Protein from algae shows promise for stopping SARS
Public release date: 20-May-2009 - mice treated with the protein, Griffithsin (GRFT), had a 100 percent survival rate after exposure to the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), as compared to a 30…
Vitamin D found in fish boosts brain power
Public release date: 20-May-2009 Eating fish – long considered ‘brain food’ – may really be good for the old grey matter, as is a healthy dose of sunshine, new…
BPA, chemical used to make plastics, found to leach from polycarbonate drinking bottles into humans
Public release date: 21-May-2009 - We found that drinking cold liquids from polycarbonate bottles for just one week increased urinary BPA levels by more than two-thirds Exposure to BPA may…
New model suggests role of low vitamin D in cancer development
Public release date: 22-May-2009 - “Vitamin D may halt the first stage of the cancer process by re-establishing intercellular junctions in malignancies having an intact vitamin D receptor,” In…
Caffeic acid inhibits colitis in a mouse model — is a drug-metabolizing gene crucial?
Public release date: 26-May-2009 - only caffeic acid protected against the dextran sulfate sodium induced colitis Researchers at Iowa State University have found that increased expression of a form of…
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