anticancer agents

College team creating anticancer brew

harminka — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:09:06 -0500

College students often spend their free time thinking about beer, but a group of Rice University students are taking it to the next level. They're using genetic engineering to create beer that contains resveratrol, a chemical in wine that's been shown to reduce cancer and heart disease in lab animals.

Certain anticancer agents could be harmful to patients with heart disease

harminka — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:38:18 -0500

A set of promising new anticancer agents could have unforeseen risks in individuals with heart disease, suggests research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Scientists report first 3-D view of anti-cancer agent

harminka — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:31:01 -0500

Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Purdue School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have created the first three-dimensional image of how a well-established chemotherapy agent targets and binds to DNA.

Reducing cancer panic

harminka — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:49:33 -0600

New research has allayed some panic about suspected cancer-causing agents, such as deodorants, coffee and artificial sweeteners. A risk assessment tool has been developed through the Cancer Control Program at South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra Health (SESIH) by UNSW researcher, Professor Bernard Stewart.

New Method for Uncovering Natural Products from Mystery 'Orphan Genes'

harminka — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:53:41 -0600