Health
Opinion: Heavy periods should be treated as a global health priority
Anemia, caused by heavy periods, can lead to severe bleeding after childbirth, writes Ian Roberts of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Mar 17, 2023
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News tagged with oxygen molecule
Oncology & Cancer
Study shows why many cancer cells need to import fat
Columbia and MIT researchers are revealing the surprising reasons why cancer cells are often forced to rely on fat imports, a finding that could lead to new ways to understand and slow down tumor growth.
Jun 24, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
A cancer treatment with built-in light
Therapies should be highly effective and as free as possible of side effects—a big challenge, particularly in the case of cancer. A Chinese research team has now developed a novel form of photodynamic tumor therapy for ...
Aug 31, 2021
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Neuroscience
Free radicals good for the brain: New insights into the mechanisms of neuroplasticity
Reactive oxygen molecules, also known as "free radicals," are generally considered harmful. However as it now turns out, they control cellular processes, which are important for the brain's ability to adapt—at least in ...
Dec 4, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
How does a baby 'breathe' while inside its mom?
"Mothering" is synonymous with "nurturing," probably because moms start providing for their kids even before they're born.
May 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biochemical compound responsible for blood pressure drop in sepsis is discovered
A study conducted by an international group of researchers has overturned the understanding of life-threatening inflammatory diseases such as sepsis, pointing to a biochemical agent that may be involved in the rapid decline ...
May 14, 2019
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Neuroscience
Chemicals associated with oxidative stress may be essential to development
Some level of molecules linked to oxidative stress may be essential to health and development, according to new animal studies.
Jul 12, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
A new tactic for starving tumors
A tumor's goal is simple: to grow, grow, grow, by making more cancer cells. But that often means growing so fast that the oxygen supply gets scarce, at which point cells within the tumor start to suffocate. Without oxygen, ...
Jun 25, 2018
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Medical research
Key molecule of aging discovered
Every cell and every organism ages sooner or later. But why is this so? Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg have now discovered for the first time a protein that represents a central switching point ...
Jun 21, 2018
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Immunology
Peroxisomes identified as 'fighters' in the battle against bacterial infections
A new addition to the fight against bacteria comes in the unlikely form of an organelle that previously had no link to the immune response. University of Alberta researchers have found that peroxisomes are required for cells ...
Aug 17, 2017
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