Natural chemical kills cancer
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:50:33 -0800

The compound, lithocholic acid (LCA), is produced in the liver to help turn fat into energy. Vladimir Titorenko, research chair in genomics, cell biology and aging at Montreal's Concordia University, and colleagues were studying human cell cultures ...

Cooking Off the Cuff: Adult JELL-O
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:17:45 -0800

As a kid I loved the gelatin desserts that my mother made from boxed powder, but when the ingredient list reads SUGAR, GELATIN, adipic acid (For tartness), contains less than 2% of artificial flavor, disodium phosphate and sodium citrate (CONTROL ...

Scientists characterize protein essential to survival of malaria parasite
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:01:29 -0800

Even though the proteins are homologous, each has a different amino acid sequence and so will behave differently in the crystallizations, Jez says. Lee went from working with two C. elegans proteins to three plant proteins, two other nematode ...

Acid drainage not just a mine issue anymore -- communities, recreation areas ...
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:59:59 -0800

Now the river faces another emerging threat -- naturally occurring acid contamination. Headwaters streams in the Rocky Mountains are increasingly being monitored for acid pollution, not just from mines but from natural sources. ...

Zy GEM and usamriid sign CRADA for Development of Simplified Sample Processing ...
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:32:18 -0800

The unique properties of its EA1 protease, the key ingredient in the company's prep GEM(TM), forensic GEM(TM), livestock GEM(TM) and RNAGEM(TM) families of nucleic acid extraction kits, make possible cost effective and flexible solutions for researchers ...

Savient Pharmaceuticals Announces Permanent J-Code Assigned for krystexxa r
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:03:28 -0800

About krystexxa r krystexxa r (pegloticase) is a PEGylated uric acid specific enzyme for administration by intravenous infusion for the treatment of refractory chronic gout (RCG) in adult patients. krystexxa became commercially available in the US by ...

Spent Hydrochloric Acid
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:46:15 -0800

We make HCL drops out of our line and need to pump the spent acid to a holding tank. What is the best type of pump for this? Q. We make HCL drops out of our line and need to pump the spent acid to a holding tank. What is the best type of pump for this? ...

Fish oil may help cure leukaemia: Scientists
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:59:48 -0800

In experiments on mice, researchers at the Pennsylvania State University found the compound, produced from an Omega-3 fatty acid found in fish and fish oil, completely cured the animals of the disease with no relapse. ...

Hall of Fame Coach john madden launches Voting for Third Annual Madden ...
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:09:13 -0800

Prilosec otc(R) is the #1 Doctor recommended+ and #1 Pharmacist recommended OTC acid reducer+ for the treatment of frequent heartburn. prilosec otc is the #1 selling OTC heartburn medicine* on the market that can work for 24 hours with one pill a day ...

George and Mitt Romney: Like father, unlike son
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:41:10 -0800

The woman shouted, "Life without death and acid without speed!" Like someone in an insane asylum who's finally being taken seriously by authority figures, she yelled it again and again, louder and louder: "Life without death! Acid without speed! ...

Anika Therapeutics - What's Up Next?
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:57:51 -0800

The company is involved in developing therapeutic products for tissue protection, healing and repair, based on hyaluronic acid , or HA, a naturally occurring, biocompatible polymer in the body. The company's first osteoarthritis product based on its ...

Fish oil in pregnancy doesn't control weight gain
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:53:15 -0800

Cell culture and mouse studies had shown that arachidonic acid - an Omega 6 fatty acid - resulted in increased adipogenesis and growth of fat mass in offspring. Experiments with Omega 3 fatty acids , however, revealed a curbing effect on adipose tissue ...

Study: Acid reflux prevalence increasing
Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:48:25 -0800

Heartburn and other symptoms of acid reflux seem to be much more common than they were a decade ago. The prevalence of weekly heartburn and other symptoms of acid reflux rose nearly 50% over the last decade, according to one of the largest studies ever ...

New lead- acid battery angles for micro hybrids
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:31:04 -0800

Axion Power International has a developed an advanced lead- acid battery it hopes will attract automakers and grid storage providers. The basic chemistry and components are the same, but the company has an activated carbon negative electrode, ...

Ajinomoto Amino Acid Technologies To Exhibit at Pep Talk 2012
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:31:14 -0800

RALEIGH, NC, Jan 04, 2012 (Business wire) -- Ajinomoto North America, Inc., Amino Acid Technologies today announced it is exhibiting at Pep Talk, January 9-13, 2012, in San Diego, CA. Ajinomoto executives will be on hand at booth #22 giving out copies ...

Devil's acid attack gets unprecedented 30 years in prison
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:20:14 -0800

Mayra Ortega will have to serve the maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, after being found guilty of splashing devil's acid on Jennifer Leyba Linares on August 30, 2009, causing severe burns to 85% of her body. The unprecedented sentence handed ...

Acid Attack Victim from Malaysia Restores Her Lost Face with Support of ...
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:05:27 -0800

Her father, who suffered from mental illnesses, poured hydrochloric acid on her sleeping mother and leaving her dead. Tan Hui-Linn, who was sleeping beside her mother, lost one of her eyes and received severe burns across her body, which also left her ...

Acid rain's blind spot
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:08:10 -0800

University of Michigan researchers say future generations of sugar maple trees are at risk unless soft spots in the federal Clean Air Act are strengthened to address an old nemesis: acid rain. Precipitation that is highly acidic from burned fossil ...

Foods that heal
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:13:45 -0800

Essential fatty acids are important for everyone, but they are especially important for normal brain development in children. Much of the grey matter of the brain is made up of fat, specifically omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid . ...

White powder in apartment reported to be boric acid
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:40:18 -0800

By David Rogers, margie kacoha and chris salata a property owner had a bad reaction Thursday afternoon after exposure to boric acid , fire officials said. The woman entered her unoccupied rental unit at 449 Australian Ave. and turned on an overhead fan, ...