Pharmacology

Resveratrol: Soft as Silk

Don't worry, be happy. I mean you can have your own source of clean, natural resveratrol at home and drink it, too. Get the hint from the silkworm and grow mulberry trees all over the land. They already grow wild in North America. Resveratrol is a pol ...

Blog Post - Hatice Cullingford - Oct 19 2008 - 2:23pm

Coffee May Protect Against Breast Cancer

Depending on which variant of a certain gene a woman has, a coffee consumption rate of at least two-three cups a day can either reduce the total risk of developing breast cancer or delay the onset of cancer. This is shown in new research from Lund Universi ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 19 2008 - 9:16pm

Early Oral Contraceptive Use Lowers Risk Of Ovarian Cancer Later In Life- These Researchers Think They Know Why

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine may be one step closer to understanding why past oral contraceptive use dramatically lowers the risk of ovarian and uterine cancers later in life.  While studying the effect of post-menopausal dietar ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 10 2009 - 11:27pm

Alemtuzumab Study Brings New Hope For Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers

A drug which was developed in Cambridge and initially designed to treat a form of leukaemia has also proven effective against combating the debilitating neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS). The study, led by researchers from the University of Camb ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 22 2008 - 4:56pm

Green Tea May Delay Onset Of Diabetes

A powerful antioxidant in green tea may prevent or delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Researchers were testing EGCG, green tea's predominant antioxidant, in a laboratory mouse with type 1 diabetes and prima ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 23 2008 - 12:10pm

Tesofensine Just May Work For Obesity

According to trials, a new obesity drug, Tesofensine can produce weight loss twice that of currently approved obesity drugs. ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 23 2008 - 1:00pm

Viagra Helps With Muscular Dystrophy Fatigue- And That May Help Us Discover Targeted Therapies

A University of Iowa study suggests that the prolonged fatigue after mild exercise that occurs in people with many forms of muscular dystrophy is distinct from the inherent muscle weakness caused by the disease. The research, which is published in Nature A ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 26 2008 - 7:00pm

Flaxseed Oil Linked To 4X Higher Rate Of Premature Births

A study has found that the risks of a premature birth quadruple if flaxseed oil is consumed in the last two trimesters of pregnancy. The research was conducted by Professor Anick Bérard of the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Pharmacy and the Saint ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2008 - 12:19pm

Epilepsy Anti-Seizure Drug Propofol Use Could Be Fatal- Study

Patients treated for their prolonged seizures with the sedative propofol may be at high risk for complications and even death. New research presented at CHEST 2008, the 74th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicia ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2008 - 10:29am

Grapes Off The Chart For Improving Heart Risk Factors In Animal Studies

Could eating grapes help fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet? And could grapes calm other factors that are also related to heart diseases such as heart failure? A new University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study suggests so.    The new ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2008 - 1:37am