Health
Some sunscreen mixtures lose effectiveness and become harmful during sun exposure
During use some sunscreens offer very limited protection against dangerous sunrays and may even be harmful.
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Antioxidants to prevent Alzheimer's disease
Research conducted by Ph.D student Mohamed Raâfet Ben Khedher and postdoctoral researcher Mohamed Haddad of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has shown that an oxidation-antioxidant imbalance in the ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Effects of methyl donors on hippocampal oxidative stress, depression and anxiety
Oxidative stress is a condition resulting from an imbalance between the generation of reactive oxygen species (i.e., molecules containing oxygen with an uneven number of electrons) and the ability of antioxidants (i.e., molecules ...
Health
FDA takes new action to improve quality and efficacy of sunscreens
As part of its ongoing implementation of new authorities for certain over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has taken actions aimed at improving the quality, safety, and efficacy of sunscreens.
Sep 29, 2021
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Medications
Researchers find that combining melatonin with vancomycin reduces kidney failure
A study by researchers at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy finds that melatonin significantly reduces kidney failure in people being treated with the antibiotic vancomycin.
Sep 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are stillbirths more common in women infected with COVID?
COVID-19 is surging in U.S. states with low vaccination rates, and these places may also be seeing a higher-than-usual number of stillbirths linked to the virus.
Sep 13, 2021
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Medical research
Role of DNA base excision repair in the pathogenesis of Parkinsonʼs disease
International scientific collaboration between Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology of FORTH, and Scientists at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the University of Oslo, in ...
Sep 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
For many, long COVID looks a lot like chronic fatigue
A team of researchers, including two from Johns Hopkins Medicine, have published a review article highlighting similarities between certain lingering symptoms following COVID-19 illness—a condition called "long COVID"—and ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Team unveils widespread tumor suppression mechanism that stops cancer progression by interfering with cell metabolism
According to a study by The Wistar Institute, the tumor suppressor Parkin, whose levels are reduced in different cancer types, causes acute metabolic and oxidative stress, suppresses mitochondrial trafficking, and blocks ...
Aug 25, 2021
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Medical research
Nanocleaners penetrate the blood-brain barrier to clean toxic proteins and regulate inflammation in Alzheimer's disease
Insurmountable blood‒brain barrier (BBB) and complex pathological features are the key factors affecting the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Poor accumulation of drugs in lesion sites and undesired effectiveness ...
Aug 18, 2021
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