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Oxidative Stress is a condition in which antioxidant levels are lower than normal. Antioxidant levels are usually measured in blood plasma.

Supplementing diet with amino acid taurine could be a viable nutritional strategy to combat aging

When our cells process the oxygen we breathe and the food we eat every day in order to survive, they generate potentially toxic by-products popularly known as "free radicals".

20 Jul 2022

Bacterial infections cause sperm dysfunction via their outer membrane vesicles

A new study discusses the impact of Escherichia coli (E. coli) infection on sperm parameters.

13 Jul 2022

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein downregulates ACE2 expression

In a new study, researchers observed the downregulation of ACE2 by SARS-CoV-2.

11 Jul 2022

Study finds microglia to be responsible for neuronal death in a mitochondrial disease animal model

Microglia, a type of central nervous system cell, is primarily responsible for neuronal death in Leigh Syndrome and the neurological symptoms related to this mitochondrial disease.

8 Jul 2022

COVID-19 and brain damage explained

In a recent study published in the Brain journal, researchers in the United States analyzed the neurovascular injury in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

7 Jul 2022

Immune response triggered by COVID-19 damages the brain's blood vessels to cause neurological complications

A study from the National Institutes of Health describes the immune response triggered by COVID-19 infection that damages the brain's blood vessels and may lead to short- and long-term neurological symptoms.

5 Jul 2022

Human gingival epithelial cells become damaged by cannabis smoke condensate

In a new study, scientists evaluated the effect of cannabis smoke condensate (CSC) on the gingival epithelial cells.

5 Jul 2022

Scientists demonstrate key role of an enzyme in facilitating ovarian cancer metastasis in the omentum

In their recent publication in Cell Reports, a team of scientists, led by Xiling Shen, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), has demonstrated the pivotal role of an enzyme, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), in facilitating ovarian cancer (OC) growth and metastasis in the omentum, a curtain of fatty tissue found in the abdominal cavity.

2 Jul 2022

How sleep distress associated with melatonin imbalance may play a role in the presence, intensity, and severity of anosmia

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, researchers assessed the role of melatonin in COVID-19-associated anosmia.

1 Jul 2022

Study finds higher risk of cardiovascular disease among adult cancer survivors

Adult survivors of cancer have a higher risk of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life than adults without cancer, according to results of a large study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

28 Jun 2022

Researchers improve the ability of a protein to repair oxidative DNA damage

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab in Sweden describe in a study published in Science how they have improved the ability of a protein to repair oxidative DNA damage and created a new protein function.

23 Jun 2022

The feasibility of sperm cryopreservation for male COVID-19 patients

In an article recently published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, scientists deciphered the possibility of cryopreserving sperm of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients

20 Jun 2022

The potential mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 to induce DNA damage

Researchers described potential mechanisms of coronaviruses that could lead to DNA damage and the potential link between SARS-CoV-2 activity and such mechanisms.

14 Jun 2022

'Forever chemicals' associated with greater risk of high blood pressure in middle-aged women

Middle-aged women with higher blood concentrations of common synthetic chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also called "forever chemicals" and found in water, soil, air and food, were at greater risk of developing high blood pressure, compared to their peers who had lower levels of these substances, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

13 Jun 2022

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Supplementing diet with amino acid taurine could be a viable nutritional strategy to combat aging

Bacterial infections cause sperm dysfunction via their outer membrane vesicles

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein downregulates ACE2 expression

Study finds microglia to be responsible for neuronal death in a mitochondrial disease animal model

COVID-19 and brain damage explained

Immune response triggered by COVID-19 damages the brain's blood vessels to cause neurological complications

Human gingival epithelial cells become damaged by cannabis smoke condensate

Scientists demonstrate key role of an enzyme in facilitating ovarian cancer metastasis in the omentum

How sleep distress associated with melatonin imbalance may play a role in the presence, intensity, and severity of anosmia

Study finds higher risk of cardiovascular disease among adult cancer survivors

Researchers improve the ability of a protein to repair oxidative DNA damage

The feasibility of sperm cryopreservation for male COVID-19 patients

The potential mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 to induce DNA damage

'Forever chemicals' associated with greater risk of high blood pressure in middle-aged women

Social stress factors have a direct impact on cellular mechanisms that drive deadly breast cancer

The potential role of Ginkgo biloba L. folium extract in the management of COVID-19

Scientists provide crucial insights into the roles of inflammation and oxidative stress in certain cancers

The effect of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on human semen

Topical ocular administration of progesterone could be viable treatment for retinitis pigmentosa

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