Why do onions make us cry?
Few can escape the wrath of the onion; the chemicals released in self-defense make us well up. Scientists shed light on the enzyme responsible.
August 7, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chemicals, enzyme, escape-the-wrath, eye health / blindness, nutritional counseling, onion, shed-light, the-chemicals, the-enzyme, the-onion, the-wrath, wrath
Caffeine may ward off dementia by boosting protective enzyme
Researchers have uncovered a number of compounds – including caffeine – that boost production of the enzyme NMNAT2, which may protect against dementia.
March 8, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alzheimer's / dementia, enzyme, including-caffeine, nutrition, oncalldiets, the-enzyme
Enzymatic activity essential for vision may provide target for drug transport
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have uncovered the mechanism that enables the enzyme Lecithin: retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) to store vitamin A-a process that is…
December 16, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, enables-the-enzyme, enzyme, eye health / blindness, lrat, mechanism, medicine, oncalldietitian.com, retinol-acyltransferase, store-vitamin, the-enzyme, western, western-reserve
