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Vitamins lower blood serum levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease. However, Manson said that this relationship could be “due to confounding by other factors that are true risk factors...
...added that women of childbearing age should still consume adequate folic acid, even if it does not provide cardiovascular benefits...
...name. There are some potential wrinkles in that plan, though. Botox, a facial-muscle relaxant that was used by some 3.5 million people last year, had the market to itself; Juvéderm has a competitor before it's even out of the box: Restylane, the current best-selling hyaluronic-acid filler, made by Medicis, a $344 million dermatological company based in Scottsdale, Ariz. And Medicis' Perlane, a more robust version of Restylane, is expected to get the FDA's thumbs-up any day now. Down the road, there's a possibly even bigger blow, Reloxin, a Botox-like alternative...
...better seconds after application. How? They use optical elements that reflect light (Definity by Olay), pink pigments that enhance skin tone (Clarins' Night Wear) and micro-size sponge-like pearls that fill in pores (Instant Smooth by Clarins). Boutique product Freeze 24/7's claim to fame: gamma amino butyric acid, a natural muscle relaxant that temporarily eases the appearance of fine lines...
Unsure of the structure of a favorite amino acid? No more sifting through pages of results or toggling back and forth among 10 different windows. Harvard affiliates can now access information on more than 20 million chemical compounds, 11 million reactions, and 500 million chemical facts with the click of a mouse, thanks to a search platform the University recently purchased from Elsevier MDL, a leading publisher of scientific information. The software, DiscoveryGate, also allows users to categorize their results and link them to primary sources. Users can look up structures of various compounds, toxicity, metabolic pathways, and suppliers...