News tagged with inositol
Some neural tube defects in mice linked to enzyme deficiency
May 25, 2009 |
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Women of childbearing age can reduce the risk of having a child born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida by eating enough folate or folic acid. However, folate prevents only about 70 percent of these defects.
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Using waste to recover waste uranium
Sep 07, 2009 |
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Using bacteria and inositol phosphate, a chemical analogue of a cheap waste material from plants, researchers at Birmingham University have recovered uranium from the polluted waters from uranium mines. The same technology ...
New light on bipolar treatment drugs
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Lithium has been established for more than 50 years as one of the most effective treatments for bipolar mood disorder.
Antioxidants could provide all-purpose radiation protection
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Two common dietary molecules found in legumes and bran could protect DNA from the harmful effects of radiation, researchers from the University of Maryland report. Inositol and inositol hexaphosphate (IP6) protected both ...
Pumpkin: A fairytale end to insulin injections?
Jul 09, 2007 |
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Compounds found in pumpkin could potentially replace or at least drastically reduce the daily insulin injections that so many diabetics currently have to endure. Recent research reveals that pumpkin extract promotes regeneration ...
Chemical signature of manic depression discovered by scientists
Feb 05, 2008 |
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People with manic depression have a distinct chemical signature in their brains, according to a new study. The research, published today in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, may also indicate how the mood stabilisers used ...
Mechanism explains calcium abnormalities in Alzheimer's brain
Jun 25, 2008 |
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A new study uncovers a mechanism that directly links mutations that cause early onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) with aberrant calcium signaling. The research, published by Cell Press in the June 26th issue of the journal Neuron, provid ...
Calcium may be the key to understanding Alzheimer's disease
Jul 18, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that mutations in two proteins associated with familial Alzheimer's disease disrupt the flow of calcium ions within neurons. The two proteins, called ...
Transgenic Tomatoes Destined for International Space Station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 03, 2007 |
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When the Space Shuttle Endeavor rises from its Florida launch pad Tuesday (Aug. 7), it will carry passengers from North Carolina State University.
Novel enzyme inhibitor paves way for new cancer drug
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May 16, 2008 |
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Combining natural organic atoms with metal complexes, scientists at The Wistar Institute have developed a new type of enzyme inhibitor capable of blocking a biochemical pathway that plays a key role in cancer development.
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