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"The more we study watermelons, the more we realize just how amazing a fruit it is in providing natural enhancers to the human body," says Bhimu Patil, director of Texas A&M’s Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center in College Station. Enhancing indeed" He and his colleagues have now added a rather uplifting property to the list ...

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Sufferers of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) apparently have more protein receptors for the active compounds in chilli peppers, according to a study to be published June 11 in the journal Gut (PDF). The findings might one day lead to new treatments for IBS. IBS is a painful, often chronic, condition which causes ...

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One of the important components of the extracellular matrix is collagen, which comprises the major structural protein component of higher organisms. However, it remains a major challenge to emulate the unique structural and biological properties of native collagenous biomaterials in synthetic analogues. Consequently, numerous opportunities exist for synthetic collagens in biomedical applications as extracellular matrix analogues, if the appropriate ...

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