http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Lund University, Sweden, have bioengineered a novel molecule which has been proven to successfully kill tumour cells. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-tumour-killer-great-suppressing-cancers.html Cancer Tue, 21 May 2013 09:10:02 EST news288344824 Twelve years after a breakthrough discovery in his University of California, Berkeley, laboratory, professor of chemical engineering Jay Keasling is seeing his dream come true. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-semi-synthetic-artemisinin-milestone-malaria-synthetic.html Medications Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:25:49 EST news284883928 (Medical Xpress)—Red wine could give athletes and players a boost in the sports arena by increasing the amount of performance-enhancing hormone testosterone in their bodies, according to researchers from London's Kingston University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-experts-red-wine-mask-testosterone.html Medical research Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:01:00 EST news276858007 A U.S. Food and Drug Administration-funded study led by the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research found an increased risk of arterial thrombotic events (ATE) and venous thromboembolic events (VTE)—commonly referred to as blockage of arteries and blood clots, respectively—associated with drospirenone-containing birth control pills compared to four low-dose estrogen combined hormonal contraceptives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-elevated-blood-clots-women-birth.html Medications Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:49:30 EST news269786889 A drug made from the saliva of the Gila monster lizard is effective in reducing the craving for food. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, have tested the drug on rats, who after treatment ceased their cravings for both food and chocolate. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-drugs-lizard-saliva-cravings-food.html Neuroscience Tue, 15 May 2012 15:19:46 EST news256313978