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– . Hobart Mercury (Australia) – December Tipple’s promise to cut heart risk AN Australian doctor says he has created the world’s healthiest wine, which cleans your blood vessels and reduces the risk of heart attack as you drink it.Each bottle contained up to times the amount of resveratrol — a naturally occurring anti-oxidant found in grapes — as a standard drop, said Sydney doctor Philip Norrie.Resveratrol helped to maintain blood flow by keeping arteries free of fatty deposits, he said.A wine infused with high levels of the odourless,… . Macarthur Chronicle (Sydney, Australia) – October Juice of life Sales of anti-ageing elixir are booming BOOMING sales of an anti-ageing product made from red grape skins have confirmed Smeaton Grange’s status as the economic powerhouse of Camden.Buyers are snapping up the Nature’s Goodness juice and capsules called t-Resveratrol, an anti-ageing product manufactured from the skins of certain red grapes.The sales boom, sparked by a Minutes report, follows Nature’s Goodness attracting international exposure earlier this year when Famous magazine… . – April OXiGENE Announces Preclinical Data Demonstrating that the Active Metabolite of ZYBRESTAT Improves Glucose Metabolism through Similar Mechanism as a Sirtuin Agonist OXiGENE, Inc. (NASDAQ: OXGN, XSSE: OXGN) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics to treat cancer and eye diseases, announced the publication by Zhang et al. of a paper demonstrating that combretastatin-A , like its structural analog, resveratrol, activates cellular pathways (AMP-activated protein kinase and PPAR) involved in glucose regulation and improves glucose metabolism in a preclinical model of diabetes. Resveratrol is a stilbene compound found in red wine… . Sports Illustrated – May Grape Expectations ATHLETES WHO believe in better living through chemistry were surely heartened by a recent breakthrough by a group of unheralded French distance runners. They followed a training regimen that you might expect in a weight-loss infomercial: They took an oral supplement found in red wine, ate whatever they wanted and didn’t exercise before competing. Still, they ran farther than their opponents and, despite indulging in high-fat foods, gained only slightly more weight than runners with… . – November Do grapes and wine aid heart?, MOTL: Small meals can help with heartburn Q In your column earlier this year, you included red wine as a healthful addition to a meal. If one would eat red-skinned grapes, would that provide the same benefits? Handling heartburn, and choosing between red wine and grapes for a healthy heart.- B.R., Locust Grove A Red wine contains two things that protect the heart: an antioxidant called resveratrol and alcohol, both of which soothe inflamed blood vessels and help prevent unwanted blood clots. The grapes contain the antioxidant… . Scotsman, The (Edinburgh, Scotland) – January , The Scotsman: Red wine key to mould-free fruit FRUIT could remain free of mould for much longer if dipped in a substance found in red wine, a new study has shown.Spanish researchers found that if they coated apples in an antioxidant found in red wine the shelf-life of the fruit was extended from two weeks to three months.And although grapes did not show as startling results, their shelf-life still doubled to two weeks.The researchers used the antioxidant trans-resveratrol to coat the fruit.Trans-resveratrol is one of the… . Scotsman, The (Edinburgh, Scotland) – January , The Scotsman: Red wine key to mould-free fruit FRUIT could remain free of mould for much longer if dipped in a substance found in red wine, a new study has shown.Spanish researchers found that if they coated apples in an antioxidant found in red wine the shelf-life of the fruit was extended from two weeks to three months.And although grapes did not show as startling results, their shelf-life still doubled to two weeks.The researchers used the antioxidant trans-resveratrol to coat the fruit.Trans-resveratrol is one of the… . Times, The (London, England) – January , Grapes keep apples fresh for months APPLES could stay fresh in the fruit bowl for as long as three months, thanks to a natural substance found in grapes. Experiments in Madrid have shown that dipping apples in a dilute solution of it has a dramatic effect on their shelf life. Instead of mouldering away in a couple of weeks, per cent were fresh and edible after days, and some survived much longer. The magic ingredient is resveratrol, according to Angel Gonzales Urena and his team at Complutense University…. . The San Diego Union-Tribune – September Peanuts deserve dietary respect, scientists say LAS VEGAS — Government scientists announced this week evidence that may finally crack the lowly peanut’s reputation among many consumers as a fat-laden junk food.U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers are reporting that peanuts contain the same heart-healthy chemical believed responsible for the beneficial effects of red wine. It is the newest in a whole slew of discoveries suggesting that nuts are healthy food.”This is another important piece of evidence… . – January Study: Compound in grapes inhibits cancer growth “”To a long life” may be more than just a wine drinker’s toast. First researchers found that red wine helps keep the heart ticking. Now studies show that a substance in grapes may prevent cancer.The finding doesn’t mean eternal health is in the bottom of a wine bottle, but the study does show that a diet loaded with fruits and vegetables is a good defense against cancer, said John Pezzuto, leader of a food research…

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