Winexpression

Researchers at the University of Pittsburg have made a surprising discovery. Cyanidin-3-rutinoside, or C-3-R, a modified anthocyanidin found in wine, as well as different fruit and vegetables, targets and kills leukemia cells, but doesn’t harm healthy cells. This is an attractive alternative to fighting leukemia over chemotherapy and radiation which kill healthy cells as well.
Leukemia […]

Is it possible to have a tasty Organic wine? The Coturri Family seems to think so, as all of their wines are Certified organic, including the Carignane (pronounce Care- ig- nawn), which was at one time the most planted varietal in the U.S. This wine is actually very delicious, and although I haven’t tasted many […]

In the 4 weeks ending November 18th, wine sales surged after the announcement that overweight mice that were given resveratrol where able to run longer and outlive those who weren’t.
Red wines accounted for a record 52.4 percent of table wine dollar sales in food, drug and liquor stores as measured by ACNielsen in the […]

As more and more research is done into resveratrol, scientists continue to be amazed at the good effects it has on mammals. Dr David Sinclair, one of the US researchers that took part in the study involving mice that was recently published in Nature, said:
“The ‘healthspan’ benefits we saw in the obese mice treated […]

According to New Scientist, moderate consumption of wine could delay the onset of age-related deafness and reduce hearing loss caused by loud noise and certain antibiotics. Delicate hair in the inner ear is the target of oxygen free radicals produced when you are exposed to loud noise, different antibiotics, and simply because of ageing. Resveratrol, […]

Wine appears to be the latest weapon against gum disease, which conflicts upwards of 80% of Americans (experts believe).
“Our findings demonstrate that red wine polyphenols have potent antioxidant properties,” conclude researchers led by Dr. Fatiah Chandad from the Universite Laval in Quebec City. Her team presented its findings Friday at the American Association for Dental […]

In the continued study of resveratrol, the polyphenol found in wine, scientists from Italy found that a certain type of fish, killifish actually, plagued with a short life span lived 30% longer when given the chemical. Other benefits included slowing of a slackening of muscles and learning disabilities. Good news for the defense of wine […]

Blame your genes. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that if you have trouble tasting things that are bitter, you could be more Alcohol dependent. The gene responsible is a taste receptor on chromosome 7 called TAS2R16. The team, led by Allison M. Goate, studied DNA from 262 families […]

Do you smoke? Do you drink wine? Do you smoke and drink wine? Me neither. But if you know someone who does, (heaven forbid), you can help them fortify their shriveled blackened lungs by informing them of the findings published today in the U.K. medical publication Thorax. The journal notes that red wine drinkers reduce […]

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As part of my daily reading, which includes Cancer research, I stumbled upon this little nugget:
Resveratrol up-regulates dose-dependently the expression of 1,25(OH)2D3 nuclear receptor. Taken together, these results suggest that resveratrol or its derivatives deserve attention as potential drugs for treating multiple myeloma.
Translation: Resveratrol, a polyphenol found primarily in red wine, but […]