today the addition of Dr. Stephen Coles as the newest member to its Scientific Advisory Board. The addition of Dr. Coles given his extensive research in the area of DNA, RNA and anti-aging will prove to be extremely beneficial in the company's product rollout. His vast body of clinical research highlighted vital information as to the importance of reducing free...

Consuming more vitamin E through the diet appears to be associated with a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Oxidative stress"”damage to the cells from oxygen exposure"”is thought to play a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to background information in the article. Experimental data suggest that antioxidants, nutrients that help repair this damage, may...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: OXIS, Paris: OXI), announced today the appointment of Dr. Okezie Aruoma as President of its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Aruoma is considered to be the World's foremost leading researcher and authority on L-Ergothioneine (ERGO). Dr. Aruoma believes L-Ergothioneine to be the most profound and powerful antioxidant known to science with numerous use applications ranging from the treatment...

SAN DIEGO, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LifeVantage Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: LFVN), the maker of Protandim®, a patented, science-based solution to oxidative stress, announced today that a peer-reviewed manuscript was published in the Journal of Dietary Supplements examining the beneficial effects of Protandim® on a mouse model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), an X-linked inherited disease affecting one in 3,500 males. Symptoms usually appear before age 5, and...

Anti-aging supplements made up of mixtures might be better than single compounds at preventing decline in physical function, according to researchers at the University of Florida's Institute on Aging. In addition, it appears that such so-called neutraceuticals should be taken before very old age for benefits such as improvement in physical function.The findings from rat studies, published last week in the journal PLoS One, have implications for how dietary supplementation can be used...

Can impair muscle function, study showsAntioxidants increasingly have been praised for their benefits against disease and aging, but recent studies at Kansas State University show that they also can cause harm.Researchers in K-State's Cardiorespiratory Exercise Laboratory have been studying how to improve oxygen delivery to the skeletal muscle during physical activity by using antioxidants, which are nutrients in foods that can prevent or slow the oxidative damage to the body. Their findings...

Biomethylation of arsenic compounds appears to cause oxidative DNA damage and to increase their carcinogenicity, according to a new study published online November 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Although biomethylation was once believed to detoxify inorganic arsenic, it is now thought to enhance its toxicity and potentially its carcinogenicity.To assess the role of arsenic biomethylation in oxidative DNA damage in mice, Michael P. Waalkes, Ph.D., of the National Cancer...

Judging from the number of juices and teas advertised as containing antioxidants, consumers are aware of the dangers of oxidative stress. But what is the best way to measure it "“ and fight it?Doctors at Emory University School of Medicine have identified a substance in the blood that may be useful in predicting an individual's risk for heart disease. The substance is cystine, an oxidized form of the amino acid cysteine and an indirect measure of oxidative stress.In a study of more than...