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Eating clean by going green this spring

The energetic and radiant hue of emerald green has been declared the spring color of 2013. While green shirts, pants and jackets will be seen everywhere this season, so should green food on your plate.

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A nanogel-based treatment for lupus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. Current treatments are focused on suppression of the immune system, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find that two antagonistic proteins help keep leukemia at bay, pointing to new potential treatments

Two proteins that scientists once thought carried out the same functions are actually antagonists of each other, and keeping them in balance is key to preventing diseases such as cancer, according to new findings published ...

Cancer created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New tool in the fight against tropical diseases

A novel tool exploits baker's yeast to expedite the development of new drugs to fight multiple tropical diseases, including malaria, schistosomiasis, and African sleeping sickness. The unique screening method uses yeasts ...

Medical research created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemicals in cookware, carpets may raise arthritis risk in women

(HealthDay)—In what researchers are calling a first, a new analysis suggests that the greater a woman's exposure to a type of common chemical compound called PFCs, the greater her risk for developing osteoarthritis.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

For drug makers, new 3-D control opens wealth of options

A team of scientists anchored at Yale University has demonstrated a new, highly versatile approach for quickly assembling drug-like compounds, establishing a broad new route to drug discovery and medical treatment. They report ...

Medications created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers use new molecular inhibitors to successfully hit difficult cancer target

Early laboratory tests are the first to successfully use an experimental molecular therapy to block a hard-to-target part of a protein complex linked to several types of invasive cancer.

Cancer created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Olive oil component alleviates intestinal ischemia and reperfusion

Here's another reason why you should include olive oil in your diet: A new research report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that at least one compound in olive oil significantly reduces intestinal ischem ...

Health created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drinking milk can prevent garlic breath, study finds

If you're planning a romantic Italian dinner this Valentine's Day, you may want to consider drinking a glass of milk along with your meal. 

Health created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New target for treating wide spectrum of cancers

(Medical Xpress)—UC Irvine biologists, chemists and computer scientists have identified an elusive pocket on the surface of the p53 protein that can be targeted by cancer-fighting drugs. The finding heralds a new treatment ...

Cancer created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fetal exposure to tributyltin linked to obesity

Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin (TBT) – which was used in marine antifouling paints and is used as an antifungal agent in some paints, certain plastics and a variety of consumer products ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovering the secrets of tumor growth

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen's Center for Healthy Ageing have identified a compound that blocks the expression of a protein without which certain tumours cannot grow. This compound has the potential as an anticancer ...

Cancer created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Circadian rhythms can be modified for potential treatment of disorders

(Medical Xpress)—UC Irvine-led studies have revealed the cellular mechanism by which circadian rhythms – also known as the body clock – modify energy metabolism and also have identified novel compounds that control ...

Cardiology created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover 'needle in a haystack' for muscular dystrophy patients

(Medical Xpress)—Muscular dystrophy is caused by the largest human gene, a complex chemical leviathan that has confounded scientists for decades. Research conducted at the University of Missouri and described ...

Medical research created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Harmful effects of bisphenol A proved experimentally

Weak concentrations of bisphenol A are sufficient to produce a negative reaction on the human testicle. This has just been shown experimentally for the first time by René Habert and his colleagues (UMR Cellules ...

Health created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0