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Natural compounds, chemotherapeutic drugs may become partners in cancer therapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University suggests that some natural food compounds, which previously have been studied for their ability to prevent cancer, may be able to play a more significant ...


New or not? Cracking cyclic natural products for new drugs

New or not? Cracking cyclic natural products for new drugs

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers have invented computational tools to decode and rapidly determine whether natural compounds collected in oceans and forests are new—or if these pharmaceutically promising compounds have already ...


Chemists synthesize herbal alkaloid

Chemists synthesize herbal alkaloid

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The club moss Lycopodium serratum is a creeping, flowerless plant used in homeopathic medicine to treat a wide variety of ailments. It contains a potent brew of alkaloids that have attracted considerable scient ...


Mass spec technique analyzes defensive chemicals on seaweed surfaces for potential drugs

Mass spec technique analyzes defensive chemicals on seaweed surfaces for potential drugs

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

A new analytical technique is helping scientists learn how organisms as simple as seaweed can mount complex chemical defenses to protect themselves from microbial threats such as fungus. Known as desorption ...





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Study shows flavanol antioxidant content of US chocolate and cocoa-containing products

Chemistry / Other

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A recent study confirms that the antioxidants and other plant-based nutrients in chocolate and cocoa products are highly associated with the amount of non-fat cocoa-derived ingredients in the product. The study expands on ...


Scientists discover soy component may be key to fighting colon cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland scientists identifies a new class of therapeutic agents found naturally in soy that can prevent and possibly treat colon cancer, the third most deadly form ...


Spider secrets decoded in world-first database

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Queensland scientists have developed a world-first database that catalogues the venom components from hundreds of spiders.


New research provides blueprint for molecular basis of global warming

New research provides blueprint for molecular basis of global warming

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

A new study indicates that major chemicals most often cited as leading causes of climate change, such as carbon dioxide and methane, are outclassed in their warming potential by compounds receiving less attention.


Skin color gives clues to health

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Researchers from the universities of Bristol and St. Andrews in the UK have found that the color of a person's skin affects how healthy and therefore attractive they appear, and have found that diet may be crucial to achieving ...


Researchers solve structure of NMDA receptor unit that could be drug target for neurological diseases

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory reports on Thursday their success in solving the molecular structure of a key portion of a cellular receptor implicated in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other serious ...


Coffee break: Compound brewing new research in colon, breast cancer

Coffee break: Compound brewing new research in colon, breast cancer (w/ Podcast)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A compound in coffee has been found to be estrogenic in studies by Texas AgriLife Research scientists.


New imagining technique could lead to better antibiotics and cancer drugs

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A recently devised method of imaging the chemical communication and warfare between microorganisms could lead to new antibiotics, antifungal, antiviral and anti-cancer drugs, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.


Scientists visualize how bacteria talk to one another

Scientists visualize how bacteria talk to one another

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Using imaging mass spectrometry, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed tools that will enable scientists to visualize how different cell populations of cells communicate. Their ...


Researchers explore new ways to prevent spinal cord damage using a vitamin B3 precursor

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Substances naturally produced by the human body may one day help prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. A recent $2.5 million grant from the New York State ...



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