Health
Across Asia, liver cancer is linked to herbal remedies: study
Researchers have uncovered widespread evidence of a link between traditional Chinese herbal remedies and liver cancer across Asia, a study said Wednesday.
Oct 18, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows how Chinese medicine kills cancer cells
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have shown how a complex mix of plant compounds derived from ancient clinical practice in China – a traditional Chinese medicine – works to kill cancer cells.
Sep 8, 2016
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Medical research
Plant used in Chinese medicine fights chronic pain
A plant used for centuries as a pain reliever in Chinese medicine may be just what the doctor ordered, especially when it comes to chronic pain. A key pain-relieving ingredient is a compound known as dehydrocorybulbine (DHCB) ...
Jan 2, 2014
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Medications
Scientists create extremely potent and improved derivatives of successful anticancer drug
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to make dramatic improvements to the cancer cell-killing power of vinblastine, one of the most successful chemotherapy drugs of the past few decades. The ...
Sep 16, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Medicinal toothbrush tree yields antibiotic to treat TB in new way
A compound from the South African toothbrush tree inactivates a drug target for tuberculosis in a previously unseen way.
Jan 14, 2013
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Medical research
Chinese cuisine could protect against sepsis
Researchers at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered that a bean commonly used in Chinese cuisine protects against the life-threatening condition sepsis. These findings are published in the current ...
Oct 26, 2012
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Neuroscience
Chinese mindfulness meditation prompts double positive punch in brain white matter
Scientists studying the Chinese mindfulness meditation known as integrative body-mind training (IBMT) say they've confirmed and expanded their findings on changes in structural efficiency of white matter in the brain that ...
Jun 11, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Herbal remedy blamed for high cancer rate in Taiwan: study
A toxic ingredient in a popular herbal remedy is linked to more than half of all cases of urinary tract cancer in Taiwan where use of traditional medicine is widespread, said a US study Monday.
Apr 9, 2012
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Medical research
Ginkgo biloba compounds found to improve cognitive function following stroke
Ginkgo Diterpene Lactone Meglumine (GDLM), a group of organic compounds that derive from the Ginkgo biloba plant, can improve cognitive function in patients who recently experienced an acute ischemic stroke, according to ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Medications
Poor trial results may prompt maker to pull ALS drug from market
Following disappointing trial results, the maker of a controversial ALS drug may pull the medication off the market.
Mar 11, 2024
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