Capsaicin

A study on the dietary data of about 487,375 people in China found that eating spicy food can reduce a person's mortality risk by 14 percent. Published in the British Medical Journal this month, the expansive observational study followed the diets of nearly half-a-million people. The research, conducted by an international team led by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, took place over seven years during which 20,224 of its subjects died. SPICY FOODS CAN REDUCE RISK OF DEATH BY 14% In a statement

Inheritance may play a significant role in human pain, though most of painful disorders are triggered by known or yet unidentified environmental factors. Chronic pain provides the best illustration of the interaction between nature and nurture when it comes to pain. Inflammatory and/or nerve damages are suspected to be the etiology of most chronic pain syndromes like osteoarthritis, diabetic neuropathy, or postherpetic neuralgia, but only a small proportion of those subjected to such injuries actually

yoga, water aerobics or another low impact exercise if you have concerns about stressing joints. Get Peppered Capsaicin is the chemical in peppers that makes them hot. Although eating capsaicin doesn't ease the pain of diabetic neuropathy, wearing it might. Topical creams and patches containing capsaicin have been shown to reduce nerve pain by up to 30% with continued use. Capsaicin cream is available over-the-counter while stronger creams and patches can be prescribed by your doctor. Use Your

By making a calibration curve using different dilutions of a capsaicinoid stock solution, the concentrations + standard deviation of capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin in the hot sauce sample was determined to be 48.922 + 0.226 ppm and 6.118 + 0.272 ppm, respectively. The concentrations were then converted to Scoville units resulting in mean heat ratings for capsaicin of 133,903 Scoville units and 16,747 Scoville units for dihydrocapsaicin. The total heat rating + standard deviation was 150,648 + 917

The problems that are identified in 56-year-old Jonathon are painful, swollen, erythematous of the knee with periarticular involvement, high blood pressure of 191/112, high cholesterol of 300 mg/dl, and obesity. The differential diagnoses for Jonathon are osteoarthritis, acute monoarthritis, and Gout. I believe that Jonathan’s primary diagnosis is osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that affects cartilage between bones, which may restrict movement and leads to pain, stiffness

Our bodies are in a “can’t live with you, can’t live without you” relationship with the sun. Too much sun can fatally damage our skin, causing skin cancer, hence the “can’t live with you” part. Meanwhile, all organisms need the sun to live. Humans need the sun for oxygen, which is a result of plants going through a process called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is a process that turns carbon dioxide and water to glucose and oxygen, using sunlight. The plants need glucose for energy, while humans need

I have always been a chili pepper aficionado who enjoyed the pungency, meaning spiciness, of peppers. So I decided to learn about how to grow chili peppers in my garden. While researching chili pepper growth, I saw that pungent plants had 40% greater density of stomata than non pungent plants. Stomata are pores that allow water and air to enter and exit the plant’s cells. So pungent plants experience greater water loss than non pungent plants do. Pungent plants have more stomata than non pungent

Why is a starfish so slow but never has tiny particles like algae and barnicles on it? The answer is pedicellariae. Pedicellariae are the spikes on starfish. They engulf algae and barnicles before they can attach to the starfish. We’re designing a boat paint that is able to mimic the functions of pedicellariae. Boat paint has been affecting aquatic habitats for thousands of years and counting. Scientists have tried changing the ingredients but no matter what they try, species of animals have been

Uses of irritating gas such as sulfur and burning wax have been recorded early as 428 BC during the war between the Athenians and the Spartans, but modern day chemical agents that cause excessive lacrimation and blepharospasm were first developed and used by Germany during World War I. [2] These riot control agents have also been referred to as lacrimators, tear gases, harassing agents, and irritating agents. Since its development, riot control agents have been used in wars, civil disturbances, as

Abstract Why is a starfish so slow but never has tiny particles like algae and barnicles on it? The answer is pedicellariae. Pedicellariae are the spikes on starfish. They engulf algae and barnicles before they can attach to the starfish. We’re designing a boat paint that is able to mimic the functions of pedicellariae. Boat paint has been affecting aquatic habitats for thousands of years and counting. Scientists have tried changing the ingredients but no matter what they try, species of animals