Pyruvate kinase M2 fuels tumor growth by influencing H3 histone protein
A metabolic protein that nourishes cancer cells also activates tumor-promoting genes by loosening part of the packaging that entwines DNA to make up chromosomes, a team led by scientists at The...
View ArticleStudy finds little significant difference in health benefits between organic...
You're in the supermarket eyeing a basket of sweet, juicy plums. You reach for the conventionally grown stone fruit, then decide to spring the extra $1/pound for its organic cousin. You figure you've...
View ArticleNutritional benefits of organic foods questioned
Strong evidence to support the supposed nutritional benefits of eating organic over conventional foods is lacking in the scientific literature, show results from a systematic review.
View ArticleJanssen receives FDA approval for ZYTIGA to treat metastatic...
Janssen announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a broader indication for the oral, once-daily medication ZYTIGA (abiraterone acetate).
View ArticleFDA expands approved use of Janssen Biotech’s Zytiga to treat men with mCRPC
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) to treat men with late-stage (metastatic) castration-resistant prostate cancer prior to receiving...
View ArticleSpectrum Pharmaceuticals reveals positive RenaZorb Phase 1 clinical trial...
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in hematology and oncology, today announced positive,...
View ArticleMicrocystins in drinking water: an interview with Rohan Thakur, VP of Bruker CAM
Microcystins have become the generic name for the toxins produced from blue-green, algae which can bloom in surface water impoundments, slow moving streams and rivers.
View ArticleResearch: Clean water and cattle grazing can coexist on national forest lands
Cattle grazing and clean water can coexist on national forest lands, according to research by the University of California, Davis.
View ArticleKidney patients who take calcium to lower phosphorous levels at higher risk...
Kidney patients who take calcium supplements to lower their phosphorous levels may be at a 22 per cent higher risk of death than those who take other non-calcium based treatments, according to a new...
View ArticleUnnatural DNA bases: an interview with Professor Floyd E. Romesberg, The...
The natural DNA bases that form the letters of DNA are usually referred to as G, C, A, and T. Those are only the first letters of the chemical names. They’re often called nucleotides by their...
View ArticleRivers, streams could be a major source of antibiotic resistance in the...
Rivers and streams could be a major source of antibiotic resistance in the environment. The discovery comes following a study on the Thames river by scientists at the University of Warwick's School of...
View ArticleStudy opens up new line of research into origin of digestive diseases
There are numerous studies related to the absorption of nutrients from the stomach since understanding what happens in our digestive system is crucial, for example, in order to be able to avoid in the...
View ArticleDWU-based irrigation treatments benefit container-grown nursery plants
Competition for limited water resources is challenging producers of container-grown nursery plants to investigate alternative irrigation strategies.
View ArticleScientific breakthrough could contribute to early diagnosis of osteoporosis,...
Scientists from the University of Granada have developed a new fluorescent dye capable of detecting, in a single test lasting 20 minutes, the presence of phosphate and biothiol inside living cells....
View ArticleNeutrons key to discovering new HIV drugs? An interview with Dr Matthew Blakeley
Neutron crystallography allows us to determine the three-dimensional structures of biological macromolecules, such as proteins, by means of the diffraction of neutrons from the regularly spaced atoms...
View ArticleResearch findings point to new strategies for tapping into plant energy to...
Even plants have to live on an energy budget. While they're known for converting solar energy into chemical energy in the form of sugars, plants have sophisticated biochemical mechanisms for regulating...
View ArticleMicrocystins in drinking water: an interview with Rohan Thakur, VP of Bruker CAM
Microcystins have become the generic name for the toxins produced from blue-green, algae which can bloom in surface water impoundments, slow moving streams and rivers.
View ArticleResearch: Clean water and cattle grazing can coexist on national forest lands
Cattle grazing and clean water can coexist on national forest lands, according to research by the University of California, Davis.
View ArticleKidney patients who take calcium to lower phosphorous levels at higher risk...
Kidney patients who take calcium supplements to lower their phosphorous levels may be at a 22 per cent higher risk of death than those who take other non-calcium based treatments, according to a new...
View ArticleUnnatural DNA bases: an interview with Professor Floyd E. Romesberg, The...
The natural DNA bases that form the letters of DNA are usually referred to as G, C, A, and T. Those are only the first letters of the chemical names. They’re often called nucleotides by their...
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