Quantum biology and ultraweak photon emission: an overlooked intersection?
A new Perspective article argues that ultraweak photon emission, long dismissed as a metabolic by-product, may intersect with quantum biology ...
Tag: oxidative stress
Hydrogen-Storing Frameworks Deliver Therapeutic Gas Deep Into the Gut
Researchers have developed gas-releasing frameworks that store hydrogen 20,000 times more densely than hydrogen-rich water, release it selectively in inflamed ...
Long-Term Tai Chi Practice Linked to Better Vascular Health in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
A slow, flowing martial art practiced for centuries in China may leave a measurable fingerprint on the arteries of middle-aged ...
Papaya Leaf Flavonoids Show Multi-Target Chemopreventive Effects Against Breast Cancer in Rats
New research shows that aqueous and flavonoid-rich extracts of Carica papaya leaves suppress DMBA-induced breast cancer in rats by restoring ...
Seawater Sprays and Algae Extracts Help Mango Rootstocks Beat Salt Stress
Egyptian researchers found that foliar sprays of glycine betaine and algae extract can substantially protect mango rootstocks from seawater-induced salt ...
Common Plant Compound Supercharges Fungal Enzyme Factory in Surprising Trade-Off
Researchers at Inner Mongolia University found that adding p-coumaric acid to cultures of the fungus Funalia trogii boosts laccase production ...
Ticking Time Bombs in Blood: Oxidative Stress Drives Deadly Anaemia in Dogs With Babesia gibsoni
A comprehensive study in Mizoram, India links oxidant–antioxidant imbalance to the severity of anaemia in dogs infected with Babesia gibsoni, ...
Stomach Microbes and Genes Team Up to Skyrocket Gastric Cancer Risk
A Japanese study of 620 subjects shows that combining a high-risk gastric microbiome signature with PSCA and MUC1 genetic variants ...
Oxidative Stress Takes Center Stage in Vitiligo as Scientists Target the Nrf2 Antioxidant Pathway
A new review in the Archives of Dermatological Research positions oxidative stress and the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway at the center ...
Selenium Shows Partial Shield Against Fertility Damage From Common Psoriasis Drug
A small clinical trial in Egypt found that selenium supplementation partially protected semen quality in psoriasis patients taking methotrexate, improving ...
Spit Test for Gestational Diabetes? Review Maps the Promise of Salivary Biomarkers
A scoping review of 31 studies finds salivary glucose, malondialdehyde, and selected adipokines show promise as non-invasive markers of gestational ...
Antioxidant-Rich Diets Linked to Sharply Lower Lung Cancer Risk in Two Large Studies
Two large observational studies in China and the United Kingdom found that people with the most antioxidant-rich diets had roughly ...
Blocking a Mitochondrial Fission Protein Could Strip Head and Neck Cancers of Radiation Resistance
New research shows that blocking the mitochondrial fission protein DRP1 collapses antioxidant defenses in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, ...
How Plant Polyphenols May Slow the Arterial Damage Behind Heart Attacks and Stroke
A new review in Molecular Biology Reports maps how dietary polyphenols such as resveratrol, quercetin, catechins, curcumin and anthocyanins target ...
Sticky Nanosheets Deliver Sustained Hydrogen to Rejuvenate Aging Testes in Mice
Researchers have developed a bioadhesive nanoplatform that releases hydrogen slowly inside the scrotum, restoring sperm production in aged mice by ...
Succulent Plant Extract Shows Promise Against Alzheimer’s in Fruit Fly Model
A methanol extract of the West African medicinal plant Caralluma dalzielii improved survival, behaviour, antioxidant defences, and tau-related gene expression ...
Iron, Lipids and Cell Death: Ferroptosis Biomarkers Emerge as Clues to Vitiligo Activity
A new case-control study finds that serum markers of ferroptosis, including ACSL4, MDA and ROS, are elevated in vitiligo vulgaris ...
Coconut Oil Fatty Acid Shows Promise Against PCOS in Mouse Study
A new mouse study finds that lauric acid, the main fatty acid in coconut oil, partially reverses the hormonal and ...
Antioxidant Enzyme Sod1 Revealed as a Master Guardian of Genome Stability
New whole-genome sequencing experiments in yeast reveal that the antioxidant enzyme Sod1 is a critical guardian of genomic integrity, whose ...
MOTS-c: The Tiny Mitochondrial Peptide That Behaves Differently in Health and Cancer
A new review argues that the mitochondrial peptide MOTS-c acts as a context-dependent stress signal with protective roles in metabolic ...
