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A New Screening Platform Helps to Exempt the Application of Animal from Drug Tests

A New Screening Platform Helps to Exempt the Application of Animal from Drug Tests

Through several years’ design and trial, scientists from Singapore developed a new drug test tool which will involve less cost, while being more accurate and fast in getting result. The […]

Antioxidants May Increase the Rate of Melanoma Metastasis

Antioxidants May Increase the Rate of Melanoma Metastasis

Following the finding that antioxidants might make the tumor grow faster, a recent study found that antioxidants are potential to double the rate for the metastasis of melanoma. The study […]

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Was Awarded Jointly to Three Scientists for Their Mapping of DNA Repair System

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Was Awarded Jointly to Three Scientists for Their Mapping of DNA Repair System

On 7th, October, Nobel Prize in Chemistry was announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science and was gained by Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar for their breakthrough […]

Notch Inhibitors are Potential for Cancer Treatment Studies Found

Notch Inhibitors are Potential for Cancer Treatment Studies Found

Notch inhibitors like gamma-secretase inhibitors (GSIs) are found potential to slow the deterioration of various types of cancer recent studies revealed. Now further study for more accurate information about this […]

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was Shared by Three Scientists

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was Shared by Three Scientists

October 5, 2015, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine of 2015 was announced and shared by three scientists. William C. Campbell from United States and Satoshi Omura from Japan shared […]

New Drug for Lung Cancer can Improve the Survival Rate Greatly

New Drug for Lung Cancer can Improve the Survival Rate Greatly

Scientists have found a drug called nivolumab more effective for non-small cell lung cancer, as it increases the survival time while bring less side effects than the traditional drug used […]

Gerilizumab IL-6 is Put into Human Trial for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Gerilizumab IL-6 is Put into Human Trial for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Recently, a biotechnology company announced that gerilizumab IL-6 as a drug for rheumatoid arthritis was under trial in healthy people. Once the safety is proved in human trial, gerilizumab will […]

Curran from Sugar Beet Can be Used as Additives in Various Aspects

Curran from Sugar Beet Can be Used as Additives in Various Aspects

From the last but one post at this blog site, it’s known that beet is a rich source of nitrate that is helpful to improve the muscle performance and furtherly […]

Bayer Seperated with Coverstro and Will Develop Its Business in Life Science

Bayer Seperated with Coverstro and Will Develop Its Business in Life Science

Bayer as a well known German based multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company recently separated with Coverstro both economically and legally. And after the independence, Bayer will be developed into a […]

A Compound from Beet Juice is Beneficial to Heart Failure Treatment

A Compound from Beet Juice is Beneficial to Heart Failure Treatment

Scientists team from Washington University inspired by their previous study on beet juice that athlete drink for better muscle performance, and found nitrate existing in the juice can be helpful in […]