Day: October 2, 2020

Is There a Dead Wasp in Every Fig?

Is There a Dead Wasp in Every Fig?

If you’re a fig lover, this next sentence may be hard for you to swallow. The figs you’re eating could have a dead wasp stuck in them. I know that probably makes you squirm, but it sounds more dramatic than it is. You may think the idea of wasps inside a fig is gross, but…

I’m Trans and Nonbinary: Here’s What I Want Cis People To Know About Having Sex With Me

I’m Trans and Nonbinary: Here’s What I Want Cis People To Know About Having Sex With Me

As a trans, nonbinary, agender person, navigating sex and pleasure is often challenging. That’s in large part a reflection of the lacking sex education young people get (if they get any at all) and patriarchal perspectives about sex and dating that center the cisgender, heterosexual experience. An effect of this landscape is that many cisgender…

Fitness gadgets to get you moving

Fitness gadgets to get you moving

Many of us struggle to find the time and motivation to exercise, it can be impossible to fit a workout in around work, childcare and other commitments. However, evidence shows that exercising for even 10 minutes a day can make a huge difference to your health and fitness levels.  As another wave of lockdown measures surface…

Proapoptotic and antiangiogenic activities of Arctium lappa on breast cancer cell lines.

Proapoptotic and antiangiogenic activities of Arctium lappa on breast cancer cell lines.

PMID:  Scientifica (Cairo). 2020 ;2020:7286053. Epub 2020 May 17. PMID: 32509375 Abstract Title:  Proapoptotic and Antiangiogenic Activities ofL. on Breast Cancer Cell Lines. Abstract:  In this study, the bioactivity-guided fractionation was conducted on the aerial parts ofL. and then the extracts were testedon breast cancer (MCF-7), colorectal cancer (HCT-116), and normal cells (EA.hy926). The n-hexane…

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