Exposure to chemical in Roundup increases risk for cancer
Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide and crop desiccant. It is an organophosphorus compound, specifically a phosphonate, which acts by inhibiting the plant enzyme...
Selenium nanoparticles may act like antibacterial agents
Scientists have found that nanoparticles of selenium, an essential micronutrient, can be used as an antibacterial agent.
Selenium is found naturally in wheat, eggs, cheese,...
New method to detect antibiotics-resistant bacteria
Scientists at the Kant Baltic State University have developed a method to quickly identify single antibiotic-resistant bacteria cells that are the agents of tuberculosis. This...
New technique may help quicken production of blood cancer drug
Researchers at Madurai Kamaraj University have developed a technique that promises to quicken the process of production of L-asparaginase, an enzyme used in the...
New microneedle pill for painless insulin injection
Insulin is a hormone that your pancreas makes to allow cells to use glucose. When your body isn’t making insulin correctly, you can take...
Cancer cells’ plasticity makes them harder to stop
Metabolic plasticity enables cancer cells to switch their metabolism phenotypes between glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) during tumorigenesis and metastasis. However, it is still...
Ovarian cysts should be ‘watched’ rather than removed
Women have two ovaries that produce eggs and hormones called estrogen and progesterone. Sometimes, a fluid-filled sac called a cyst will develop on one of...
Scientists find antimalarial drug may be repurposed to treat Zika
In their search for a possible treatment for Zika virus infection, a team of Indian researchers has identified a viral protein that can be...
Healthy diet can reduce the symptoms of depression
According to a new study by the University of Manchester, dietary improvement significantly reduces symptoms of depression, even in people without diagnosed depressive disorders.
Dr. Joseph Firth,...
New clues discovered to lung transplant rejection
Lung transplantation often remains the only viable option for improving the survival of patients with end-stage lung disease. This condition can be brought on by...
Statins reduce heart attack and stroke risk in older people
Statins work by lowering cholesterol. They are one of the most widely prescribed drugs in the UK, based on a wealth of evidence that...
Physicians discover a protein that reprogrammes connective tissue cells
The expanded testimony of connective tissue is a problem in chronic maladies of numerous organs, for example, the lungs, liver, kidneys (kidney fibrosis), gut,...