Tag : research

The cardioprotective bioactive compounds in fermented alcoholic beverages

October 18, 2024 / Blog

This review discusses the effect of low-to-moderate drinking on cardiovascular health and the biological mechanisms behind the observed bioactivity of certain alcoholic beverages. The health significance of dealcoholized alcoholic beverages is also discussed concerning evidence from ex vivo and in vitro investigations. We also review innovations in the harvesting of bioactive components produced in the brewing process to develop novel cardioprotective products.

People and research rankings

October 9, 2024 / Blog

The global rankings are based on some data but behind the numbers, we have people: excellent scientists and amazing technical officers!

Polar lipids and Alzheimer’s Disease

September 18, 2024 / Blog

Our latest publication on how polar lipids affect the pathology of Alzeimer’s disease: Polar lipids modify Alzheimer’s Disease pathology by reducing astrocyte pro-inflammatory signaling through platelet-activating factor receptor (PTAFR) modulation Figure 1 : A DI TNC1 cells were treated with 1 µM Aβ peptide or 1 µg/µl LPS for 24 h and compared to … Continued

Lipids derived from red wine, beers, and their dealcoholized variants

April 15, 2024 / Blog

Lipids in wine and beer Our group has been studying the bioactivities of lipids present in beer and wine against platelet aggregation for more than 20 years. This stream of research was spearheaded by Emeritus Professor Constantinos A Demopoulos. Under his inspirational mentoring, our group grew over the years and now we are Academics in … Continued

The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Highlighted Trainee Author for the August 2023 issue

August 10, 2023 / Blog

Some highlights of the career of Dr Ronan Lordan