My favorite substance is at it again. NIH research indicates that estrogen releases nitric oxide (which is good for your blood vessels), but estrogen drops significantly in black teenage girls when they’re under stress–and could leave blood vessels more prone to potential damage. This could be another factor, in addition to a lower ability to … Continue reading Estrogen, nitric oxide…stress and race
#158935349 / gettyimages.com Well, I’m glad to read about this recent study saying sun exposure may play a role in preventing obesity and diabetes. They used mice, and those little guys are covered with fur and don’t spend a lot of time in the sun. But in many ways their bodies operate a lot like … Continue reading Sun exposure = nitric oxide = lower risk of obesity/diabetes
The substance nitric oxide (NO), one of my favorite topics, is now known to be break-downable into components, one of which has one less electron. It’s known as NO(-) or HNO or nitroxyl, and researchers are finding some exciting new applications for it. One novel use for nitroxyl is as part of a nanoparticle coating … Continue reading New nitric oxide component (HNO) promises new CV help
You’ve heard of hybrid cars, which combine power sources—gasoline and an on-board rechargeable energy storage system (RESS). Now there’s a hybrid aspirin that combines acetylsalicylic acid, nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). They call it the “NOSH aspirin,” and they’re saying it can stop cancer cells from growing. Cancer-fighting properties of the new hybrid … Continue reading Hybrid NOSH aspirin pairs H2S with nitric oxide to fight cancer
Stroke is the #3 killer in the U.S. and other industrialized countries. Plus, the death of brain cells as a result of a stroke can induce disability at one level or another across a critical range of human functions—speech, movement, thought processing, writing, etc. Nitric oxide (NO) doesn’t normally affect blood flow in the brain. … Continue reading Inhaled nitric oxide can help prevent stroke damage
Exercise. Yeah I know. Do you really want to hear about another way exercise is good for you? Well, this appears to be a slightly new take. It’s about how nitric oxide (NO), a short-lived gas produced by the body during exercise, benefits the heart. A recent study published in the journal, Circulation Research, says … Continue reading Create your own nitric oxide to protect your hearts
Found an email notice today about “dark chocolate’s good and good for you” in which they talk about the fact that dark chocolate may have antioxidant properties that increase the production of one of my favorite substances, nitric oxide. Naturally I had to check it out since I’m both a chocolate lover and curious about … Continue reading Nitric oxide, dark chocolate, and faulty research
Image via Wikipedia It’s amazing to me that this one substance, nitric oxide—perhaps it’s not unique in this—is cited as a godsend in one report and a disaster in another. And the record on both sides continues to grow. Check these two Google news items out: Coffee is ‘good for the heart’, new research finds … Continue reading Nitric oxide–the good, the bad and the incomprehensible
Image via Wikipedia A doctor who specializes in treating aneurysms has been searching for a way to prevent some patients–certain genotypes are more susceptible–from suffering strokes within days after initial treatments. Seems after the aneurysm‘s been addressed, the brain tends to become inflamed, which causes blood vessels to constrict and increases the likelihood of clots … Continue reading Nitric oxide may save lives post-aneurysm
It’s St. Patrick’s day, and though I haven’t been out partaking of the early-am parties, I do feel like sharing a light-hearted notation about good old nitric oxide. Seems some company has invented a fake lightning bug–or at least come up with a way to imitate the effect they produce in our temperate-zone backyards on … Continue reading A enlightening function of nitric oxide