Comments by J. C. Spencer

A research paper on the sugar trehalose is to be published in the August 2009 issue of the Oral Biology, a multidisciplinary journal of oral and cranofacial sciences that shows trehalose inhibits inflammatory conditions in mice. This University science paper verifies that additional research is needed to determine if trehalose inhibits inflammation in humans. This paper adds to the many published papers on the structure function of trehalose.

The Endowment for Medical Research has conducted Nutritional Pilot Surveys using trehalose. Also, significant educational and research information concerning trehalose can be found at www.endowmentmed.org and at www.DiabeticHope.com . You may request Evaluation Forms or they may be downloaded from the Home Page.

Please submit information if you have experienced health benefits from using the sugar trehalose. Your participation may help many others in the future.

Now for the Abstract

Sugars and Colitis
Comments by J. C. Spencer

Over the last few years here at The Endowment for Medical Research, we have conducted Nutritional Pilot Surveys using different sugars and have had two papers published showing improved brain function in Alzheimer’s patients.

A new study shows encouraging results in induced colitis in rats when using several plant-derived polysaccharides.

The Abstract is below and the complete paper may be downloaded from Digestive Diseases and Sciences or from our Download Store at www.endowmentmed.org at no charge.

Open Access: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.

Our website www.endowmentmed.org was recently HACKED by someone who apparently generated internal pass codes and planted a serious worm/virus within the heart of our website. It was a high tech sabotage.

A Tech Team has been working for days to restore and recover from this malicious attack. [Once restored – the server failed again. They are made to NOT fail.] We have heightened our security.

If you attempted to order or contact us and had problems --- please place your order or contact us again!

This is YOUR Glycomics Educational website. Contributions and purchases go toward maintaining this site. We are dedicated to making this FREE service better than ever before.

A humorous side note: When our website came back online temporarily, it was corrupted and outdated including our SPECIALS from the past. Some people took advantage of some of these specials.

So, as our way of thanking you for supporting The Endowment for Medical Research, we are offering once again our SPECIAL SPECIALS from the past for a very limited time.

J. C. Spencer
The Endowment for Medical Research

PS: You might wish to send Jim Wing, our web administrator, a “thank you note” for the outstanding job he has done on the website especially in the Theatre Area. The technological challenges of this past week were out of his control. His e-mail address is jwing@endowmentmed.org

Comments by J. C. Spencer

Trehalose plays a new role in nanotechnology and the research of cell walls. The study of the capsid, the protein shell of a virus, will show us how to better protect ourselves from viruses. Structural analyses of capsid protein is the means to categorize viruses into families. Collaborative work around the world is helping our understanding of the cell and viruses. Rice University Houston has just pinpointed AND MADE X-RAY IMAGES of the five million atoms in the viral coat used by hundreds of viruses. This picture is worth a thousand words.

The report today is from two published works: Rice University and the role trehalose is playing in the research at other institutes.

Click here for the full report (pdf file).

Rayburne Goen, MD, one of our favorite Medical Doctors went to his just reward early Wednesday morning (Feb 11th) at the age of 94. His daughter, Becky Stough, said he was very peaceful with all of his family around. "He was very happy and ready". This wonderful family doctor and friend will be missed by many. His zest for life and enthusiasm for sharing the gifts of Glycomics is unforgettable. Dr. Goen dedicated himself to spread the story of Glycomics to his fellow physicians.

Rayburne Goen, MD participated in the Glycomics Conferences sponsored by The Endowment for Medical Research. Dr. Goen took early Retirement at age 81. He has four children; two are MDs. Because of Glycomics, Dr. Goen became healthier in his 90s than at age 85 when he had 21 personal old-age disorders. In four months on glyconutritional supplementation, he became symptom-free of 20 of his 21 ailments and he was able to discontinue all prescription and OTC drugs. His experience and the experiences of his patients caused him to lecture across the United States and Canada about glycomics.

Dr. Goen received his M.D. degree from University of Colorado in 1939 and was a Family Physician for 60 years. He served as Lt. Col., Medical Corps, US Army, in WWII from 1941 to 1946. He became a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1947. He was Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, Tulsa.

The arrangement details are at the Boston Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Anyone wishing to send cards to the Family of Dr. Goen may send them to 26549 North 3980 Way, Ochelata, Oklahoma 74051.

Comments by J. C. Spencer

Does the sugar trehalose contribute to diabetes or fat loss? This has been a question for quite some time. We have antidotal reports that trehalose is low glycemic, that sugar cravings are reduced, and that trehalose is a healthful sugar, but more testing is needed.

Now comes a clinical research paper from a randomized, double-blind, crossover study designed to assess the effects of trehalose which shows that indeed trehalose helps the insulin and glucose concentrations in obese men.