Aliquots - Research Briefs Archive — Page 81 of 86

April 6, 2012

Plant compound quells inflammation

Berberine, an herbal remedy for diarrhea and intestinal parasites, may be an effective treatment for gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases.

April 6, 2012

Gut germs govern growth

Treating H. pylori infection in children may help their growth rebound, a recent study suggests.

March 23, 2012

Smoking stokes cells’ cancer capacity

Cellular pathways altered by chronic exposure to cigarette smoke may reveal new biomarkers to assess smoking-induced lung cancer risk.

March 21, 2012

Obesity turns “good” cholesterol bad

Studies offer new insights into how obesity impairs the function of HDL, the “good” cholesterol.

March 19, 2012

iPOND method goes fishing for proteins

A new tool will allow researchers to identify proteins involved in DNA replication and damage repair, processes that go awry in cancer.

March 16, 2012

Colon cancer’s cellular crossroads

New information about signaling pathways involved in colorectal cancer could aid in assessing prognosis and identifying new therapeutic targets for the disease.