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Powered by olive stones? Turning waste stones into fuel
Oct 29, 2008 |
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Olive stones can be turned into bioethanol, a renewable fuel that can be produced from plant matter and used as an alternative to petrol or diesel. This gives the olive processing industry an opportunity to make valuable ...
Source of major health benefits in olive oil revealed
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Scientists have pinned down the constituent of olive oil that gives greatest protection from heart attack and stroke. In a study of the major antioxidants in olive oil, Portuguese researchers showed that one, DHPEA-EDA, protects ...
New medical use for olive oil suggested
Feb 07, 2007 |
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Spanish medical researchers say they have discovered a new potential benefit of olive oil for people suffering from peptic ulcer disease.
Proposal to reintroduce Iberian lynx on abandoned agricultural land
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Spanish scientists have developed a model to identify the agricultural areas with the greatest potential for restoring the habitat of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), which is at risk of extinction. The st ...
Olive leaf extract can help tackle high blood pressure and cholesterol
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Taking 1000mg of a specific olive leaf extract (EFLAź943) can lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure in patients with mild hypertension (high blood pressure). These findings came from a 'Twins' trial, in which different ...
New anti-cancer components of extra-virgin olive oil revealed
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Good quality extra-virgin olive oil contains health-relevant chemicals, 'phytochemicals', that can trigger cancer cell death. New research published in the open access journal BMC Cancer sheds more light on the suspected associ ...
British olives: A sign of global warming
Jun 26, 2006 |
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Scientists say global warming has advanced to the stage where it is possible to plant an olive grove in Britain.
Study: Olive oil fed 2,000 B.C. foundries
Mar 07, 2006 |
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Italian scientists have reportedly discovered the Mediterranean's first foundries were fueled by olive oil and not, as previously believed, by charcoal.
Women who consume olive oil preserve their bone mass better
Feb 18, 2009 |
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A study from the Harokopio University of Athens (Greece) determines that adherence to a dietary pattern close to the Mediterranean diet, with high consumption of fish and olive oil and low red meat intake, has a significant ...
Spanish scientists confirm extra virgin olive oil helps to combat breast cancer
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Researchers of the Catalonian Institute of Oncology (Spain) and the University of Granada (Spain) have discovered that extra virgin olive oil may help to combat breast cancer, according to a paper published in the last issue ...
Olive oil's heart effect identified
Nov 27, 2005 |
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Spanish scientists say they have located the micronutrients in olive oil that make it a good heart protector.
Longer life linked to specific foods in Mediterranean diet
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Some food groups in the Mediterranean diet are more important than others in promoting health and longer life according to new research published on bmj.com today.
New Year's resolution No. 1: Prevent cancer, use olive oil.
Dec 11, 2006 |
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If you want to avoid developing cancer, then you might want to add eating more olive oil to your list of New Year's resolutions. In a study to be published in the January 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists from five ...
Treating addiction by eliminating drug-associated memories
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Eating fish, nuts and olive oil may be associated with reduced risk of age-related blindness
May 11, 2009 |
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Regularly eating fish, nuts, olive oil and other foods containing omega-three fatty acids and avoiding trans fats appears to be associated with a lower risk for the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, according ...
