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Marijuana use while pregnant boosts risk of children's sleep problems
As many as 7% of moms-to-be use marijuana while pregnant, and that number is rising fast as more use it to quell morning sickness. But new research suggests such use could have a lasting impact on the fetal brain, influencing children's sleep for as much as a decade.
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New technique in which drugs make bacteria glow could help fight antibiotic resistance
A new technique could help reduce antibiotic prescribing by predicting which drugs could be effective in fighting bacteria within minutes.
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Patients may be exposed to hormone-disrupting chemicals in medication, medical supplies
Health care providers may unintentionally expose patients to endocrine- disrupting chemicals (EDCs) by prescribing certain medications and using medical supplies, according to a new perspective.
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Scientists reveal why tummy bugs are so good at swimming through your gut
Researchers have solved the mystery of why a species of bacteria that causes food poisoning can swim faster in stickier liquids, such as within guts.
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How the body fights off urinary tract infections
Some people are better protected than others against urinary tract infections. This may be because their bodies produce more of a protein called uromodulin. An interdisciplinary research team has now found out exactly how this helper protein brings relief when nature calls and how this knowledge might benefit the treatment and prevention of these painful inflammations.
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Bisphenol A induces focal adhesions assembly and activation of FAK, Src and ERK2 via GPER in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells.
PMID: Toxicol In Vitro. 2020 Aug ;66:104871. Epub 2020 Apr 20. PMID: 32325111 Abstract Title: Bisphenol A induces focal adhesions assembly and activation of FAK, Src and ERK2 via GPER in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. […]
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Antinociceptive properties of morusin.
PMID: Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. 2000 Mar-Apr;55(3-4):256-60. PMID: 10817216 Abstract Title: Antinociceptive properties of morusin, a prenylflavonoid isolated from Morus nigra root bark. Abstract: […]
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Morusin induces apoptosis and suppresses NF-kappaB activity in human colorectal cancer HT-29 cells.
PMID: Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Jul 18 ;372(1):236-42. Epub 2008 May 14. PMID: 18485277 Abstract Title: Morusin induces apoptosis and suppresses NF-kappaB activity in human colorectal cancer HT-29 cells. […]
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Morusin inhibits human cervical cancer stem cell growth and migration.
PMID: Mol Cell Biochem. 2013 Jul ;379(1-2):7-18. Epub 2013 Mar 31. PMID: 23543150 Abstract Title: Morusin inhibits human cervical cancer stem cell growth and migration through attenuation of NF-κB activity and apoptosis induction. […]
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Antitumor progression potential of morusin suppressing STAT3 and NFκB in human hepatoma SK-Hep1 cells.
PMID: Toxicol Lett. 2015 Jan 22 ;232(2):490-8. Epub 2014 Dec 2. PMID: 25476160 Abstract Title: Antitumor progression potential of morusin suppressing STAT3 and NFκB in human hepatoma SK-Hep1 cells. […]
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