News articles tagged with 'bioactive'
2 catalysts are better than 1
— 29 Jul 2010 10:22 | ChemistryMuch like two children in the back seat of a car, it can be challenging to get two catalysts to cooperate for the greater good. Now Northwestern University chemists have gotten two…
Sensitising tumour response to cancer therapy
— 6 Aug 2009 09:23 | HealthTwo forms of skin and brain cancer respond very poorly to chemotherapy and radiation: melanoma and glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer…
Toxin detection as close as an inkjet printer
— 13 Jul 2009 17:00 | TechnologyIf that office inkjet printer has become just another fixture, it's time to take a fresh look at it. Similar technology may soon be used to develop paper-based biosensors that can detect…
Pectin power
— 14 Oct 2008 11:40 | HealthScientists have found a new possible explanation for why people who eat more fruit and vegetables may gain protection against the spread of cancers. They have shown that a fragment…
'Edible optics' could make food safer
— 7 Aug 2008 16:10 | HealthImagine an edible optical sensor that could be placed in produce bags to detect harmful levels of bacteria and consumed right along with the veggies. Or an implantable device that would…
New cements for vertebral lesions
— 8 Feb 2008 11:48 | HealthA number of researchers at the Department of Polymer Science and Technology at the Chemistry Faculty from San Sebastian at the University of the Basque Country, led by Ms Isabel Goni…
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