Researchers have found a way to increase the effectiveness of a widely used cancer drug while decreasing the risk of serious side effects, according to a new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The findings are currently available in the journal Scientific Reports. UTMB… Continue reading A New Cancer Drug Combines Effectively with Common Chemo Drug
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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
Targeting Fat to Treat Cancer
Researchers at the Salk Institute in California have found a way to block the creation of fat molecules in cells so that the growth of cancer can be stifled. The details of the research were published in the journal Nature Medicine. “Cancer cells rewire their metabolism to support their rapid division,” says Salk Professor Reuben… Continue reading Targeting Fat to Treat Cancer
Monitoring The Body’s Energy Production
Exercise and fasting do not change the location of a key enzyme involved in energy production, a study in Experimental Physiology found. SIRT3 is an important enzyme involved in fat metabolism and energy production. Located within the mitochondria of human skeletal muscle, it acts by targeting certain proteins and altering their activity. Nearly every cell… Continue reading Monitoring The Body’s Energy Production
More Targeted Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer
Scientists at the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have pinpointed five specific enzymes (protein kinases) that play a role when prostate cancer spreads to bone. The discovery could point the way toward new drugs that slow or stop prostate cancer from spreading. The findings, which were published… Continue reading More Targeted Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer
Fighting a Deadly Enzyme
Scientists are drawing closer to understanding the structure of the enzyme telomerase, which plays a significant role in aging and most cancers. Investigators from UCLA and UC Berkeley have produced images of telomerase in much higher resolution than ever before, giving them major new insights about the enzyme. Their findings, published by the journalScience, could… Continue reading Fighting a Deadly Enzyme
Defeating Aggressive Cancers
Researchers are drawing closer to a drug that attacks cancer stem cells in some forms of the disease. That medicine could treat an element in tumors that is believed responsible for metastasis and drug resistance. The team of investigators, led by experts from the Cancer Research Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), in… Continue reading Defeating Aggressive Cancers
Another Reason Why Red Meat Is Bad for You
Researchers have found that eating red meat, already known to be a bad health habit, may also introduce a tumor-forming substance into the body. The discovery was made by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco and was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The scientists focused on the possibly… Continue reading Another Reason Why Red Meat Is Bad for You
A Protein to Help The Immune System
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University have found that the enzyme SPPL3 activates T cells, which defend the immune system. Because the enzyme’s structure is similar to that of presenilin enzymes, which have been implicated in Alzheimer’s disease, a university news release said, the researchers’ finding could shed more light on how presenilin functions, in… Continue reading A Protein to Help The Immune System
A New Use for Mushrooms?
A couple of poisonous mushrooms may show scientists how to attack deadly diseases. Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered an enzyme, which they have called POPB, that’s key to the potency of poisonous mushrooms. They found that the enzyme helps manufacture chemical compounds known as cyclic peptides, which are often used to create new… Continue reading A New Use for Mushrooms?
A New Understanding: Why the Immune System Doesn’t Always Fight Back
Researchers have drawn closer to understanding why the immune-system process can go wrong. The investigators, from Johns Hopkins, focused on how the immune system chooses bits of protein to turn into so-called dominant epitopes. In a typical immune-system reaction, white blood cells are programmed to fight dominant epitopes. To further understand that process, a team… Continue reading A New Understanding: Why the Immune System Doesn’t Always Fight Back