My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
7 SEP 2012 It has long been believed that drinking green tea is good for the memory. Now researchers have discovered how the chemical properties of China’s favorite drink affect…
Barcelona, Spain – Monday 1 September 2014: Daily fruit consumption cuts the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by up to 40%, according to research presented at ESC Congress today by…
“We found a clear, inverse dose-response relation between vitamin E intake and liver cancer risk,” High consumption of vitamin E either from diet or vitamin supplements may lower the risk…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 24-Aug-2014 The blood-brain barrier prevents xenobiotics from entering the central nervous system. Growing evidence indicates that neurotoxins, such as tributyltin, manganese and nanoparticles, may disrupt the function…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 21-Aug-2014 Green tea polyphenols are strong antioxidants and can reduce free radical damage. Can they protect spinal cord neurons against oxidative stress? Jianbo Zhao and co-workers from…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 10-Aug-2014 In the central nervous system, Asiaticoside has been shown to attenuate in vitro neuronal damage caused by exposure to β-amyloid. However, its potential neuroprotective properties in…
29 JUN 2012 Pests are adapting to genetically modified crops in unexpected ways, researchers have discovered – The findings underscore the importance of closely monitoring and countering pest resistance to…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 25-Jul-2014 It is believed that hyperglycemia leads to increased aldose reductase activity and polyol metabolism in Schwann cells, and the resultant abnormal metabolites cause the organelle's damage…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 14-Jul-2014 Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Sun Yat-sen University in China have shown that acute glaucoma in mice is largely…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_22XoPBpws?list=UUSxq36i1g2yb-GdmNq77U7w] Broccoli sprout drink enhances detoxification of air pollutants in clinical trial in China - The research team found that among participants receiving the broccoli sprout beverage, the rate…
Japan National May. 21, 2014 - 06:35AM JST WASHINGTON — An airborne toxin that is blown into Japan from northeast China could be the cause of the mysterious Kawasaki disease,…
Eating more fruits, vegetables may cut stroke risk worldwide // PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 8-May-2014 Stroke risk decreased by 32 percent with every 200 grams of fruit consumed each day and…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 5-May-2014 Levodopa is the preferred treatment for Parkinson's disease in the clinic. However, long-term use of levodopa may lead to various motor complications, among which levodopa-induced dyskinesia…
Public Release: 27-Mar-2014 The Chinese compound Kaixin Jieyu Fang can be used to treat vascular depression; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Dr. Ying Zhang and co-workers from Guang'anmen Hospital,…
Public release date: 6-Apr-2011 ORLANDO, Fla. — Freeze-dried strawberries may be an alternative to drugs for the prevention of esophageal cancer, according to research presented at the AACR 102nd Annual…
Public release date: 12-Jan-2011 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Eye (Photo credit: luisar)[/caption] Scientists are reporting a scientific basis for the long-standing belief that a widely used non-prescription drug in China…
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxBmgdFrWC0] Highlights: - The therapy has no evidence of toxicity or noticeable side effects in human patients. Scientists at the University of Rochester hope to reposition this compound as…
Public release date: 1-Sep-2010 - Half of the malaria medication sold In Africa could be ineffective or even harmful - Counterfeiting of drugs is a huge industry with an annual…
Photo shows the skulls' comparison of newly found ancient Qiang people and modern people. Recently, archaeologists have discovered an ancient tomb in Alaer, Southern Xinjiang, China. The finding shows that…
Public release date: 22-Apr-2010 - Attenuated live vaccines that protect poultry against Newcastle Disease may be altering the genetic makeup of the wild virus strains - “Our findings indicate that…
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