Cancer Research

Tangerine Peel Kills Cancer Cells, New Research Finds

Research presented at the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) in Manchester, shows that a compound extracted from tangerine peel can kill certain human cancer cells. Researchers based at the Leicester School of Pharmacy showed that human cancer cells ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 12 2007 - 5:36pm

Tamoxifen Is For Breast Cancer But May Help With Bipolar Mania Also

The medication tamoxifen, best known as a treatment for breast cancer, dramatically reduces symptoms of the manic phase of bipolar disorder more quickly than many standard medications for the mental illness, a new study shows. Researchers at the National I ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 12 2007 - 10:38am

Aspartame Is Safe, Study Says

A sweeping review of research studies of aspartame says there is no evidence that the non-nutritive sweetener causes cancer, neurological damage or other health problems in humans Looking at more than 500 reports, including toxicological, clinical and epid ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 12 2007 - 11:03am

London: Banning Cars Is The Only Way To Reach 2030 Emissions Targets

Emissions targets for London stand little chance of being achieved unless the Greater London Authority (GLA) takes radical steps, one of which could be the removal of all cars from both inner and outer London, according to a report today at London School o ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 16 2007 - 9:05am

Gene Expression Patterns Of Chronic Loneliness

People who experience chronically high levels of loneliness show gene-expression patterns that differ markedly from those of people who don’t feel lonely, according to a new molecular analysis. The findings suggest that feelings of social isolation are lin ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 12 2007 - 11:19pm

Worried About Cancer? Blame JAK

Cancer-causing genes can work in more powerful and sneaky ways than have been realized. Scientists have shown that a gene named JAK that is closely related to a common cancer-causing gene in people tips the scales toward cancer in an unexpected manner. JAK ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 17 2007 - 10:05am

First DNA-Enzyme Interaction: In Real-Time Video

For the first time scientists have been able to film, in real time, the nanoscale interaction of an enzyme and a DNA strand from an attacking virus. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 17 2007 - 10:58am

Turning E. Coli Into Flavonoid Factories

Imagine turning a bad micro-organism, like E. coli, into a micro-factory that produces pharmaceutical compounds to fight aging or obesity. University at Buffalo researchers say they can do it and have filed for a patent. First Wave Technologies, Inc. recen ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 18 2007 - 3:33pm

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. To Present At 8th PEACe Conference On Protein Expression In Animal Cells

CALGARY, Canada, September 19 /PRNewswire/-- Oncolytics Biotech Inc. ("Oncolytics") (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ:ONCY) announced that Dr. Matt Coffey, Chief Scientific Officer of Oncolytics, is scheduled to deliver a presentation on Thursday, September 20 e ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 19 2007 - 7:49am

Spermatogonial Progenitor Stem Cells (SPCs) May Eliminate Need For Embryonic Ones

A win for embryonic stem cell research may be the kind of symbolic pyrrhic victory politicans engage in after bold action is no longer necessary. It may not be necessary if research from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City holds up. They say adu ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 19 2007 - 6:42pm