April 2007
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April 28, 2007
Vitamin D Casts Cancer Prevention In New Lght
For decades, researchers have puzzled over why rich northern countries have cancer rates many times higher than those in developing countries -- and many have laid the blame on dangerous pollutants spewed out by industry. But research into vitamin D... ... morePosted at 6:29 PM | TrackBack (0)
April 25, 2007
Antioxidant Found In Many Foods And Red Wine Is Potent And Selective Killer Of Leukemia Cells
Corresponding author Xiao-Ming Yin, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, reports that researchers there have found that anthocyanidins, a naturally occurring compound widely available in many fruits and vegetables, as well as red wine,... ... morePosted at 10:19 PM | TrackBack (0)
New Lung Cancer Therapies Created
U.S. scientists have developed a method of treating lung cancer tumors that become resistant to novel targeted agents, such as Tarceva, a medication used for non-small-cell lung cancer. anti-cancer drugs.The researchers at the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case... ... morePosted at 2:10 PM | TrackBack (0)
April 24, 2007
New Cancer Warning Over Tanning Beds
The Cancer Society says sun beds should never be used as a tanning method because the risk of skin cancer is too great. People wrongly assume sunbeds are a safe alternative to the sun, but its UV radiation is five... ... morePosted at 11:20 PM | TrackBack (0)
April 23, 2007
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked To Poor Physical Performance In Older Adults: Role Of Vitamin D In Cancer Treatment
New research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues suggests adults who don't get enough vitamin D - either from their diets or exposure to the sun - may be at increased risk for poor physical performance and... ... morePosted at 2:46 PM | TrackBack (1)
April 21, 2007
Drinking Tea Helps Protect Against Skin Cancer
In a study conducted by Dartmouth Medical School scientists, the diet, drinking habits and lifestyle of over 1,400 patients aged between 25 and 74 years with either basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas, were analyzed and compared with a similar... ... morePosted at 10:21 AM | TrackBack (0)
April 20, 2007
Study Links Adult Dose Aspirin To Moderate Drop In Cancer Risk
A new American Cancer Society study finds men and women who used adult-strength (325 mg or more) aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) daily for five or more years had an approximately 15 percent lower rate of developing any cancer than those who... ... morePosted at 2:14 PM | TrackBack (0)
April 19, 2007
Omega-3 Fatty Acid May Help Prevent Alzheimer's Brain Lesions
UC Irvine scientists have discovered that Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a type of omega-3 fatty acid, may slow the growth of two brain lesions that are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. The finding suggests that diets rich in DHA can help prevent... ... morePosted at 8:03 PM | TrackBack (0)
Discoveries Thrust Cancer-initiating Stem Cells Into A Larger Role In Cancer Biology And Treatment
Science Daily - Recent discoveries about the role of stem cells in cancer have altered the landscape of cancer research. With each new study, scientists are learning more about cancer-initiating properties of stem cells at organ sites and throughout the... ... morePosted at 7:15 PM | TrackBack (0)
April 18, 2007
Breast Cancer Incidence Stayed Low After Decline In Hormone Replacement Therapy
Investigators report that the evidence linking a decrease in the annual incidence of breast cancer to a decline in hormone replacement therapy is as robust as first reported: Breast Cancer Incidence Stayed Low After HRT Decline ...... ... morePosted at 10:17 PM | TrackBack (0)
Indian Herbal Remedy Offers Hope In Pancreatic Cancer
A team at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute has found that extracts of triphala slowed the growth of human pancreatic tumours grafted onto mice. The findings, presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, offer... ... morePosted at 11:52 AM | TrackBack (1)
April 17, 2007
New Study Shows Marijuana Cuts Lung Cancer Tumor Growth In Half
Researchers at Harvard University report that in-vivo and in-vitro studies show that Delta-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana, cuts tumor growth in common lung cancer in half and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to spread: Science Daily... ... morePosted at 10:29 PM | TrackBack (1)
April 16, 2007
Researchers Explain Effect of Broccoli, Soy On Cancer Cells
While it's a well-known fact that a healthy diet should include lots of fruits and vegetables, it's also known that most Americans don't consume the recommended amounts of these foods. And while we've also known for some time that eating... ... morePosted at 10:45 AM | TrackBack (1)
April 15, 2007
Dying Star Bursts in Near-Perfect Symmetry
Just in case you missed hearing about the newly discovered Red Square nebula: Seen in the infrared, the nebula resembles a giant, glowing red box in the sky, with a bright white inner core. A dying star called MWC 922... ... morePosted at 9:46 PM | TrackBack (0)
April 14, 2007
New Research Sheds Light on Cancer Tumor Survival During Radiation Therapy
HIF-1α overexpression is associated with increased proliferation, which might explain the adverse prognostic impact of increased concentrations of HIF-1α in invasive cancer. Researchers at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center have found that nitric oxide plays... ... morePosted at 10:20 AM | TrackBack (1)
April 12, 2007
Media Medicine
Medblogger Orac sometimes wonders if those doctors who do health segments for various TV news outlets are "real" doctors, given the sorts of things they actually say. Readers will enjoy checking out the real doozies of examples he has this... ... morePosted at 10:51 AM | TrackBack (0)
April 11, 2007
Genetic 'Gang of 4' Drives Spread Of Breast Cancer
New studies by Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers reveal that the abnormal activation of four genes drives the spread of breast cancer to the lungs. [...] Cooperation among the four genes also enables cancerous cells to escape into the bloodstream... ... morePosted at 3:27 PM | TrackBack (0)
Study: 'Stress Causes Cancer Cells To Resist Treatment'
Back on March 22nd when John and Elizabeth Edward's announced that Elizabeth's cancer has returned, I said that fighting cancer is not easy, and while having something to help keep one occupied on other than one's battle for life can... ... morePosted at 3:09 PM | TrackBack (0)
April 10, 2007
Risky Experimental Treatment Provides Some Hope For Type I Diabetes
An adult stem cell treatment has been tried in Brazil on children and it has cured 13 of 15 trial recipients, at least for now. The stem cell transplant is designed to stop the body's immune attack on the pancreas.... ... morePosted at 8:29 PM | TrackBack (0)
April 9, 2007
Discovery Of Natural Tumor Suppressor Variants Could Lead to New Therapies For Diabetes, Heart Disease
PHLPP 1 impacts an important pathway in diabetes and PHLPP2 could be useful in fighting heart and neurological disease.
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New Drugs Bring Breakthrough In Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes
Conventional treatment for Type 2 diabetes uses oral drugs to control sugar levels initially and when patients stop responding to drugs, insulin shots are the only treatment. But the discovery of three new compounds has led doctors to believe that... ... morePosted at 1:46 PM | TrackBack (1)
Treatment-induced Growth Factor Causes Cancer Progression
Scientists at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have now linked a treatment-induced growth factor to the cancer's future spread. The researchers report that increased circulating and/or tumor TGF-beta in response to treatment may be a marker of tumors destined to progress rapidly... ... morePosted at 1:22 PM | TrackBack (0)
April 3, 2007
Early detection of cancer, part 1: More complex than you think
Orac at Respectful Innocence reminds us that in the course of a few days last week, two prominent political personalities from different parties, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow and Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards, announced... ... morePosted at 10:47 PM | TrackBack (0)
Study Finds Cancer Thrives In Liquid
For many types of cancers, it's not the primary tumor that eventually ends up killing some people, it's the secondary malignancies that break away and take up residence elsewhere in the body - and become highly resistant to chemotherapy. Now... ... morePosted at 9:13 AM | TrackBack (0)
April 2, 2007
Research Shows Mechanism For Arresting Tumor Growth
[p53 is a nuclear phospho-protein which, in response to DNA damage, slows progression through the cell cycle and initiates apoptosis if damage is severe.] New research by scientists from the MD Anderson Cancer Center has shown that inducing senescence, a... ... morePosted at 1:43 PM | TrackBack (1)
More Health Benefits From Organic Food
Research by Dr Kirsten Brandt at Newcastle University indicates that eating organic food could have more health benefits than than conventional produce. Dr. Brandt used analysis of organic carrots, apples and potatoes to reveal greater concentrations of vitamin C and... ... morePosted at 1:38 PM | TrackBack (0)
British Researchers Grow Human Heart Valve From Stem Cells
A team led by a professor of cardiac surgery at Imperial College London has grown a human heart valve from stem cells, something that has never been done before and which brings the goal of growing a whole, beating heart... ... morePosted at 6:07 AM | TrackBack (0)
April 1, 2007
Gender linked to development of skin cancer
Researchers at Ohio State University Medical Center report that inherent gender differences - instead of more sun exposure - may be one reason why men are three times more likely than women to develop certain kinds of skin cancer (especially... ... morePosted at 11:10 PM | TrackBack (0)
