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Drug used to treat cancer appears to sharpen memory

Posted in Science on 3rd Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

A drug that would sharpen your memory and help those with dementia and Alzheimer's disease by rewiring the brain and keeping neurons alive?

Drugs disguised as blood cells could target cancer

Posted in Science on 1st Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

Its notoriously difficult to direct cancer drugs to only the cells you want to target; they often kill many healthy cells in the process.

Rare 'healthy' smokers lungs explained

Posted in Medicine on 28th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

The mystery of why some people appear to have healthy lungs despite a lifetime of smoking has been explained and the findings could lead to new drugs to improve lung function.

Timing Your Blood Pressure Meds Right Might Prevent Diabetes

Posted in Medicine on 26th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers found that taking blood pressure medications at bedtime rather than waiting until morning may cut the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than half.

A new class of anti-obesity compounds with potential anti-diabetic properties

Posted in Science on 25th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Mice with pre-existing obesity lost 20 percent of their body weight and about 50 percent of their fat mass.