Study pinpoints source of free radicals in the brain that may fuel dementia

Free radicals generated at a specific site in non-neuronal brain cells called astrocytes may promote dementia, according to a ...

Study uncovers role of hydroxyl radical in greenhouse gas production during soil drying–rewetting

In a new study published in Global Change Biology, Prof. Zhang Yuanming's team from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and ...
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Free radicals generated at a specific site in astrocytes may promote dementia

Researchers have discovered that free radicals generated at a specific site in non-neuronal brain cells called astrocytes, ...

Minimal drug fragment disables cancer cells' antioxidant defenses, offering hope for hard-to-treat tumors

Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have discovered a new way to kill cancer cells by blocking their ...
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GLP-1 drugs calm inflammation beyond diabetes and weight loss

This Journal of Clinical Investigation review describes how glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)–based medicines reduce systemic and tissue inflammation through both weight-dependent and weight-independent ...