News tagged with bystander effect


Compound stimulates tumor-fighting protein in cancer therapy

A compound that stimulates the production of a tumor-fighting protein may improve the usefulness of the protein in cancer therapy, according to a team of researchers.

Cancer created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Does moderate wine consumption improve lung function?

A research team from the Netherlands assessed the impact of wine and resveratrol (a natural polyphenol found in high quantities in red wine) on lung function. It also looked at genetic factors and mechanisms by which resveratrol ...

Health created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The 'bystander effect' in crime also applies to medicine

(Medical Xpress)—The "bystander effect," which refers to people standing by and doing nothing while an emergency situation takes place, can also apply to medical care, according to two Yale doctors. Their ...

Health created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast