Archive: 17/06/2014

Potential cholesterol lowering drug has breast cancer fighting capabilities

Researchers at the University of Missouri have proven that a compound initially developed as a cholesterol-fighting molecule not only halts the progression of breast cancer, but also can kill the cancerous cells.

Jun 17, 2014

Boost for dopamine packaging protects brain in Parkinson's model

Researchers from Emory's Rollins School of Public Health discovered that an increase in the protein that helps store dopamine, a critical brain chemical, led to enhanced dopamine neurotransmission and protection from a Parkinson's ...

Jun 17, 2014

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Study reveals conditions linked to deadly bird flu and maps areas at risks

A dangerous strain of avian influenza, H7N9, that's causing severe illness and deaths in China may be inhabiting a small fraction of its potential range and appears at risk of spreading to other suitable areas of India, Bangladesh, ...

Jun 17, 2014

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Research finds that the eye's optical quality deteriorates after alcohol consumption

A study conducted by the University of Granada has scientifically proven that alcohol consumption markedly impairs night-vision because it increases the perception of halos—luminous circles—and other visual night-time ...

Jun 17, 2014

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Merkel cell carcinoma causes investigated

Local researchers are decoding the secrets to a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer that is prevalent in Western Australia.

Jun 17, 2014

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Labels and liability: Until the law is laid down, food companies cry "natural" at their own risk

In 2002, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), an advocacy group that routinely challenges food companies on their labeling claims, asked the FDA to take action against that upbeat ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's ...

Jun 17, 2014

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Gene 'switch' reverses cancer in common childhood leukaemia model

(Medical Xpress)—Melbourne researchers have shown a type of leukaemia can be successfully 'reversed' by coaxing the cancer cells back into normal development.

Jun 17, 2014

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Overweight + gene mutation = elevated liver values in children

A study carried out at the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Eastern Finland shows that a common mutation in the PNPLA3 gene combined with overweight results in elevated ALAT values in children. The ALAT value ...

Jun 17, 2014

Video games can be beneficial for post-work recovery

Videogames have a had a particularly bad rap lately, not least after a UK coroner suggested a link between Call of Duty and teenage suicide. But recent evidence suggests that gaming can be good for us and, in particular, ...

Jun 17, 2014

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Scientists advise caution with regard to artificial insemination method

The approval of a new treatment method by which three parents will be able to beget a child is being discussed since a few years in Great Britain and will possibly become a reality in two years. The method is supposed to ...

Jun 17, 2014

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