While many better-for-you menus tout items below 500, 400 and 300 calories, 7-Eleven, Inc. breaks the 200-calorie barrier with its new Egg White Breakfast Sandwich. Not only is the calorie count low, the price is too – just $1.99. ...
Soligenix, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing products to treat serious inflammatory diseases where there remains an unmet medical need, as well as developing several biodefense vaccines and therapeutics, ...
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Cargill, Inc. and Branhaven LLC, announced a non-exclusive agreement to license Neogen Corporation their patented BeefGen genomics (DNA) tools that help beef and dairy cattle producers analyze bovine genetics to improve meat and milk ...
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Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, one of the most deadly malignancies, may live a little longer when treated with two therapeutic vaccines, new research suggests. In a study of 90 patients, this combination approach -- GVAX ...
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By Eleanor McDermid, Senior medwireNews Reporter An RNA sequencing study of patients with bipolar disorder has shown altered expression of genes and transcripts, including those involved in neuroplasticity and circadian rhythms. Nirmala ...
New study identifies drug that could improve treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder Nearly 8 million Americans suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition marked by severe anxiety stemming from a traumatic event ...
Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, one of the most deadly malignancies, may live a little longer when treated with two therapeutic vaccines, new research suggests. In a study of 90 patients, this combination approach -- GVAX ...
Bananas deemed "too unhealthy" for monkeys If you've made a New Year's resolution to diet after your festive blow-out, here's a tip from a bunch of monkeys – avoid the bananas. Animals at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park in Devon ...
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Schistosoma mansoni and its close relatives are parasitic flatworms that affect millions worldwide and kill an estimated 250,000 people a year. A study published on January 16 in PLOS Pathogens identifies a new part of the molecular pathway ...
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A review and update of a controversial 20-year-old theory of consciousness published in Physics of Life Reviews claims that consciousness derives from deeper level, finer scale activities inside brain neurons. The recent discovery of ...
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Like the strings on a violin or the pipes of an organ, the proteins in the human body vibrate in different patterns, scientists have long suspected. Now, a new study provides what researchers say is the first conclusive evidence that this ...
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ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the main energy source inside a cell and is considered to be the high energy molecule that drives all life processes in animals and humans. Outside the cell, membrane receptors that attract ATP drive muscle ...
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New findings on how the cells in our bodies are able to renew themselves could aid our understanding of health disorders, including cancer. Scientists have explained a key part of the process of cell division, by which cells are able to ...
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For the last year, there's been some guarded optimism that the U.S. hog herd could be on its way to expansion. But, the sustained growth forecast in 2013 never really reached fruition by the year's end that industry-watchers saw coming. ...
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A pair of common tests might help colorectal cancer patients who have undergone surgery remain cancer-free, British researchers say. Both a standard CT scan and a blood test known as CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) improved doctors' ...