by websmart | May 25, 2026 | Oncology
Researchers at the University of British Columbia Okanagan have decoded the biosynthetic pathway that enables certain tropical plants to produce mitraphylline, a scarce spirooxindole alkaloid with documented anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activity. Using a...
by websmart | May 25, 2026 | Diabetes
A recent review in Nature Metabolism emphasizes that fructose is not merely an additional calorie source but a distinct metabolic signal capable of driving fat synthesis, lowering cellular ATP, and bypassing normal energy-regulation checkpoints. Drawing on data from...
by websmart | May 25, 2026 | Cardiology
A large randomized clinical trial published in JACC demonstrates that baduanjin — an 800-year-old Chinese qigong practice comprising eight structured movements—can lower blood pressure comparably to brisk walking. In 216 adults aged ≥40 years with stage-1 hypertension...
by websmart | May 8, 2026 | Oncology
Brazilian researchers at the Ribeirão Preto Blood Center and the Center for Cell-Based Therapy (CTC) have made significant strides in cancer immunotherapy by engineering natural killer (NK) cells to be more potent and precise against tumors. Utilizing the NK-92 cell...
by websmart | May 6, 2026 | Oncology
A recent study from the Botucatu School of Medicine at São Paulo State University (FMB-UNESP), Brazil, highlights the potential of low-dose vitamin D supplementation to significantly improve outcomes in breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy....
