News tagged with natural products


Cancer-slowing compound also combats malaria, researchers find

An extract from a shrub often used for medicinal purposes in tropical Africa may have lethal effects against a dangerous parasite that transmits malaria, according to a multi-institutional team of scientists ...

Medical research created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Natural products could be as effective as synthetic drugs, although the odds are low

In a first-ever comprehensive study of 124 natural product combinations, a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Tsinghua University, led by Professor Chen Yu Zong from the Department of ...

Medications created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers identify possible drug target in breast cancer metastasis

The spread of breast cancer to distant organs within the body, an event that often leads to death, appears in many cases to involve the loss of a key protein, according to UC San Francisco researchers, whose new discoveries ...

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

Study finds important factor in fat storage and energy metabolism

As part of their ongoing research on the physiologic factors that contribute to the development of obesity, Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have identified a cell cycle transcriptional co-regulator – ...

Medical research created Jan 06, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Neuroblastoma patients with ARID1A and ARID1B mutations have more aggressive disease

In a genome sequencing study of 74 neuroblastoma tumors in children, scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that patients with changes in two genes, ARID1A ...

Genetics created Dec 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals Australian children overdosing on sugar

More than half of young Australians are consuming too much sugar, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Wollongong and University of Sydney.

Health created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ensuring high-quality dietary supplements with 'quality-by-design'

If applied to the $5-billion-per-year dietary supplement industry, "quality by design" (QbD)—a mindset that helped revolutionize the manufacture of cars and hundreds of other products—could ease concerns ...

Medications created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover new target for vaccine development in abundant immune cells

White blood cells called neutrophils, which are the first line of defense against infection, play an unexpected role by boosting antibody production, according to research led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The findings ...

Immunology created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Analysis of mTOR shows how the protein works, how new generation of drugs may defeat it

Uncovering the network of genes regulated by a crucial molecule involved in cancer called mTOR, which controls protein production inside cells, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) ...

Cancer created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Revising the 'textbook' on liver metabolism offers new targets for diabetes drugs

A team led by researchers from the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (IDOM) at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, has overturned a "textbook" view of what the body does after a meal. ...

Diabetes created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Golden retrievers help scientists track human disease genes

A team of EU-funded researchers has successfully identified a gene that triggers a skin disorder in dogs - and the findings could have implications for humans who also suffer from the condition. Whether it ...

Genetics created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research describes advantages of new vaccine adjuvant

New research from the laboratory of Dr. Elizabeth Leadbetter at the Trudeau Institute may lead to a whole new class of vaccines. Dr. Leadbetter's lab has discovered new properties of a potential vaccine adjuvant that suggest ...

Medical research created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Danish mushroom inspires cancer researchers

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have explored the active principles of a Danish mushroom and found that some of the substances it contains are particularly toxic towards cancer cells. The goal is to synthesise ...

Cancer created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Natural products for dementia

Kew pharmacist, Melanie-Jayne Howes, has been collaborating in research and reviews assessing the role of natural products in the treatment and prevention of dementia.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists override errant form of genetic signaling for first time

In a new study published today in the journal Nature, scientists discovered an entirely new way to change the genetic code. The findings, though early, are significant because they may ultimately help researchers alter the co ...

Medical research created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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