Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New compounds show promise against hepatitis C infection
Two bioflavonoids, catechin and naringenin, have displayed antiviral activity on tissue culture infected with Hepatitis C.
Apr 12, 2011
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Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Medical research
Your brain on nicotine: Nicotine receptors affect social behavior
If you think nicotine receptors are only important to smokers trying to kick the tobacco habit, think again. New research published in the FASEB Journal suggests that these receptors also play an important role in social ...
Jun 30, 2011
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Health
'Apple a day' advice rooted in science
Everyone has heard the old adage, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." We all know we should eat more fruit. But why apples? Do they contain specific benefits?
Apr 12, 2011
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Medical research
New protein regulates water in the brain to control inflammation
A new protein, called aquaporin-4, is making waves and found to play a key role in brain inflammation, or encephalitis. This discovery is important as the first to identify a role for this protein in inflammation, opening ...
May 2, 2011
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Health
Maternal stress during pregnancy may affect child's obesity
There is increasing evidence from human and animal studies that offspring of parents who were physically or psychologically stressed are at higher risk of developing obesity, and that these offspring may in turn "transmit" ...
Apr 12, 2011
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Medications
Oral hepatitis B vaccine could become a reality
In a new study, researchers report progress toward perfecting a radical new method of producing vaccines using genetically modified corn. The approach could lead to an oral hepatitis B vaccine that requires no refrigeration ...
Mar 30, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers take step toward eliminating cancer recurrence
Scientists from the United States have made an important step toward eliminating cancer recurrence by combining immunotherapy with chemotherapy. Specifically, they found that chemotherapy alone leads to two types of dormant ...
Sep 1, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Simple blood test diagnoses Parkinson's disease long before symptoms appear
A new research report appearing in the December issue of the FASEB Journal shows how scientists from the United Kingdom have developed a simple blood test to detect Parkinson's disease even at the earliest stages. The test ...
Nov 30, 2011
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Medical research
More evidence suggests type 2 diabetes is an inflammatory disease
As people's waistlines increase, so does the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Now scientists have a better understanding of exactly what happens in the body that leads up to type 2 diabetes, and what likely causes some of the ...
Jan 2, 2014
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Health
Vitamin A supplementation may cause the immune system to 'forget' past infections
Although vitamin A supplementation can have profound health benefits when someone is deficient, new evidence is emerging to show that vitamin A supplementation above and beyond normal levels may have negative health consequences. ...
Jun 30, 2015
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