Latest Resveratrol Stories

EASTON, Pa., Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Danish Council for Strategic Research has granted $3.4 million for a four year study to investigate resveratrol on the management of metabolic syndrome, osteoporosis and chronic inflammation. This landmark study is to demonstratively prove that supplemental intake of resveratrol can neutralize the detrimental effects of excess body weight; specifically obesity. The effects to be measured include low-grade inflammation that is often associated...

Nutriceutical restores lost sightWhile age-related vision loss of catastrophic proportions is predicted in coming decades, rising from 17 million patients today to 55 million by the year 2050, it's possible this catastrophe could be averted and lost vision even restored using molecular medicine.These are the words of Stuart Richer, OD, PhD, speaking at the 10th annual meeting and International Conference on Recent Trends in Therapeutic Advancement of Free Radical Science, in Chennai, India...

Resveratrol, a compound in grapes, displays antioxidant and other positive properties. In a study published this week, researchers at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio describe a novel way in which resveratrol exerts these beneficial health effects.Resveratrol stimulates the expression of adiponectin, a hormone derived from cells that manufacture and store fat, the team found. Adiponectin has a wide range of beneficial effects on obesity-related medical complications, said senior...

While protecting animal hearts from a mortal eventIt was Paracelsus, the Renaissance physician (1493-1541 A.D.) who first said "the dose makes the poison." So, you can drink too much wine, or ingest too much resveratrol, but in an unprecedented study, heart researchers report they couldn't find a toxic dose for Longevinex®, a resveratrol-based dietary supplement.Investigators previously reported that six or more glasses of red wine per day actually increase the risk, whereas 3-5...

Turns mortal heart attacks into non-mortal heart attacks -- NIH studyThree weeks of oral resveratrol or Longevinex® ingestion prior to an induced heart attack returned microRNA activity close to their pre-event levels in excised animal hearts. Among thousands of microRNA's studied, just six were attributed to exerting the majority of the gene-switching effects measured in the animal heart study "” four microRNA optimally regulated by Longevinex® and two optimally by plain...

A study was carried out to examine the extent to which quercetin and trans-resveratrol (RSV) prevented inflammation or insulin resistance in primary cultures of human adipocytes treated with tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a)"”an inflammatory cytokine elevated in the plasma and adipose tissue of obese, diabetic individuals. Cultures of human adipocytes were pretreated with quercetin and trans-RSV followed by treatment with TNF-a. Subsequently, gene and protein markers of inflammation and...

Swanson Health Products' Swanson Ultra Resveratrol 250 supplement receives Approved rating by ConsumerLab.com. Fargo, ND (Vocus) December 13, 2010 ConsumerLab.com has a mission: To identify the best quality health and nutritional products through independent testing. As a leading supplement brand, Swanson Health Products voluntarily participates in third party supplement testing conducted by ConsumerLab.com. Recently, resveratrol supplements were tested to verify the amount of...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- GNC is empowering consumers to age well with a unique new line that enables them to proactively influence their health. The leading global specialty retailer of nutritional products is launching GNC Longevity Factors, GNC's first and only complete line of nutritional supplements designed to help you age well. The line features clinically tested ingredients to support health and bioavailability enhancement technology to improve the absorption of a...

Vinomis Laboratories today announced the nationwide expansion of its reseller program for Vindure 900, the leading Resveratrol-based anti-aging supplement. The new program is designed for doctors, specialty retailers, along withfitness, nutrition and health practitioners. Sewickley, PA (PRWEB) November 9, 2010 Vinomis Laboratories today announced the nationwide expansion of its reseller program for Vindure 900, the leading Resveratrol-based anti-aging supplement. After an extended...

ATLANTA, Nov. 5, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A compound found in the skin of grapes and used to make red wine may help fight severe malaria, raising hopes of finding a new adjunctive therapy against an illness that kills an estimated 1 million people a year, according to a study presented today at The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 59th Annual Meeting. Resveratrol, which in earlier studies has been found to have beneficial anti-cancer effects and may protect the heart, had not...