In this video, Katherine Ververis (Epigenomic Medicine, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute), demonstrates how to extract nutrients from the florets of broccoli. We investigate the effects of broccoli extract on the viability on human erythroleukemic K562 cells. Broccoli evolved ~2000 years ago from a wild cabbage plant in Europe and since the Roman Empire it has been considered a uniquely valuable food among Italians. The word broccoli, is derived from the Italian plural of broccolo,...

This is a podcast and slides of a lecture given on Nov 23, 2011 in the course Phar201 (http://www.sdsc.edu/pb/edu/pharm201/) at the University of California San Diego by graduate student Roger Chang. It covers the interface between structural bioinformatics and systems biology form the viewpoint of off-target drug effects and large scale metabolic modeling.

This is a podcast and slides of a lecture given on Nov 02, 2011 in the course Phar201 (http://www.sdsc.edu/pb/edu/pharm201/) at the University of California San Diego by Prof. Phil Bourne. It covers some aspects of protein ligand interactions with emphasis on SMAP for determining similar ligand binding sites and the pharmacological implications.

An anti-obesity drug that homes in on and destroys blood vessels that support fat reduced the weight of obese rhesus monkeys by 11 percent in one month. It also trimmed their waistlines by eradicating 27 percent of their abdominal fat. Obesity raises a person's risk for developing breast, ovarian, prostate, colon and other cancers and also hinders treatment for cancer patients. Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center who developed the drug discuss results of the...

Foam cell formation is the hallmark of early atherosclerosis. Lipid uptake by scavenger receptors (SR) in macrophages initiates chronic proinflammatory cascades linked to atherosclerosis. It has been reported that the upregulation of cholesterol efflux may be protective in the development of atherosclerosis. Ellagic acid, a polyphenolic compound mostly found in berries, walnuts, and pomegranates, possesses antioxidative, growth-inhibiting and apoptosis-promoting activities in cancer...

Cured from Crohn's disease with Auto-hemotherapy My name is Jose Luiz Dutra, I am now 77 years old and live in the city of Salvador, state of Bahia, Brazil. Crohn's disease is considered incurable and is characterised by a bowel ulcer, great discomfort of the intestinal flow, weight loss and negative psychological effects. For over 10 years, I was suffering from this disease, taking traditional medicines, such as azulfim, mesacol, etc, without any improvement and having...