joeygk Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 holy lol. mentally i think i will be useless the entire week at work.just leave fro miami now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 gk-you gonna be watching the tennis matches from the nasdaq? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Anti-Cancer Compound in Green Tea IdentifiedTue Mar 15,12:13 AM ET Health - Reuters By Patricia Reaney LONDON (Reuters) - Spanish and British scientists have discovered how green tea helps to prevent certain types of cancer. Researchers at the University of Murcia in Spain (UMU) and the John Innes Center (JIC) in Norwich, England have shown that a compound called EGCG in green tea prevents cancer cells from growing by binding to a specific enzyme. "We have shown for the first time that EGCG, which is present in green tea at relatively high concentrations, inhibits the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), which is a recognized, established target for anti-cancer drugs, " Professor Roger Thorneley, of JIC, told Reuters. "This is the first time, to our knowledge, a known target for an anti-cancer drug has been identified as being inhibited by EGCG," he added. Green tea has about five times as much EGCG as regular tea, studies have shown. It decreased rates of certain cancers but scientists were not sure what compounds were involved or how they worked. Nor had they determined how much green tea a person would have to drink to have a beneficial effect, he said. Thorneley said EGCG is probably just one of a number of anti-cancer mechanisms in green tea. "We have identified this enzyme in tumour cells that EGCG targets and understand how it stops this enzyme from making DNA. This means we may be able to develop new anti-cancer drugs based on the structure of the EGCG molecule," Thorneley explained. The scientists decided to look at ECGC after they realized its structure was similar to a cancer drug called methotrexate. "We discovered that EGCG can kill cancer cells in the same way as methotrexate," Dr Jose Neptuno Rodriguez-Lopez, of UMU, a joint author of the research published in the journal Cancer Research. EGCG binds strongly to DHFR, which is essential in both healthy and cancerous cells. But it does not bind as tightly as methotrexate, so its side effects on healthy cells could be less severe than those of the drug. Thorneley said EGCG could be a lead compound for new anti-cancer drugs. The findings could also explain why women who drink large amounts of green tea around the time they conceive and early in their pregnancy may have an increased risk of having a child with spina bifida or other neural tube disorders. Women are advised to take supplements of folic acid because it protects against spina bifida. But large amounts of green tea could decrease the effectiveness of folic acid. "This enzyme, (DHFR), is the one folic acid supplements are given for. Folic acid deficiency leads to neural tube development defects," Thorneley added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeygk Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 gk-you gonna be watching the tennis matches from the nasdaq?no --- so don't go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prplhz Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 hey ms. haze! Hello Ms. Blue We can keep each other company while these yodals are in Miami next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prplhz Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 lol, yeah this thread is a little out of control but we love it! Weird that your text looked like it came from a 330 number! Did you move to Ohio? that is weird, and yes Ohio is where it's at... BTW, your "long version name" is spelled Georgina, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinybutterfli Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 that is weird, and yes Ohio is where it's at... BTW, your "long version name" is spelled Georgina, right?yes m'am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kken Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 today's busy day got less busy! woot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prplhz Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 yes m'am okie dokie, just wanted to confirm my dear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyblue Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Anti-Cancer Compound in Green Tea Identifiedi just started drinking green tea instead of coffee! w00t! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyblue Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Hello Ms. Blue We can keep each other company while these yodals are in Miami next week yep. we can chat about all the silly text messages we're getting. "amazing!" "epic!" "vicman fell asleep on the beach!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 i expect tommy p to be at 20,000 posts when we get back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kken Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 it was a magical night... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeygk Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 i expect tommy p to be at 20,000 posts when we get back.no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinybutterfli Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 yep. we can chat about all the silly text messages we're getting. "amazing!" "epic!" "vicman fell asleep on the beach!"i'll be sending jess a text message from the pvd party that reads "lick"I expect her to remember what that means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 i'll be sending jess a text message from the pvd party that reads "lick"I expect her to remember what that means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeygk Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 okay, i need to change my screen name to 'Backfat Betty" --- seriously, I have gross backfat, I need to fill out an application to be on extremem makeover. I'm gonna go drink some whey protein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 maybe you need to start working out your back and legs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeygk Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 moo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 woof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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joeygk Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 tommy the tank engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prplhz Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 i'll be sending jess a text message from the pvd party that reads "lick"I expect her to remember what that means You bet I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomar Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 porter interview is up:http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature_view.asp?ID=557 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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