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Grapes may aid a bunch of heart risk factors, animal study finds

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created Oct 29, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 3

Could eating grapes help fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet? And could grapes calm other factors that are also related to heart diseases such as heart failure? A new University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center ...





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Grape powder blocks genes linked to colon cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 14, 2007 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (28) | comments 0

Low doses of freeze-dried grape powder inhibit genes linked to the development of sporadic colorectal cancer, University of California, Irvine cancer researchers found.


Benefit of grapes may be more than skin deep

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Can a grape-enriched diet prevent the downhill sequence of heart failure after years of high blood pressure?


New Grape Rootstocks Fight Pests Naturally

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created Apr 14, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Five new pest-resistant grape rootstocks recently released by UC Davis are environmentally friendly alternatives to chemical fumigants.


SKorean firms recall asbestos-tainted baby powder

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created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Three South Korean manufacturers said Thursday they are recalling baby powder products after health authorities announced that they contain cancer-causing asbestos.


Grape-seed extract kills laboratory leukemia cells, proving value of natural compounds

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 31, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 12

An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide, according to researchers from the University of Kentucky. They found that within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being ...


New study shows that cocoa flavanols can be preserved during cooking and baking

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created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In a study published this month in the Journal of Food Science, scientists from The Hershey Company and Brunswick Laboratories (Norton, MA) showed that over 85% of the cocoa flavanols were preserved in recipes for chocol ...


Scientists get to the root of ancient case of sour grapes

Scientists get to the root of ancient case of sour grapes

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Cambridge have discovered that a lowly grape variety grown by peasants - but despised by noblemen - during the Middle Ages was the mother of many of today’s greatest grape varieties, ...


Herbicide-resistant grape could revitalize Midwest wine industry

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created Oct 14, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An herbicide that is effective at killing broadleaf weeds in corn, but also annihilated most of the grapes in Illinois and other Midwestern states, may finally have a worthy contender. Researchers at the University of Illinois ...


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Protecting wine grapes from heat and drought

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created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Deficit irrigation is an agricultural technique used to achieve a variety of results depending on the crop. For white wine grapes, it balances the crop load by limiting the canopy size so there aren't too ...


Bushfires leave a bad taste for wine lovers

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created Nov 13, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian winemakers are turning to the University of Adelaide to help identify grape varieties that are less susceptible to smoke from summer bushfires.



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