Health
Antioxidants: the good health helpers
(HealthDay)—Antioxidants—it's a hot nutrition buzzword, but do you know what they really are?
Feb 23, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin B2 deficiency puts cancer cells into hibernation
Cancer stem cells can be put into "hibernation" by a little-known drug called diphenyleneiodonium (DPI) according to researchers from the University of Salford, UK. DPI effectively switches off the cancer stem cells, preventing ...
Jan 30, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Microbubbles make breast cancer more susceptible to radiation therapy
Injecting breast cancer with oxygen-filled microbubbles makes tumors three-times more sensitive to radiation therapy and improves survival in animal models of the disease. The study, published Jan 21st in the International ...
Jan 29, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumor imaging technique has potential as anti-cancer weapon, mouse study shows
A new anti-cancer strategy wields light as a precision weapon. Unlike traditional light therapy—which is limited to the skin and areas accessible with an endoscope—this technique can target and attack cancer cells that ...
Jan 26, 2018
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Health
What are antioxidants? And are they truly good for us?
Antioxidants seem to be everywhere; in superfoods and skincare, even chocolate and red wine. Products that contain antioxidants are marketed as essential for good health, with promises to fight disease and reverse ageing.
Jan 11, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mice with frequent flier miles advance the Alzheimer's cause
Alzheimer's disease wreaks emotional havoc on patients, who are robbed of their memories, their dignity, and their lives. It's financially devastating as well: care for Alzheimer's patients is predicted to top $1 trillion ...
Jan 4, 2018
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Diabetes
Scientists develop new approaches diabetes treatment
A team of scientists from the Ural Federal University (UrFU) and the Institute of Immunology and Physiology modeled type 1 diabetes in an experiment to study recovery processes in the pancreas. The results of the study will ...
Dec 12, 2017
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Health
Mushrooms are full of antioxidants that may have antiaging potential
Mushrooms may contain unusually high amounts of two antioxidants that some scientists suggest could help fight aging and bolster health, according to a team of Penn State researchers.
Nov 9, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Radical approach to migraine prevention
Cutting-edge work by Perth researchers may provide relief to tens of millions of migraine sufferers—with nothing more than a course of vitamins.
Nov 7, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Solving of a decade long mystery could help in fight against tuberculosis
Scientists have solved a decade-old mystery that could eventually lead to the development of earlier treatments for one of the world's deadliest diseases, which affects up to 2 billion people.
Nov 1, 2017
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