The health benefits of garlic seem simple: it can reduce the risk of developing certain kinds of cancers, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes. But the biology behind garlic is extremely complex, because of the vast array of compounds it produces. Researchers in the UK analyzed the biology of garlic in a review published April… Continue reading The Complicated Biology of Garlic
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Caffeine and The Anti-Dementia Enzyme
Researchers have discovered that caffeine may have the potential to protect against dementia. The finding comes from Indiana University experts and was published in the journal Scientific Reports. The study identified 24 compounds, including caffeine, with the potential to boost an enzyme in the brain shown to protect against dementia. The protective effect of the… Continue reading Caffeine and The Anti-Dementia Enzyme
Drug-Like “Compounds” May Improve Prostate-Cancer Treatment
Researchers from Southern Methodist University have discovered three new compounds that could, ultimately, offer better survival odds to prostate cancer patients. The drug-like compounds can be modified and developed into medicines that target a protein in the human body that is responsible for chemotherapy resistance in cancers, said biochemist Pia D. Vogel, lead author on… Continue reading Drug-Like “Compounds” May Improve Prostate-Cancer Treatment
Progress Made Toward A New Kind of Anesthesia
Researchers say they are drawing closer to developing a new class of anesthetics. “While physician anesthesiologists have improved the safety of anesthesia over the years, there are still many risks associated with general anesthesia. And yet, no new anesthetics have been developed for more than 40 years,” said Roderic G. Eckenhoff, M.D., lead author of… Continue reading Progress Made Toward A New Kind of Anesthesia