Research led by scientists in the UK has upturned a 50-year old theory that maintains antioxidants stop or slow aging by counteracting the oxidative stress on cells caused by free radicals, a finding that will undermine claims made by beauty and diet products that promote the anti-aging properties of antioxidants.
In one of the first instances of targeted drug design in psychiatric treatment, University of Pittsburgh researchers have found an experimental agent that shows promise in addressing working memory impairments that occur in the schizophrenia. The study breaks new ground in the strategy used to develop new pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia, explained David Lewis, M.D.
A report published today in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Volume details four case studies where proteins used to augment bone formation in applications such as, healing of nonunion, may play a role in the development of abnormal formation of bone within extraskeletal soft tissues.
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