Common E numbers found in ultra-processed foods such as pastries, ready meals and chocolate increase risk of heart attacks and strokes, study suggests E numbers are emulsifiers used to thicken and preserve a wide variety of foods READ MORE: Diets high in red meat, salt and alcohol to blame for rise in cancer A high intake of certain agents used in ultra-processed […]
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Menthol-flavored cigarettes account for more than one-third of cigarettes sold in the United States, and experts believe they are more dangerous than traditional cigarettes. More than 150 cities and counties have prohibited the sale of menthols, and Massachusetts and California both have statewide bans. The Food and Drug Administration proposed a federal ban in 2022 but may never institute it. […]
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A new editorial paper titled “Subpopulations of AIB1 isoform-expressing breast cancer cells enable invasion and metastasis” has been published in Oncotarget. In their new editorial, researchers Amber J. Kiliti, Ghada M. Sharif, Anton Wellstein, and Anna T. Riegel from Georgetown University Medical Center discuss potential mechanisms of breast cancer invasion and metastasis. Genetic and epigenetic events drive individual tumor cells […]
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Many of the drugs we use today started their journey from bench to bedside in a computer. But this is certainly not the case for all drugs. Indeed, many have exotic origins, including the blockbuster drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, which were inspired by the venom of the Gila monster. Scientists found that a hormone in the Gila monster’s venom called […]
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A significant portion of mammalian genomes are composed of retrotransposable elements (REs). Unlike the previous hypothesis that these are “junk DNA,” recent studies have shown that REs such as endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) and long interspersed nuclear element 1 (LINE1) play essential roles in embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and during embryogenesis. An increasing body of studies have shown that ERVs are […]
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<img class="aligncenter" src="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2023/new-study-reversing-ag.jpg" alt="New study: Reversing aging in the blood stem cells and the immune system" title="UA in vitro treatment reverses age-associated defects in HSCs. a, HSCs isolated from old mouse (100 weeks) BM were cultured for 3 days in the presence of 20 μM UA. After culture, 2,000 cells were transplanted in lethally irradiated primary recipient mice together with BM […]
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Many of the drugs we use today started their journey from bench to bedside in a computer. But this is certainly not the case for all drugs. Indeed, many have exotic origins, including the blockbuster drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, which were inspired by the venom of the Gila monster. Scientists found that a hormone in the Gila monster’s venom called […]
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