Aging really is ‘in your head’
Scientists answer hotly debated questions about how calorie restriction delays aging process September 3, 2013 By Lee Phillion Among scientists, the role of proteins called sirtuins in enhancing longevity has…
Study finds curcumin as effective as antidepressants
13 JAN 2012 In a recently published study, a highly absorbable form of curcumin called BCM-95 was compared to fluoxetine (one brand name is Prozac®) and imipramine (one brand name…
Study questions anti-cancer mechanisms of drug tested in clinical trials
"However, our findings unveil a potential role for AMPK as a tumor growth supporter, not a suppressor, in the type of cancer that we study. This is why clinicians…
Bitter melon juice prevents pancreatic cancer in mouse models
By Garth Sundem in In the Lab · March 12, 2013 · Rajesh Agarwal, PhD, shows that bitter melon restricts energy to and eventually kills pancreatic cancer cells. Image: Flickr/JohnLoo…
Metformin leads to an accumulation of AMP, which inhibits an enzyme called adenylate cyclase, thereby reducing levels of cyclic AMP and protein kinase activity: WOOPS
Contact: Karen Kreeger karen.kreeger@uphs.upenn.edu 215-349-5658 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Most-used diabetes drug works in different way than previously thought Findings could lead to diabetes treatments with less side…
Exercise in a pill
Public release date: 31-Jul-2008 LA JOLLA, CA — Trying to reap the health benefits of exercise? Forget treadmills and spin classes, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies…
You must be logged in to post a comment.