The first widely known public figure victim of fentanyl was the musician-performer Prince in 2016. Authorities say it is possible he did not know he was taking it. Because of its powerful addictive properties, it has become the drug of "choice" for many cartels, who are now flooding the U...
A major obstacle to cure this devastating type of brain tumours is attributed to its highly invasive nature. In fact, glioma cells have a remarkable ability to infiltrate the surrounding brain tissue and migrate long distances away from the tumour bed, which enables them to escape surgical ...
Rhonda is a big fan of sulforaphane, a compound derived from brassica vegetables. It activates a pathway called NRF2 which increases the expression of a host of cell protective genes. She takes sulforaphane (in the form of broccoli sprouts added to her smoothie) 2 to 3 times per week. I’...
Why can knowing the color of a pure compound give you a reasonable guess as to whether a material is a semiconductor or insulator? Semiconductor: Semiconductors are objects in which the flow of current is not conserved. Similarly, those obj...
“7-membrane g-protein-coupled receptor sites”: opioid receptor (mu) and cannabinoid receptor (CB1). The larger the nM number, the weaker the effect and vice versa. Ki values are averages taken from thePsychoactive Drug Screening Program (PDSP). This database is a public domain r...
the street and making a citizen's arrest.Such was the volume of the deadly drug crystal meth in Po He's possession that this week he was jailed for six years after a hearing in which Mr Skinner's behaviour won praise from the trial judge.His story is, on one level, a heroic tale....
Well think of your lung tissue with openings all over which are air sacs called alveoli. This is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity which does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in and out of our body, when we inhale and exhale. The thing to know about...
The cancer industry has grown to be a financial Goliath worth hundreds of billions of dollars in profits each year. Included in this industry, of course, are all the doctors, nurses, hospitals, labs, technicians, hospices, chemotherapy drug makers, and X-Ray machine and film makers. But the...