We contacted Keith Nothacker, founder of BACtrack, which is the company that produces and sells the BACtrack Breathalyzer products (A breathalyzer is classically used by law enforcement to test an individual’s blood alcohol concentration or content (BAC) from a deep lung expiration of air.). After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA degree in Economics, Keith moved to Cal [ ... ]

Michelle Brandt, Senior Communication Manager, Stanford University School of Medicine asked the WineDoctors to comment on a recent article published in Nature magazine on January 19, 2010, entitled: Health benefits of red-wine chemical unclear.1 Background. In 2007, Christopher Wesphal et al, reported that resveratrol directly activated sirtuin-1 (SIRT1). SIRT1 is a mediator of the pathways involved in calorie restriction that have been shown to delay the onset and reduce the incidence of age-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Westphal et al. identified 3 compounds that were 1000 times more potent than resveratrol called Sirtuis compounds. These compounds are now in Phase II clinical trials for treatment of Diabetes Mellitus type II and one for cancer. A recent study publish [ ... ]