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Thyme: Benefits.

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 Thyme is a Mediterranean herb with dietary, medicinal, and ornamental uses. The flowers, leaves, and oil of thyme plants can treat various symptoms and complaints. The most common variety is Thymus vulgaris. A wide range of thyme-related products, such as for cooking or for skin care, are available. This article looks at thyme’s medicinal uses and nutrition and the history of its rise to popularity. thyme in gardens and gathered it in the countryside. Scientific research does not support this use for respiratory illnesses but has shown that thyme has a range of medicinal properties that modern people can benefit from Benefits of Thyme. researched the anticancer effects of thyme. A 2023 study found that concentrations of thyme oil decrease the viability of breast cancer cells by 50%. Another 2023 study found that thyme oil is rich in components such as thymol and p-cymene, which have detrimental effects on certain cancer cell lines, stopping cancer cells from migrating to other parts o
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Oxidative Stress Polyphenols and Flavonoids

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  Oxidative stress is  an imbalance of free radicals and antioxidants in your body that leads to cell damage . It plays a role in many conditions like cancer, Alzheimer's disease and heart disease. Toxins like pollution and cigarette smoke can cause oxidative stress, while foods rich in antioxidants can help reduce it.  Oxidative stress is a phenomenon caused by an imbalance between production and accumulation of oxygen reactive species (ROS) in cells and tissues and the ability of a biological system to detoxify these reactive products. ROS can play, and in fact they do it, several physiological roles (i.e., cell signaling), and they are normally generated as by-products of oxygen metabolism; despite this, environmental stressors (i.e., UV, ionizing radiations, pollutants, and heavy metals) and xenobiotics (i.e., antiblastic drugs) contribute to greatly increase ROS production, therefore causing the imbalance that leads to cell and tissue damage (oxidative stre ss ).  Several anti
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Exercise benefits to the brain 'may be passed on'

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Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Physical and mental exercise has been found to be beneficial for our brains, but scientists have now found it could also improve the learning ability of our children. In a mouse study, researchers found the benefits gained from these activities were passed on to their offspring, despite not altering their DNA. Further research is needed to see if this replicates in humans. The German study is being published in the journal  Cell Reports. Exercise is recommended to keep the mind sharp in the over-50s and doing puzzles and brain training exercises has been found to delay the onset of dementia and reduce the risk of diseases such as Alzheimer's. Researchers from the German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) found that when they exposed mice to a stimulating environment in which they also had plenty of exercise, their offspring which they had later also benefitted. The younger mice achieved better results in tests that evaluated the
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Sugar helps wounds heal faster

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« Previous | Main | Next » A spoonful of sugar helps wounds heal faster Post categories: Pain ,  Sugar David Gregory Can sprinkling sugar into a wound speed up the healing process? The papers are today reporting on some new research we touched on back in August . When Moses Murandu was a child in Zimbabwe and gashed his leg his father sprinkled sugar into the wound when dressing it. Well now Moses is a senior nurse and lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton and he's been conducting clinical trials to see the impact sugar has when used as a dressing on infected wounds. He funded the initial study at Selly Oak on a few patients himself. Treating problems like open infected wounds and bedsores. And the results were so promising he's now been awarded £25,000 to expand the trial with up to 300 patients in different hospitals across the Midlands. His initial paper has also just been accepted for publication in the N
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Dementia loved ones 'benefit from visits'

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Spending time with loved ones with dementia is important even after they fail to recognize the faces of friends and family, a dementia charity says. A survey found that 42% of the public think there is no point in keeping up contact at this stage. But the Alzheimer's Society said family visits stimulated feelings of happiness, comfort and security. Even as the condition progresses, it said people with dementia can still hold an "emotional memory". This means they continue to feel happy long after a visit or experience that they may have forgotten. The charity is calling on people to visit friends and relatives with dementia regularly and help them take part in activities they enjoy. In a separate survey by the charity of 300 people affected by dementia, more than half said they were no longer taking part in any, or hardly any, social activities. And 64% said they felt isolated following their diagnosis. 'Bleak and lonely' Jeremy Hughes, chief ex
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Personalised Treatment for Cancer through Immunotherapy

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    Scientists believe they have discovered a way to "steer" the immune system to kill cancers. Researchers at University College, London have developed a way of finding unique markings within a tumour - its "Achilles heel" - allowing the body to target the disease. But the personalised method, reported in Science journal , would be expensive and has not yet been tried in patients. Experts said the idea made sense but could be more complicated in reality. However, the researchers, whose work was funded by Cancer Research UK, believe their discovery could form the backbone of new treatments and hope to test it in patients within two years. They believe by analysing the DNA, they'll be able to develop bespoke treatment. People have tried to steer the immune system to kill tumours before, but cancer vaccines have largely flopped. One explanation is that they are training the body's own defences to go after the wrong target. The problem is cancer
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Obesity 'biggest threat to women's health

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Obesity is the biggest threat to women's health and the health of future generations, warns England's chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies. Her annual report , which focuses on women this year, said tackling obesity should be a national priority to avert a "growing health catastrophe". She said the food industry needed to do more or it should face a sugar tax. Dame Sally is also calling for better treatment of ovarian cancer and more open discussion on incontinence. England's top doctor said obesity was so serious it should be a priority for the whole population, but particularly for women because too often it shortened their lives. In England in 2013, 56.4% of women aged 34-44 and 62% of women aged 45-54 were classified as overweight or obese. Obesity increases the risk of many diseases including breast cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Sugar tax Dame Sally warned that if the food
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