Vitamin D hormone mimic boosts radiation results
A drug designed to mimic the effects of vitamin D hormone may be able to boost the effectiveness of radiation treatment for prostate cancer, report researchers in the British Journal of Cancer.
Archives for August 17, 2003
Numico results show struggle not over
Dutch infant food and nutrition company Royal Numico continues to strive for profitability, but despite an improved performance overall, divestments and continued poor performance by its vitamins retail business GNC continue to plague company results.
GM plants may provide edible HPV vaccine
Researchers from Germany have genetically engineered plants to produce particles of human papillomavirus (HPV) that could be used in the creation of vaccines or as edible vaccines themselves.
Diabetes cases may not be rising, new research
The increase in the prevalence of diabetes may be due to better detection and people surviving longer with the disease not an increase in new cases, according to new research published in The Lancet.
Corn oil to cut cholesterol
Heart-friendlier products may be one of the benefits from new corn varieties developed by US scientists at the US department of agriculture's chief scientific research agency and Iowa State university (ISU). The 14 new lines - developed by the US...
The rise, and fall, of diabetes
Is diabetes really on the up? A new study suggests that the increase in the prevalence of diabetes may be due to better detection and people surviving longer with the disease not an increase in new cases.