Resveratrol And It’s Multiple Benefits

April 5, 2011 at 5:01 pm

by Ann Papworth on March 23, 2011

Dr. Maroon book, The Longevity Factor, is quoted regarding the benefits of resveratrol to protect cells from radiation’s toxin effects.

In his book, “The Longevity Factor,” Joseph C. Maroon, M.D., renowned neurosurgeon and anti-aging specialist with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, notes studies showing Resveratrol’s effectiveness in radiation therapy.  “Results were positive in two ways,” he writes. “First, Resveratrol appeared to act as a tumor sensitizer, making malignant cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. Resveratrol made normal tissue less sensitive to radiation, and this lower sensitivity would help minimize adverse side effects of radiation.”

Read Article here

Analyzing MLB’s concussion policy

April 5, 2011 at 4:51 pm

April 1, 2010 – ESPN Article by Stephanie Bell – Drs. Maroon and Lovell’s ImPACT test are discussed as part of MLB policy for concussion management.

All major league clubs are requiring baseline neurocognitive testing for all players and umpires using ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing). The battery of tests, developed in the early 1990s by Drs. Mark Lovell and Joseph Maroon of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, evaluate things such as brain processing speed, memory and reaction time.

Read More Here

ESPN Reports on MLB Concussion Management

April 4, 2011 at 6:57 pm

Resveratrol — Setting the Record Straight

March 8, 2011 at 10:24 am

Resveratrol — Setting the Record Straight
Why All the Controversy About the Red-Wine Supplement?
Article appeared in March 2011 in Bottom line’s Daily Health News and was based on an interview of Dr. Joseph Maroon, nutritional expert and author of The Longevity Factor: How Resveratrol and Red Wine Activate Genes for a Longer and Healthier Life. 
Twenty healthy volunteers took a 40-milligram (mg) resveratrol extract or a placebo for six weeks, and subsequent blood tests revealed lower levels of inflammatory cytokines in the resveratrol group. Inflammation lies at the root of devastating age-related illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis and Alzheimer’s, Dr. Maroon notes.

Steelers’ Harrison has back surgery

February 22, 2011 at 11:08 am

Steelers’ Harrison has back surgery
Monday, February 21, 2011
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Read More Here
Dr. Joseph Maroon performed what’s known as a discectomy to remove a piece of herniated disc off a nerve that had been bothering Harrison all season.