Oncology & Cancer
Mitochondria come together to kill cancer cells
Targeting a pathway that controls the movement of mitochondria, the powerhouses of all cells, could reduce cancer invasiveness and resistance to radiotherapy.
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Health
E-cigarette vapor condensate toxic to alveolar macrophages
(HealthDay)—Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) vapor condensate (ECVC) is significantly more toxic to alveolar macrophages than e-cigarette liquid (ECL), according to a study published online Aug. 13 in Thorax.
Aug 17, 2018
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Medical research
Obesity, infertility and oxidative stress in mouse egg cells
Excessive body fat is associated with negative effects on female fertility and pregnancy. In mice, maternal obesity impairs proper development of egg precursor cells called oocytes. In a recent paper published in Molecular ...
Aug 16, 2018
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
New ceria nanoparticles attack Parkinson's disease from three fronts
Researchers at the Center for Nanoparticle Research, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea), have developed a set of nanoparticles for Parkinson's disease treatment. Tested in mice and published in Angewandte ...
Jul 27, 2018
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Neuroscience
Chemicals associated with oxidative stress may be essential to development
Some level of molecules linked to oxidative stress may be essential to health and development, according to new animal studies.
Jul 12, 2018
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Medical research
Study clarifies dual role of protein that watches for cellular threats and repairs damage
One reason we're supposed to eat a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables is because they contain nutritious compounds called antioxidants. These molecules counteract the damage to our bodies from harmful products of normal ...
Jul 10, 2018
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Medical research
Biochemists follow clues toward Alzheimer's, cancer, longevity
James McNew's and Michael Stern's biochemical hunt for the root cause of a rare, paralyzing genetic disorder is a 10-year quest that's taken an unexpected turn toward everyday killers such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer and ...
Jun 28, 2018
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Medical research
Key molecule of aging discovered
Every cell and every organism ages sooner or later. But why is this so? Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg have now discovered for the first time a protein that represents a central switching point ...
Jun 21, 2018
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Medical research
Cell damage caused by the pesticide DDT is palliated
Since it was first synthesized almost 150 years ago, the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, better known as DDT, has been widely used to fight illnesses caused by insects. Later, it was proven not only to kill off ...
May 25, 2018
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Health
The antioxidant myth
Dora Il'yasova, associate professor of epidemiology, explains why everything you thought you knew about antioxidants is wrong.
May 22, 2018
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