http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Substances naturally produced by the human body may one day help prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. A recent $2.5 million grant from the New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Board will fund their research investigating this possibility. http://www.physorg.com/news176644123.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:20:01 EST news176644123 The long-standing rule of matching wine and food -- red wine with red meat and white wine with fish -- actually has a scientific explanation, according to two scientists working for the Mercian Corporation, a Japanese producer and marketer of wine. http://www.physorg.com/news176060518.html Chemistry Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:40:01 EST news176060518 Scientists in Japan are reporting the first scientific explanation for one of the most widely known rules of thumb for pairing wine with food: "Red wine with red meat, white wine with fish." The scientists are reporting that the unpleasant, fishy aftertaste noticeable when consuming red wine with fish results from naturally occurring iron in red wine. The study is in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news175348379.html Chemistry Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:53:47 EST news175348379 Scientists have uncovered new details about how the cells in our bodies communicate with each other and their environment: findings that are of fundamental importance to human biology. http://www.physorg.com/news171611963.html Biology Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:59:54 EST news171611963 The antioxidant quercetin is increasingly being marketed as a supplement that boosts athletic performance, but a new University of Georgia study finds that it is no better than a placebo. http://www.physorg.com/news171193319.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:00:02 EST news171193319 A group of chemicals found in many fruits and vegetables, as well as tea, cocoa and red wine, could protect the brain from Alzheimer`s disease, a  dementia expert will tell scientists at a conference today (Friday). http://www.physorg.com/news166429234.html Medicine & Health Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:21:52 EST news166429234 The benefits of alcohol are all about moderation. Low to moderate drinking - especially of red wine - appears to reduce all causes of mortality, while too much drinking causes multiple organ damage. A mini-review of recent findings on red wine's polyphenols, particularly one called resveratrol, will be published in the September issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research; the review is also available at Early View. http://www.physorg.com/news163988399.html Medicine & Health Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:30:01 EST news163988399 It has long been known that red wine causes teeth to stain. But white wine? A recent study by NYU dental researchers found that drinking white wine can also increase the potential for teeth to take on dark stains. http://www.physorg.com/news157816969.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:03:15 EST news157816969 The largest study of its kind to evaluate the effect of red versus white wine on breast-cancer risk concludes that both are equal offenders when it comes to increasing breast-cancer risk. The results of the study, led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, were published in the March issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. http://www.physorg.com/news155815339.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:02:44 EST news155815339 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists call it the "French paradox" - a society that, despite consuming food high in cholesterol and saturated fats, has long had low death rates from heart disease. Research has suggested it is the red wine consumed with all that fatty food that may be beneficial - and not only for cardiovascular health but in warding off certain tumors and even Alzheimer's disease. http://www.physorg.com/news146492578.html Medicine & Health Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:22:58 EST news146492578 Moderate consumption of red wine may decrease the risk of lung cancer in men, according to a report in the October issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention¸ a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news142564414.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:13:34 EST news142564414 What happens when red wine meets red meat? If the rendezvous happens in the stomach, scientists in Israel are reporting, wine's bounty of healthful chemical compounds may thwart formation of harmful substances released during digestion of fat in the meat. http://www.physorg.com/news134042521.html Chemistry Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:02:01 EST news134042521