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A Glass A Day Keeps Alzheimers At Bay

Monday, July 13th, 2009

As with all studies of wine and your health moderate consumption is key, this time to reduce the risk of contracting Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at Wake Forest University in North Carolina found that the participants that had 1 to 2 glasses of wine per day of the group of over 3,000 seniors over 75, the [...]

Resveratrol To Battle Multiple Sclerosis?

Friday, September 19th, 2008

That polyphenol that keeps on giving, resveratrol is now being studied as an aid in the fight against MS.
Mice with the MS-like condition called Wallerian degeneration slow (WldS) showed an initial weight gain when given resveratrol, researchers at the University of Utah reported Thursday at the World Congress on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, [...]

Antioxidant Found in Wine Combats Leukemia

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

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 [...]

2005 Coturri Carignane Testa Vineyards Mendocino County

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

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 [...]

Overweight Mice Boost Wine Sales

Friday, December 8th, 2006

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 [...]

Health Benefits of Red Wine Continue to Impress

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

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 [...]

What???Wine prevents hearing loss?

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

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, [...]

Purple teeth are O.K.

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

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 [...]

Fish that live longer thanks to Resveratrol

Monday, February 6th, 2006

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 [...]

Can’t taste bitter? You could be an alcoholic

Monday, January 9th, 2006

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 [...]

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