Oncology & Cancer
Study shows how vitamin E can help prevent cancer
Researchers have identified an elusive anti-cancer property of vitamin E that has long been presumed to exist, but difficult to find.
Mar 14, 2013
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Immunology
Scientists discover special class of natural fats stimulates immune cells to fight diseases
An international research team led by scientists from Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) under the Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) discovered that a special class of fatty molecules is essential for activating ...
Apr 2, 2012
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Health
A 7-year longitudinal trial of the safety and efficacy of a calcium supplement used to enhance bone mineral density
A recent study from the Journal of the American College of Nutrition (JACN), examines the safety and efficacy of a vitamin/mineral enhanced plant-sourced calcium supplement [AlgaeCal (AC)] in female consumers who had taken ...
Apr 22, 2016
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Cardiology
Simple score to diagnose heart attacks is safer, faster than current methods
An international team of researchers has developed a simple laboratory score that is safer and faster at diagnosing patients who visit the emergency department with heart attack symptoms. The score, published in CMAJ (Canadian ...
Aug 20, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biomarker discovery measures COVID-19 heart disease risk
Researchers at Murdoch University's Australian National Phenome Centre have discovered a new set of biomarkers for increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with COVID-19 infections.
Mar 3, 2022
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Addiction
Researchers demonstrate health risks posed by 'third hand' tobacco smoke
Research led by the University of York has highlighted the potential cancer risk in non-smokers – particularly young children – of tobacco smoke gases and particles deposited to surfaces and dust in the home.
Jul 16, 2014
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Neuroscience
A 'rocking' receptor: Crucial brain-signaling molecule requires coordinated motion to turn on
Johns Hopkins biophysicists have discovered that full activation of a protein ensemble essential for communication between nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord requires a lot of organized back-and-forth motion of some ...
Aug 7, 2013
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Medical research
COVID-19: A respiratory mucosal vaccine effective in mice
Less known to the general public, mucosal vaccination via the mucus membranes could provide robust protection against SARS-CoV-2 infections. Immune cells in the nose and lungs are considered better prepared to encounter and ...
Dec 16, 2022
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Neuroscience
Study links metabolism changes in certain brain cells to Huntington's disease
A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has linked the mutation that causes Huntington's disease to developmental deficits in the brain's oligodendrocyte cells that are caused by changes in metabolism. ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New research could lead to more effective chemotherapy
An international team of researchers led by Hassan Beyzavi of the University of Arkansas, is studying the use of platinum and gold to enable more effective forms of chemotherapy.
Mar 15, 2018
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