Genetics
Coffee or beer? The choice could affect your genome
Coffee and beer are polar opposites in the beverage world. Coffee picks you up, and beer winds you down.
Dec 5, 2013
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News tagged with free cells
Medical research
Scientists discover key information about the function of mitochondria in cancer cells
Scientists have long known that mitochondria play a crucial role in the metabolism and energy production of cancer cells. However, until now, little was known about the relationship between the structural organization of ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Immunology
Chitin from crustaceans, insects, mushrooms engages the immune system during digestion
Who can forget the stomach-churning moments when "Survivor" contestants forced down crunchy insects, among other unappetizing edibles, for a chance to win $1 million? In daring culinary challenges, the TV show's contestants ...
Sep 7, 2023
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Medical research
Changing what heart cells eat could help them regenerate
Switching what the powerhouses of heart cells consume for energy could help the heart regenerate when cells die, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests. The finding, published in the Feb. 20, 2020, Nature ...
Feb 21, 2020
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Immunology
Explaining why people do not have an immune response to food
A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School has looked into the question of why most people do not develop an immune response after consuming food. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the ...
Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin B2 deficiency puts cancer cells into hibernation
Cancer stem cells can be put into "hibernation" by a little-known drug called diphenyleneiodonium (DPI) according to researchers from the University of Salford, UK. DPI effectively switches off the cancer stem cells, preventing ...
Jan 30, 2018
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Medical research
Scientists identify an innate function of vitamin E
It's rubbed on the skin to reduce signs of aging and consumed by athletes to improve endurance but scientists now have the first evidence of one of vitamin E's normal body functions.
Dec 20, 2011
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Health
We're told to 'eat a rainbow' of fruit and vegetables: Here's what each color does in our body
Nutritionists will tell you to eat a rainbow of fruit and vegetables. This isn't just because it looks nice on the plate. Each color signifies different nutrients our body needs.
Nov 25, 2022
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Medical research
Surprising results casts new light on the free radical theory of aging
When scientists in the Campisi lab at the Buck Institute bred mice that produced excess free radicals that damaged the mitochondria in their skin, they expected to see accelerated aging across the mouse lifespan - additional ...
Aug 3, 2015
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Medications
Novel drug shows promising efficacy for patients with multiple myeloma
Results of an international clinical trial co-led by researchers at Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University show potential for a novel drug to benefit patients with multiple myeloma whose disease either recurred or was ...
Aug 3, 2022
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