Green tea ingredient may target protein to kill oral cancer cells
Public Release: 28-Jan-2015 Penn State A compound found in green tea may trigger a cycle that kills oral cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone,...
Drug discovery may reverse some spinal cord paralysis
- "Originally this was just a side project we brainstormed in the lab," PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 3-Dec-2014 Barrier-breaking drug may lead to spinal cord injury...
Coenzyme Q10 helps veterans battle Gulf War illness symptoms
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4JIYEOK58M?rel=0] Coenzyme Q10 helps veterans battle Gulf War illness symptoms - CoQ10 is a fat-soluble antioxidant made by the body to support basic cell...
Toward new drugs for the human and non-human cells in people
" bodies contain 10 percent human cells and 90 percent microbes" 12 JUL 2012 Amid the growing recognition that only a small fraction of the...
Removing estrogen from drinking water
" conventional methods in sewage treatment plants are unable to treat this waste water sufficiently because the most frequently used estrogen ethinylestradiol is very difficult to...
Low oxygen levels could drive cancer growth
04 May 2012 Athens, Ga. – Low oxygen levels in cells may be a primary cause of uncontrollable tumor growth in some cancers, according to...
Beehive extract shows potential as prostate cancer treatment
" “If you feed CAPE to mice daily, their tumors will stop growing. After several weeks, if you stop the treatment, the tumors will begin to...
Stairway to T cell development found in the human tonsil
09 Mar 2012 IMMUNOLOGY: Stairway to T cell development found in the human tonsil Central to the effective functioning of the immune system is the...
3 p.m. slump? Why a sugar rush may not be the answer
Public release date: 16-Nov-2011 Protein, not sugar, stimulates cells keeping us thin and awake, new study suggests A new study has found that protein and...
Live longer with fewer calories
Public release date: 31-Oct-2011 By consuming fewer calories, ageing can be slowed down and the development of age-related diseases such as cancer and type 2...
Why alcoholism saps muscle strength
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 21-Apr-2014 Mitochondrial repair may be to blame for muscle weakness in mitochondrial diseases and in long-time alcoholics (PHILADELPHIA) -- Muscle weakness...
U of M researchers discover gene required to maintain male sex throughout life ( Dmrt1)
Public release date: 20-Jul-2011 Researchers find that loss of gene Dmrt1 leads to male cells becoming female MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (July 20, 2011) –...
Are cancers newly evolved species? / “Once a cell has crossed that barrier of autonomy, it’s a new species,”
- “I think Duesberg is correct by criticizing mutation theory, which sustains a billion-dollar drug industry focused on blocking these mutations,” said Vincent, a...
Indirubin — Component Of Chinese herbal remedy might block brain tumor’s spread
Public release date: 12-Jul-2011 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Structure of Indirubin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] COLUMBUS, Ohio – The active ingredient in a traditional Chinese herbal...
Can antibiotics cause autoimmunity? Yes
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qldhQbbBGU] Highlights: - Antibiotics being explored for the treatment of cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy have the potential to trigger autoimmune disease - ....
Natural compound shows promise against Huntington’s disease
Public release date: 15-Nov-2010 - Fisetin, a naturally occurring compound found in strawberries and other fruits and vegetables - When they were fed fisetin, however,...
New insights into link between anti-cholesterol statin drugs and depression
Public release date: 30-Jun-2010 - they showed that long-term use of the drug caused significant changes in the structure and function of serotonin cell receptors...
Substance in breast milk kills cancer cells
Public release date: 19-Apr-2010 - Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made LEthal to Tumour cells - experiments have shown that HAMLET kills 40 different types of cancer [caption...
Geranium Extracts Inhibit HIV-1 ( Video )
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aoXZSjpjnY] Highlights: Pelargonium sidoides (PS) contain compounds that attack HIV-1 particles and prevent virus replication - They demonstrated that PS extracts protect blood and...