Pharmacology

Soybean Isoflavone Chemicals Reduce Menopause Effects

Soy aglycons of isoflavone (SAI), a group of soybean constituent chemicals, have been shown to promote health in a rat model of the menopause. The research in   Nutrition&Metabolism shows how dietary supplementation with SAI lowers cholesterol, increas ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2009 - 8:26pm

Energy Drinks Work For Endurance Sports (But So Do Tasteless Carbohydrates)

Runners clutching bottles of energy drink are a common sight, and it has long been known that sugary drinks and sweets can significantly improve athletes' performance in endurance events. The question is how?  Clearly, 'sports' drinks and ta ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 14 2009 - 7:04pm

Male Impotence Drugs Should Get A Second Look- For Women

New studies indicate the three drugs used to treat male impotence,  phosphodiesterase Type 5 inhibitors  Viagra, Levitra and Cialis also appear to work in females, albeit a little differently, and might be worth a second look to potentially help the 40 per ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2009 - 9:36am

Caffeine Seems To Help Males With Lou Gehrig’s Disease

If you're a man and have Lou Gehrig's Disease- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)- there is good news if you drink caffeine.   Antioxidants, such as in coffee, can help.   The bad news is you still have ALS and there is no caffeine benefit for w ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2009 - 9:59am

Medicine Opportunities From Rich Fields Of Plants

Fields are alive with the promise of medicine. Consider my list of dozen alkaloids found in nature. They exist in whole plant or its organ(s). Some of these chemical compounds are in minute amounts. For example, vincristine, the cancer chemotherapeutic co ...

Article - Hatice Cullingford - Apr 20 2009 - 5:06pm

Cholesterol May Promote Tamoxifen Resistance In Some Breast Cancer Cells

Breast cancer cells in the laboratory that don't respond to tamoxifen may be producing high amounts of cholesterol in order to provide a kind of shield against the drug, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC). They say their st ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 21 2009 - 12:30am

Neurology And Nicotine- Why Smoking Calms People Down

The calming neurological effects of nicotine have been demonstrated in a group of non-smokers during anger provocation. Researchers writing in Behavioral and Brain Functions suggest that nicotine may alter the activity of brain areas that are involved in t ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 24 2009 - 7:28pm

Oxytocin- The Love Potion Of Social Cognition

We're big fans of oxytocin understanding.  It generally makes people nicer and  and relationships are difficult.   When you introduce stressful issues into relationships, such as home finances, it can only get worse.    Oxytocin has been found to make ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 29 2009 - 9:40am

This Is Your Brain On Caffeine

Ever miss your daily cup of coffee and subsequently get a pounding headache? According to reports from consumers of coffee and other caffeinated products, caffeine withdrawal is often characterized by a headache, fatigue, feeling less alert, less energetic ...

Article - News Staff - May 2 2009 - 11:08am

Women May Be More Susceptible To Tobacco Carcinogens

It sounds like it should be a New York Times headline- "Tobacco kills everyone!  Women impacted most!"  but, no, females may actually be more vulnerable than men to the cancer-causing effects of smoking tobacco, according to new results reported ...

Article - News Staff - May 3 2009 - 11:35am