Cancer Research

Soyfoods Association Disputes Study Saying Soy Causes Lower Sperm Count

Stories stating that soy products lower sperm count do not tell the whole story, according to a statement released by the Soyfoods Association of North America is a non-profit trade association that has been promoting consumption of soyfoods in the diet si ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 26 2008 - 11:25am

Make A Deposit At The 'Ethical Tissue' Bank

The University of Bradford has unveiled a new ‘Ethical Tissue’ bank to provide UK biomedical researchers access to a wider range of human tissue and tissue products. The bank will operate on a not-for-profit basis and will provide access to human tissue an ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 27 2008 - 11:30am

Optofluidic Technology Yields Microscope Without Lenses- The Size Of A Fingertip

Tired of your bulky microscope? Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed a super-compact high-resolution microscope, small enough to fit on a finger tip. This "microscopic microscope" operates without lenses but has th ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2008 - 11:07pm

Too Much Estrogen Impairs Cognitive Functions

University of Illinois researchers writing in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience report this week that chronic exposure to estradiol, the main estrogen in the body, diminishes some cognitive functions. Rats exposed to a steady dose of estradiol were impai ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 31 2008 - 11:56pm

The Latest Technology May Not Have Transformed Your Health, But It Has Changed Science

New advances in DNA sequencing technology have been receiving a lot of press, but mostly in the context of how DNA sequencing is going to make personalized medicine possible. Your physician will some day be able to prescribe drugs and give you advice on di ...

Article - Michael White - Aug 2 2008 - 12:14pm

Media Violence And Children- Too Much, Says New Study

Dartmouth researchers writing in the journal Pediatrics have documented what they say are alarming numbers of young adolescents (age 10-14) who are exposed to graphic violence in movies rated R for violence. They found that these extremely violent movies w ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 4 2008 - 11:09am

High Dose Vitamin C Reduced Mouse Brain Tumors By 50 Percent

High-dose injections of vitamin C, also known as ascorbate or ascorbic acid, reduced tumor weight and growth rate by about 50 percent in mouse models of brain, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) report ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 4 2008 - 4:57pm

Halitosis Takes A Bath

It’s been used as a cleaning solution, as an antidote for gonorrhea, a sterilizer during surgery and now is used to fight off bacteria and halitosis. The oxidation of bacteria though the use of a rinse is one of the easiest ways to sterilize an environment ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Aug 6 2008 - 6:59pm

Health Canada Cuts Fluoride- To Protect Children’s Teeth

Canadian children are ingesting too much cavity-fighting fluoride and it can ruin their teeth. U.S. children ingest even more fluoride but no such sound advice is evident from US officials. To avoid fluoride-induced yellow and tan discolored teeth (moderat ...

Article - Carol Kopf - Aug 7 2008 - 10:19am

CHRNA5 Gene, Smoking And That First 'Buzz'

Anyone who has ever tried smoking probably remembers that first cigarette vividly- it likely brought either a nasty coughing fit or a rush of pleasure- a "buzz." A new study links those first experiences with smoking, and the likelihood that a pe ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 9 2008 - 10:48am