Topic: Medical Science News
April 5, 2008
Mitochondrial Mutations Make Tumors Spread
In a new study published online in Science, researchers shed light on the poorly understood process of metastasis - when a tumor spreads to other organs. They report that mutations in mitochondrial DNA can spur metastasis and that it can... ... morePosted at 6:43 AM | TrackBack (0)
April 3, 2008
Compound Found In Plastic Drinking Water Bottles May Alter Gene Expression In Human Breast Cells
Just when you might think it was safe to drink the water in plastic bottles, along comes another chemical called BPA or bisphenol A. Now it looks as though you might want to think twice next time before you leave... ... morePosted at 4:35 PM | TrackBack (0)
March 12, 2008
Cardiovascular Benefits Of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reviewed
Via Science Daily: In the March issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, contributors briefly summarize current scientific data on omega-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular health, focusing on who benefits most from their protective effects, recommended guidelines for administration and dosing, and... ... morePosted at 11:10 PM | TrackBack (0)
March 10, 2008
Scientists Believe New Method Can Revolutionizz Diabetes Research
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and the University of Miami have developed a method for studying complicated cell processes, such as the secretion of insulin in the pancreas, of living animals - something that has not been possible to this date.... ... morePosted at 1:36 PM
March 9, 2008
Severe Psychological Stress May Be Linked To Breast Cancer
Researchers have long suggested that being under stress greatly increases a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. Examples of stressful situations women encounter that have been suggested as possibly contributing to cancer-contributing stress levels include tension, fear, anxiety, or sleep... ... morePosted at 2:59 PM
March 3, 2008
Scientists Targeting Cancer With Nanomagnets Produced By Bacteria
In what they describe as "Exciting Research," a team of scientists at the University of Edinburgh have developed a method of making bacteria-produced nanomagnets stronger, opening the way for their use in cancer treatment:[...] The bacteria-produced magnets are better than... ... morePosted at 2:23 PM
March 2, 2008
Study Suggests Diet Affects Prostate Cancer Risk
(Via foodconsumer.org), dietary risk factors for prostate cancer include foods high in calcium and possibly processed foods and red meats while foods that have protective effects include those rich in lycopene and selenium and possibly legumes, vegetables, vitamin E, antioxidants,... ... morePosted at 1:45 PM
February 29, 2008
Multivitamins Do Not Reduce Risk for Lung Cancer
Investigators report a prospective study that the long-term use of supplemental multivitamins does not reduce the risk of developing lung cancer, and high doses of vitamin E may even raise the risk, particularly in smokers: ... these findings "should prompt... ... morePosted at 1:18 PM
February 27, 2008
Researchers Identify and Shut Down Protein That Fuels Ovarian Cancer
A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports that a protein that stimulates blood vessel growth - interleukin-8 (IL-8), worsens ovarian cancer,... ... morePosted at 9:24 AM
January 15, 2008
Scientists Seek 'Biomarker' For Detecting Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer usually happens in women over age 50, but it can also affect younger women. Its cause is unknown and it is hard to detect early, with many women having no symptoms or just mild symptoms until the disease... ... morePosted at 9:20 AM
January 12, 2008
How Cancer Grows and Spreads
Children's Hospital Boston has an advert over at Hyscience pointing to an interesting discussion on how cancer grows and spreads, saying that cancer is like a cross-town trip -- there's a starting point and a destination, and there are many... ... morePosted at 9:26 AM
January 10, 2008
Scientists find chemical key that could stop cancer in tracks
British scientists believe they have discovered the mechanism cancer cells use to metastasize throughout the body - a breakthrough which could stop the disease right in its tracks: In their research, the scientists have found that a protein called Ecadherin... ... morePosted at 7:16 AM
January 7, 2008
New Research Confirms The Power Of Images In The Brain To Heal The Body
According to the January issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter, Aristotle and Hippocrates had it right all along in their belief of employing images in the brain to enliven the heart and body. Today, guided imagery is helping patients use... ... morePosted at 9:59 AM
January 3, 2008
Novel Anticancer Strategy Moves From Laboratory To Clinic
According to results of research published in the Jan. 1 issue of Cancer Research on the use of a novel anti-tumor compound in mice, scientists have shown that a chemical inhibitor of all PI-3 kinases (Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinases), modified with... ... morePosted at 1:57 PM
January 1, 2008
'Swish-and-spit' Test Shown Accurate For Head And Neck Cancer
Almost 50,000 cases of head and neck cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. annually. Most are found when the disease has spread, and less than a year after diagnosis, many recur. Causes include heavy tobacco and alcohol use. Other head... ... morePosted at 6:50 PM
December 28, 2007
Protein Found To Stop Tumor Spread
Work published in the latest edition of the journal Molecular Cell suggests that UK scientists have uncovered a vital clue to stopping cancers from spreading (metastasizing). According to Dr. Michael Way of the The London Research Institute, a protein called... ... morePosted at 11:00 AM
December 3, 2007
'Burned foods' double chances of cancer in women
Research suggests the fact that acrylamide, a proven rodent carcinogen, is present in significant quantities (up to several mg/kg of foodstuff) in a wide range of commonly consumed human foods is alarming, however attempts to determine a possible involvement of... ... morePosted at 8:15 AM
November 14, 2007
Synthetic Molecule Makes Cancer Cells Commit Suicide
Scientists are now ... "SMAC-ing" cancer to death. Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have developed a small molecule that can turn the survival signal for a variety of cancer cells into a death signal. The molecule mimics the activity of... ... morePosted at 9:33 AM
November 10, 2007
New Targeted Approach To Light-Activated Cancer Drugs With Tumor-Seeking Antibodies Shows Promise
The research team, led by scientists from Imperial and the Imperial spin-out company PhotoBiotics, has shown that their antibody-carrying light-sensitive drugs have effected complete tumour regression in an animal model.New research at Imperial College of London's Department of Life Sciences... ... morePosted at 9:42 PM
October 3, 2007
Stem Cells Prompt Metastasis
U.S. researchers report that dangerous changes in cancer cells which allow them to spread around the body could be triggered by the body's own stem cells:A Whitehead Institute team found human breast cancers in mice are more likely to spread... ... morePosted at 2:37 PM
September 12, 2007
Tangerine Peel Kills Certain Human Cancer Cells
According to a research team at Leicester School of Pharmacy, Salvestrol Q40 - a type of phytoalexin (a chemical produced by plants to repel attackers, such as insects or fungi) extracted from tangerine peel, can kill certain human cancer cells.... ... morePosted at 3:02 PM
September 7, 2007
Study Reveals New Details Of Tumor Suppressor Gene P3 Regulation
A study conducted by scientists at The Wistar Institute reveals new levels of subtlety in the body's management of this all-important tumor suppressor gene and the protein it produces.The p53 gene was first known in its aberrant role as an... ... morePosted at 5:50 PM
September 4, 2007
Smokers More Likely To Develop Alzheimer's
Only a few days ago we wrote of a recently published article in the journal Cancer that reported women smokers have a higher risk for head and neck cancer than men and that smoking will increase their risk of developing... ... morePosted at 4:16 PM
August 20, 2007
New Nanoparticle May Detect Diseases That Have Chronic Inflamation Like Cancer, Alzheimer's, Heart Disease And Arthritis
Image: The nanoparticle polymer is made of peroxalate esters. A fluorescent dye (pentacene) is then encapsulated into the polymer. When the nano particles bump into hydrogen peroxide, they excite the dye, which then emits photons (or light) that can be... ... morePosted at 7:01 PM
Study Shows Dark-Colored Fruits and Veggies Fight Colon Cancer
(Image: Chokeberries and other dark-coloured fruits are rich in anthocyanin.) Anthocyanins are once again in the news. Anthocyanins are plant pigments, and are widely found in many berries, dark grapes, cabbages and other pigmented foods, plants and vegetables. They belong... ... morePosted at 5:14 PM
August 9, 2007
New Anti-cancer Therapy Aims To StopCancer Cells From Reading Their Own DNA
Presently, there are three primary ways of treating cancer at present, and these have undergone very little fundamental change in 30 years. In the case of solid tumors, surgery is used to cut out the cancerous tissue, while radiation therapy... ... morePosted at 9:20 PM
July 25, 2007
Increased White Cell Count Linked With Decrease In Chemo Complications
A U.S. study, led by researchers from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Duke University's Comprehensive Cancer Center, has found that cancer patients given a drug that stimulates white blood cell growth were significantly less likely to die... ... morePosted at 4:37 PM
July 24, 2007
'Painting Tumors' Helps Surgeons In Removing Cancer Cells
When treating cancer with surgery, there's nothing as important as making sure that every last cancerous cell has been removed. Until recently, that hasn't been possible since cancer cells are often embedding within healthy tissue and can metastasize, spreading malignancies... ... morePosted at 8:05 AM
July 17, 2007
New Combination Therapy Promotes Cancer Cell Death
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a combination therapy as a way to sensitize resistant human cancer cells to a treatment currently being tested in clinical trials. In their study, the Penn team administered TRAIL... ... morePosted at 10:10 AM
July 6, 2007
Researchers Turn Stem Cells Taken From Fat Tissue Into 'Suicide genes' That Seek Out And Destroy Tumors
Scientists have developed a new gene therapy by using 'suicide genes' derived from mesenchymal stem cells, which search out and kill cancerous tumours. Mesenchymal stem cells are a well-characterized population of adult stem cells, found in the bone marrow, which... ... morePosted at 7:55 PM
June 29, 2007
New Cervical Cancer Test Increases the Detection Rate of Abnormal Cells
According to a study published on bmj.com today, more histological high-grade cervical disease is detected by the ThinPrep Imager than by conventional cytology. The test could also lead to fewer women needing to be re-tested and might allow for longer... ... morePosted at 11:20 PM
June 25, 2007
Researchers: Echinacea Can 'Prevent' A Cold
Some experts believe echinacea, a collection of nine related plant species indigenous to North America, may work by boosting the body's immune system. Researchers from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, combined the results of 14 different studies on... ... morePosted at 3:24 PM
June 24, 2007
Scientists Show Protein Accelerates Breast Cancer Progression In Animal Models
New findings demonstrate the significance of pleiotrophin (PTN) expression in breast cancer, which could not only lead to a better understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of breast cancer but also focus attention on PTN and its signaling pathway as possible... ... morePosted at 11:08 PM
June 17, 2007
Study: Tumor Vessels Distinquished By Unique Molecular Markers
Results from a new study reveal that tumor vessels contain a unique molecular fingerprint that can be used to distinguish them from normal proliferating vessels, which distinguish them from growing blood vessels in healthy tissues and those that are... ... morePosted at 9:20 PM
June 6, 2007
Cancer Patients Might Soon Skip Chemo
It appears that doctors may be closer to predicting which cancer patients can skip chemotherapy and avoid the brutal side effects of that staple of cancer care. So-called targeted cancer treatments - drugs that attack or bind to a specific... ... morePosted at 12:06 AM
May 27, 2007
Contact Lens Solution Pulled Over Link to Infection
If you're using AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution to clean and store soft contact lenses, made by Advanced Medical Optics of Santa Ana, Calif., you might want to consider tossing it in the trash can, instead. And be sure... ... morePosted at 7:01 AM
May 15, 2007
Scientists Find Potential Target For Treating Up To 40% Of Breast Cancers.
Nature Genetics via BBC News reports a team from Canada's McGill University has been able to block the action of an enzyme which fuels the growth of tumors. The researchers were able to block the enzyme, PTP1B, which appears... ... morePosted at 10:37 PM
May 14, 2007
Scientists Equip Bacteria With Custom Chemo-navigational System
Emory University scientists have opened the door to powerful new opportunities in drug delivery, by using an innovative method to control the movement of Escherichia coli in chemical environment,environmental cleanup and synthetic biology:... Justin Gallivan, PhD, assistant professor of chemistry,... ... morePosted at 6:33 PM
Immune System Dysfunction Pinpointed in Melanoma Cases
A team at Stanford University School of Medicine, in California, appears to have spotted a key immune system dysfunction in patients with melanoma skin cancer: an inability to respond to a molecule called interferon. And this failure to respond to... ... morePosted at 5:25 PM
May 11, 2007
Cancer Therapy Using Nanotechnology Cuts Side Effects
Scientists say they have developed a way to deliver lethal drug doses to tumours without causing side-effects, such as nausea and hair loss.[...] The Australian team has used nanotechnology to create tiny particles which specifically attack cancer cells, but leave... ... morePosted at 2:48 PM
May 9, 2007
Oral Sex May Increase Risk Oropharyngeal Cancer
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, who studied 100 men and women newly diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer and 200 healthy people, have found that a common strain of HPV - HPV 16 - was present in 72 percent of tumours.... ... morePosted at 10:17 PM
May 7, 2007
Drinking Tea Lowers Risk Of Skin Cancer
No real big surprise here, an antioxidant in tea known as EGCG has been previously shown to reduce burning on UV-exposed skin when applied topically before UVA exposure, and oral consumption of green tea polyphenols have been reported to inhibit... ... morePosted at 5:42 PM
Selenium Supplementation 'May Combat HIV'
(And other diseases as well) Is there a "cheap and easy" way to keep HIV in check? Researchers at The University of Miami have found a lower HIV viral load in patients who took selenium supplements for nine months, which... ... morePosted at 2:29 PM
May 2, 2007
Pistachios Help Reduce Stress Of Everyday Life And Protect Against Coronary Artery Dsease
A recent study at Penn State has confirmed that eating pistachios may trim down the body's response to the stress of everyday life by reducing the body's reactions to "stressors" (factors that speed up a reaction rate or keeps the... ... morePosted at 9:52 AM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
March 28, 2007
U.S. Company Formed For Individualized Cancer Treatment
Proteomic technologies have been used to predict which patients will respond to therapy and why. But proteomics can go beyond a prediction and help us understand which pathways to pursue in patients who, based on that prediction, are destined to... ... morePosted at 4:02 PM
March 27, 2007
How To Stay Stressed 'And Sick'
Interested in increasing your risk for reduced immune function, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and even flu? Not a problem, just keep yourself in a constant state of stress. Sandra Kiume at Psych Central offers a few pointers, and says that you... ... morePosted at 9:40 AM
March 26, 2007
Quitting Smoking Reduces Risk Of Lung Cancer Mortality By 70 Percent
New research provides another good reason for smokers to quit. If you don't already smoke, don't start. If you just hang around a smoker, stop doing so. There is no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke. Remember, cancer isn't... ... morePosted at 3:15 PM
March 22, 2007
Dietary Patterns Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Surely not to your surprise by now, given the attention given to obesity and diabetes lately, a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology shows you can reduce your risk of developing type-2 diabetes by... ... morePosted at 8:36 AM
Patient Enrollment Initiated for Phase II Study With New Endothelin Receptor Antagonist In Resistant Hypertension
Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced yesterday that the first patient has been enrolled into its Phase II dose-ranging study of oral TBC3711, the Company's next-generation, highly selective endothelin receptor antagonist, in resistant hypertension. The 12-week, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will... ... morePosted at 7:23 AM
March 21, 2007
Discovery Makes New Non-Toxic Targeted Therapies Possible For Breast And Ovarian Cancer
A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia, in a collaboration between the university's stem cell and cancer scientists, have found that a protein called podocalyxin - which the researchers had previously shown to be a predictor of... ... morePosted at 9:55 PM
'Glow In The Dark Mosquitoes' Fight Malaria
A study published in this week's early online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that transgenic (genetically modified) malaria-resistant mosquitoes have a fitness advantage when feeding on Plasmodium-infected blood, and if released in the... ... morePosted at 10:35 AM
March 19, 2007
No Cancer Benefit from New Cigarette Designs
Although a tobacco company's description of its new cigarette brand seems to promise a lot:... "May present less risk of cancer associated with smoking," the company boasts on its Web site, making it a natural choice "for smokers who have... ... morePosted at 2:29 PM
March 17, 2007
Blood Pressure Drug May Have Potential For Treating Lung Cancer
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors keep blood pressure in check by increasing the levels of the "angiotensin (1-7)" hormone [ANG-(1-7)], prompting dilation of blood vessel walls, which in turn acts to cut decrease levels of cycloxygenase-2 (cox-2), an enzyme that promotes... ... morePosted at 9:46 PM
March 16, 2007
Can 'PlayStation 3' Help Cure Cancer?
What do you get when you add 10,000 $600 PlayStation 3s or computers running high-end graphics cards to a network with 200,000 computers that are currently linked together? If you use Stanford University's Folding@Home project, a seven-year-old endeavor that... ... morePosted at 6:49 AM
March 14, 2007
New Type Of Cancer Cell Discovered
Scientists have reported the discovery of a type of cell that appears to play a role in the development of cancer: A team of Ohio State University researchers, led by Jian-Xin Gao, identified the cells they call precancerous stem cells,... ... morePosted at 11:29 PM
February 21, 2007
Pregnancy Hormone Thought To Be Key To Repairing Nerve Cell Damage In MS And Other Neurological Disorders
Here's some potentially very good news for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) ...MS affects approximately 2.5 million people worldwide and Canadians have one of the highest rates of the disease in the world. Now, according to University of Calgary researchers... ... morePosted at 6:18 PM
February 15, 2007
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) For Stress And In Integrative Oncology.
Reader AK asks about taking Ashwagandha for anxiety and stress during cancer treatment. Although you should always consult your treating physician before taking any medication or nutritional supplement, ashwagandha has been shown to offer significant benefits in the reduction of... ... morePosted at 12:26 PM
February 7, 2007
Toxin From Sea Creature Could Lead To Promising Cancer Treatment
Back in 1990, most divers would have ignored the four-by-six-inch, cream-colored, jellylike mass clinging to an underwater cliff off the coast of the Philippines. After all, it hardly even looked like an animal. Nevertheless, a team of American and Filipino... ... morePosted at 12:53 PM
February 5, 2007
Erroneous Laboratory Operation May Lead To a Cancer Drug
An error in the laboratory may pave way to the discovery of a new drug for cancer. This was disclosed by Katherine Schaefer of Rochester University Medical Center. This may be a foundation study for treatments associated with colon,... ... morePosted at 3:54 PM
January 15, 2007
New Target For Treatment Of Breast Cancer
... the data from 295 breast cancer patients (showed) that tumors which produced the highest levels of TACE and the TGF-alpha ligand posed the greatest risk to women.The active ingredient in a drug currently being tested to treat rheumatoid arthritis... ... morePosted at 1:38 PM
January 9, 2007
Proteins Battle For Control Of Cancer Cells
... a critical role for circulating galectin-3 in cancer metastasis and highlights the functional importance of altered cell surface glycosylation in cancer progression.According to new research from scientists in the UK, the Netherlands and Japan, two proteins - a large... ... morePosted at 11:08 AM
December 27, 2006
Profiling Of Cancer Genes May Lead To Better And Earlier Detection
Currently‚ cancer researchers have adopted gene-analyzing techniques and are using them to examine cancer cells down to their core - the individual genes and DNA that regulate their activity.
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December 6, 2006
Chemo Drugs Linked to Brain Damage
New research published in the Journal of Biology suggests that many drugs used in chemotherapy treatments for cancer, including cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine, could be responsible for neurological damage, and can possibly change the way the brain works, causing mild... ... morePosted at 10:28 PM
December 5, 2006
Second Study Confirms Diabetes Drug Rimonabant Controls Blood Sugar And Body Weight
This drug sounds almost too good to be true. A new study suggests that rimonabant (trade name: Acomplia), approved in Europe but not yet approved for release in the United States, can achieve improvement in blood glucose with the added... ... morePosted at 9:46 PM
November 13, 2006
Anti-Cancer Compound in Green Tea Identified
(EGCG) is a potent antioxidant polyphenols of green tea, is associated with antioxidant, antitumor and antimutagenic activities. The antioxidant activity is at last 100 more times more effective than vitamin C and 25 times more effective than vitamin E at protecting cells and DNA from damage which are believed to be linked to cancer ...
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November 8, 2006
Have A Mild fever? It's good for your immune system
According to a new study by scientists at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, mild fever might not be all that bad, and can actually disrupt the ability of viruses that thrive at body temperature to multiply:[...] It also aids the... ... morePosted at 7:51 PM
October 31, 2006
Scientists Identify 'Faulty Cancer Gene' That Doubles Risk Of Prostate Cancer
Genetic defects in CHEK2 and TP53 have previously been implicated in prostate cancer development. However, the interaction of these two genes in prostate cancer tumorigenesis has not been investigated, until now. The finding published online by the Journal of Medical... ... morePosted at 9:29 AM
October 19, 2006
Scientists Say Genetically-Engineered Form Of Adenovirus Targets Cancer Cells
... when the new adenovirus is injected into cancerous tumours, cancer cells are quickly targeted and killed - leaving normal cells unharmed.
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October 16, 2006
Fat Lnked To Loss Of Intelligence
Results from a word memory test showed that people with a BMI of 20 - considered to be a healthy level - remembered an average of nine out of 16 words. But people with a BMI of 30 - inside the obese range - remembered an average of just seven out of 16 words.
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October 13, 2006
Sleep Apnea
We have reason to be concerned about sleep apnea because it affects an estimated 12 million Americans, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The condition can contribute to heart attack, stroke, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure,... ... morePosted at 10:06 PM
October 10, 2006
Appetite-Fighting Molecule May Fight Obesity
Overweight and obesity are a global epidemic in both developing as well as developed nations, and according to the World Health Organization, of the estimated 1 billion adults worldwide who are overweight, about 300 million are considered obese. Obesity is... ... morePosted at 11:13 AM
October 4, 2006
Reduced Smoking Called Key to Male Drop in Cancer Mortality
Although active smoking causes a long list of other cancers, lung cancer deaths make up 80% of all smoking-attributable cancer deaths in the U.S.
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September 25, 2006
Exercise in Itself Improves Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes
he study, which reviewed data from 14 randomized controlled trials, included a total of 377 participants. The average age range in studies was 45 to 65 years with slightly more men than women. All participants had type 2 diabetes and the only difference between groups was that they were assigned to either no exercise or to a prescribed exercise regime.
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August 31, 2006
Gene Therapy Halts Two Cases Of Melanoma
Scientists at the National Cancer Institute are finding success in treating cancer with gene therapy, hoping to find a more effective treatment than chemotherapy or radiation. Recently, they have found success in two melanoma patients by engineering the patient's own... ... morePosted at 11:14 PM
August 28, 2006
New Compound Causes Cancer Cell Suicide
.. caspase-3 has been identified as being a key mediator of apoptosis (programmed cell death) of mammalian cells.
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August 14, 2006
War paint plant 'tackles cancer'
The Italian team at Bologna University discovered woad contains 20 times more glucobrassicin than broccoli.
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August 8, 2006
Study: Vegetables Can Help Reduce Diabetes Risk
The take-home message here is eat vegetables, and don't smoke. According to a study at at the Minnesota School of Public Health, chomping on a few vegetables may help ward off diabetes. Orange, red, and green foods like carrots, tomatoes,... ... morePosted at 11:00 PM
Hunt for DNA Amplified in Cancers Uncovers Important Target Gene
Gene amplification links growth controlling pathway from the tiny fruit fly to human cancers. Researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have discovered a new cancer-promoting role for a gene potentially involved in breast, liver, and... ... morePosted at 10:40 PM
July 29, 2006
Scorpion Venom May Help Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors
... two patients, women in their early 40s, had a "complete radiographic response," meaning there was no evidence of residual tumor, according to magnetic resonance imaging scans.
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July 22, 2006
Nicotene May Help Stimulate Lung Cancer
The finding raises questions about the use by lung cancer patients of nicotine-containing interventions aimed at helping smokers quit.
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July 20, 2006
Socio-economic Status Linked To Aging
... scientists compared the social class of the volunteers with the average length of their telomeres and found that a low social status can accelerate the ageing process by about seven years.
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July 13, 2006
X-rays Linked To Breast Cancer
... women who are genetically susceptible breast cancer were 54 per cent more likely to get the disease if they had been given a chest X-ray.
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July 7, 2006
Calcium Supplementation Aids Weight Loss In Middle Age
A new study finds that calcium may do double duty in middle age, building bone strength while helping prevent weight gain.
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June 25, 2006
Stem Cell Treatment Allowing Brain To 'Heal Itself' May Help Stroke Victims
The results are from a study in rats, and suggest a general model of stem cell expansion that applies to many precursor cells of clinical interest, but hopefully may lead to strategies that promote regenerative responses through the activation of endogenous cells.
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June 15, 2006
Obesity Linked To Increased Ovarian Cancer Risk
Previous research has shown a link between obesity and increased risk for a number of cancers. Most of the increased cancer risk results because fat tends to store estrogen and androgen, and both hormones fuel the tumor growth of some... ... morePosted at 1:12 PM
June 12, 2006
Nutrition 21 Up on Diabetes Data From Diachrome
Diachrome is a patented formulation of chromium picolinate and biotin, and is marketed as a daily supplement taken in conjunction with conventional medications to treat diabetes.
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June 3, 2006
New Drug Expected To Extend Lives Of Women With Advanced Breast Cancer.
Tykerb, made by the UK firm GlaxoSmithKline, could be even more effective than the wonder drug Herceptin because it uses a two-pronged attack on tumours. The most promising second area for lapatinib looks like head and neck cancer (such as in squamous cell carcinoma), where a number of responses to single-agent therapy has occurred.
... morePosted at 10:39 PM
May 24, 2006
Blood Pressure Drugs Associated With Reduced Risk Of Esophageal, Pancreatic And Colon Cancers
Researchers believe the potential benefit of ACE Inhibitors against cancer may be due to the suppression of tumor angiogenesis by blocking a growth protein called VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor)
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May 18, 2006
Study findings should help tailor chemotherapy for breast cancer patients
We're moving away from the era when it was one treatment that was given to all women with breast cancer and we're really trying to tailor treatment.
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May 15, 2006
New Findings Strengthen 'RNA Interference' Technology In Fight Against Cancer
Although other significant obstacles need to be overcome before this RNAi technology can be successfully translated into the clinical arena, much progress is being made, and these latest findings represent a significant advancement.
... morePosted at 11:43 AM
May 10, 2006
Melatonin Supplements May Promote Daytime Sleep
The findings really point out how important our brain's 24-hour clock, also called the circadian system, is to being able to remain awake and alert throughout the day (and) how the circadian system can therefore get in the way of attempts to sleep during the day.
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May 9, 2006
Cancer Resistance Found to Be Transferable in Mice
No matter how many times the researchers challenged this immune systems of these mice with levels of cancer cells millions of times stronger than those lethal to regular mice, they proved incapable of developing cancer.
... morePosted at 8:13 AM
May 4, 2006
Vitamin A drug may help young cancer patients
Researchers say that younger breast cancer patients could have their risk of developing a second tumor cut by the drug - fenretinide, a new synthetic version of retinol, or active vitamin A. They found that the drug reduced second cancers... ... morePosted at 9:45 PM
May 1, 2006
Now scientists are splicing modified proteins from the glow-in-the-dark sea pansy - onto microscopic semiconductors to make self-illuminated dots.
The sea pansy (Renilla reniformis), an anthozoan and a collection of polyps having different forms and functions, is strikingly bioluminescent when disturbed, due to a Green Fluorescent Protein (a light-emitting bioluminescent protein called amino luciferase), a molecule that has become... ... morePosted at 5:17 PM
April 26, 2006
New Insight Into 'Highway' For Cancer Spread
... antibodies aimed at LOX also inhibited cancer spread, suggesting that vaccines might someday keep the body "on guard" against the threat of metastatic disease.
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April 18, 2006
Evista As Good As Tamoxifen For Breast Cancer
Researchers say that the osteoporosis drug Evista works as well as tamoxifen in reducing the risk of breast cancer in high-risk older women
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April 5, 2006
Cox2 inhibitors play a role in fighting some cancers?
The results of a recent study suggests that women who have been taking the anti-inflammatory Cox-2 inhibitors such as Celebrex for a period of more than 2 years, have a possible less risk of developing breast cancer. The researchers studied... ... morePosted at 7:35 AM
March 30, 2006
Vitamin D deficiency common in diabetics
The rate of vitamin D deficiency (61 percent) was significantly higher in the diabetics than in the controls (43 percent).
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March 23, 2006
High Blood Pressure During Sleep More Harmful
... differences in blood pressure levels among people at night may make an additional contribution to people's risk of heart disease, renal injury and stroke.
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March 21, 2006
The Angel Lai Story: From Deaths's Door To A Normal Four-year-old
When Angel Lai was just six month's old her health was going downhill fast with advanced leukaemia that had taken her little body to death's door in less than a month.
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March 14, 2006
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Protect Against Inflammation And Bone Loss
Resolvins are a new family of biologically active products of omega-3 fatty acids, and are natural endogenous regulators of the inflammatory response.
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March 9, 2006
The First Clinical Test For Saliva-Based Oral Cancer Detection: Ready Now
The saliva oral cancer RNA signature has been tested in over 300 saliva samples from oral cancer patients and healthy people, and the signature is always present in higher levels in the saliva of oral cancer patients than in saliva from healthy people, with an overall accuracy rate of about 85%.
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March 8, 2006
Researchers Relate Mitochondria Activity to Type 2 Diabetes
Insulin resistance, the predecessor to Type 2 Diabetes, relates to the ineffectiveness of the insulin hormone to transfer glucose into the body's cells to be used as fuel. In particular, insulin binds to a spot on the cell surface called a receptor.
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February 27, 2006
Scientists Hunting Early Signs Of Cancer To Improve Outcome
With recent advances in molecular biology, a new field that combines highly sensitive and specific techniques for detecting early damage associated with cancer has emerged.
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February 23, 2006
Memory, Blood pressure, and Diabetes - 'Got Folate'
Doctors say folate opens up blood vessels, which helps your brain function, and can prevent another health problem. In another study, younger women who consumed at least 1,000 micrograms of folate a day were 46-percent less likely to develop high blood pressure than those who consumed less than 200 micrograms.
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February 22, 2006
Cancer Promoting Protein Shows Up In Unexpected Place In The Cell
The data suggested that if we could find a way to phosphorylate K-Ras, we might be able to promote programmed cell death in tumors driven by the ras oncogene.
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February 21, 2006
Turning point in cancer war?
There is good reason for such optimism. Annual death rates for lung, breast, prostate and colorectal cancer, the four most common cancers, have been falling for more than a decade.
... morePosted at 3:54 PM
'Seaweed Bubbles' May Help Fight Diabetes
Encapsulating insulin producing cells in tiny seaweed bubbles and injecting them into people with type 1 diabetes could one day remove the need for daily insulin injections
... morePosted at 3:21 PM
February 17, 2006
Aspirin Derivative Found To Help Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer
The study found that the nitric oxide released from the aspirin derivative NCX-4016 reacts with the cellular thiols, which causes the cancer cells to stop proliferating. In addition, the nitric oxide depletes the thiols, making the cancer cells more susceptible to the chemotherapy.
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February 10, 2006
Drug Extends Head and Neck Cancer Survival
Cetuximab binds to tumor-stimulating epidermal growth factor, effectively blocking tumor growth, Bonner said. It can also enhance the effects of radiation therapy.
... morePosted at 9:59 PM
February 7, 2006
'Broccoli And Cauliflower Can Fight Cancer'
Although population studies have previously suggested a link between eating cruciferous vegetables and protection against cancer, this study demonstrates a molecular mechanism on how they might work.
Posted at 5:03 PM
February 1, 2006
New Advice Offers Hope In Bladder Cancer Treatment
Survival rates for bladder cancer patients could be improved by a new way of treating sufferers. Under the new approach specialists have been advised to start people with the disease on chemotherapy prior to radiotherapy or surgery.
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January 30, 2006
Viruses - The New Cancer Hunters
New Castle Disease Virus is a bird virus that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It may be used to kill cancer cells directly, or it may be given as a cancer vaccine to stimulate the body's immune system.
... morePosted at 7:09 PM
January 26, 2006
FDA Approves Stomach, Kidney Cancer Drug
A new drug, Sunitinib (to be marketed as Sutent) that combats both a rare stomach cancer and advanced kidney cancer won speedy federal approval Thursday.
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January 19, 2006
Scientists Find 'Unusual' Tumor-Suppressor Gene
The fact that this gene is silenced in many cancer types strongly suggests that it plays an important role in cancer development
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January 17, 2006
New Test Helps Spot Bladder Cancer
Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the United States and 13,000 people die from the disease annually.
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January 12, 2006
Eating Less May Prevent Aging In The Heart
According to researchers, eating a very low-calorie yet nutritionally balanced diet is good for your heart.
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January 10, 2006
Can dogs smell cancer?
clinical implications of canine olfaction first came to light in the case report of a dog alerting its owner to the presence of a melanoma by constantly sniffing the skin lesion.
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January 3, 2006
Molecular Link Between Diet, Type 2 Diabetes Discovered
A team at the University of California at San Diego has identified a gene that produces an enzyme that enables cells in the pancreas to recognize glucose and secrete insulin.
... morePosted at 7:47 PM
December 29, 2005
High Antioxidant Diet May Delay Age-Related Macular Degeneration
According to researchers that conducted the study, older individuals who consumed above-median amounts of beta carotene, zinc, and vitamins C and E in their diet were 35% less likely to be diagnosed with the disease.
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December 20, 2005
Artificial Light At Night Stimulates Breast Cancer Growth In Laboratory Mice (Updated with links)
Evidence suggests an association between night work and breast cancer risk, possibly through the melatonin pathway
... morePosted at 11:56 AM
December 15, 2005
New Generation Of CT Medical Scanners Put X-ray Images In The Shade
The latest computed tomography (CT) scanners are so fast that they can capture the first completely sharp, three-dimensional pictures of a beating heart. PET is a procedure that is able to detect small cancerous tumors, and also subtle changes in the brain and heart.
Posted at 8:20 AM
December 11, 2005
Chemical signals spread cancer
... growth factors released by the primary tumour trigger the production of an adhesive protein called fibronectin on the surface of cells at the target site.
... morePosted at 9:10 PM
December 10, 2005
New Health Warning on Paracetamol
Paracetamol is touted as being safe for the stomach, yet when it is abused (such as taking up to 20 tablets a day), like any other drug that is abused, it can cause death.
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December 8, 2005
Some foods, beverages could hold clues for future diabetes treatment
Of special interest to chemists are naturally occurring compounds found in certain healthy foods and beverages. Often these compounds become the model or the active ingredient for new drug therapies that maximize the food's beneficial effects.
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December 4, 2005
Stress 'hinders healing process'
U.S. researchers report that the stress caused by a 30-minute argument with a spouse is enough to slow wound healing by a day...
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November 25, 2005
New clues to the dark side of the p53 protein - a key anti-tumor guardian
... new evidence that despite the protective role of p53 as a guardian against tumor formation, normal levels of p53 activity--at least in some cell types--may indeed contribute to aging and decreased lifespan. Are there implications here for therapeutic applications?
... morePosted at 4:41 PM
November 23, 2005
Therapeutic Role Of Melatonin In Cancer Worthy Of Study
The association between melatonin levels and cancer progression has suggested to some that melatonin may be a modifier of cancer progression.
Posted at 11:26 PM
November 20, 2005
Research Finds Nine Behavioral and Environmental Risk Factors Play a Major Role in Causing Deaths from Cancer Globally
Modifiable risk factors have been linked to a wide range of malignancies, including cancers of the oropharynx, oesophagus, larynx, lung, kidney, bladder, pancreas, skin, stomach, ovary, breast, cervix, uterus, prostate, and colon.
Posted at 11:58 PM
November 16, 2005
Gene therapy curbs pancreatic cancer
Research suggests that a gene responsible for the production of a protein called vasostatin may prove a promising new way of treating pancreatic cancer...
... morePosted at 12:16 PM
November 15, 2005
Natural sugar could hold the key to fighting cancer
[Commercial preparations of heparin vary widely in their ability to prevent blood clots, in which strands of fibrin (yellow) form a meshwork and trap red blood cells in a clump.] Researchers have found that injections of a sugar related to... ... morePosted at 9:44 PM
November 8, 2005
'IMRT Sensors' - a smart dose of medicine for cancer treatment
There's a need to validate the simulations by verifying exactly how much radiation is reaching the patient
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November 7, 2005
Common viruses may cause cancer
According to the study, cell fusion triggered by viruses is a possible contributing factor in the development of human cancer.
... morePosted at 11:30 PM
November 4, 2005
Anti-aging Hormone Reduces Reactive Oxygen Species
This research may eventually lead to the development of anti-aging drugs, a long-standing goal of many pharmaceutical companies.
... morePosted at 10:13 PM
November 1, 2005
Vitamin D Could Play a Role in Preventing Prostate Cancer
A recent study suggests that Vitamin D (active metabolite - calcitriol), may be useful in preventing prostate cancer. Calcitriol has been used clinically to treat a variety of disorders, including, in recent clinical trials, cancer. However, an obstacle to its... ... morePosted at 10:12 PM
October 31, 2005
Cancer cell communication exposed
Being able to regulate the communication between these cell surface molecules, which are found at high levels in many human cancers, by preventing the function of ADAM, may actually stop the growth and spread of tumours
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October 26, 2005
Bone marrow stem cells may heal hearts even years after heart attacks
... cardiac regeneration using stem cells could help to not only reverse some heart attack damage, reduce symptoms and improve the daily functioning of patients; it might also reduce the risk of heart failure.
... morePosted at 11:10 PM
October 24, 2005
High-Fat, Low-Carb Diet May Help Alzheimer's
A new study shows mice bred to develop Alzheimer's disease showed less of the brain-clogging plaques associated with the disease when they were fed a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet...
... morePosted at 9:54 PM
Work Longer - Live Longer
...if you want to live longer, forget about early retirement.
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October 20, 2005
'Herceptin' Hailed as Major Advance in Treating Aggressive Breast Cancer
...women with early, HER2-positive breast cancers who received Herceptin and conventional chemotherapy were half as likely to have a recurrence as women with similar tumors who received only chemotherapy
... morePosted at 10:00 PM
October 17, 2005
Stroke risks linked to blood pressure drugs
People taking the commonly prescribed beta-blockers had a 16 per cent higher chance of stroke than if they took other drugs to treat high blood pressure.
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October 14, 2005
Enzyme complex thought to promote cancer development can also help prevent it
...advanced DNA microarray technology shows that EZH2 expression is at 'the top of the list' of 55 genes found to be more active in metastatic prostate cancer than in localized prostate cancer.
... morePosted at 3:47 AM
October 13, 2005
Fungi 'antibiotics' for superbugs
scientists say that the protein compound or peptide which lives in a fungus found in northern European pine forests is as powerful as penicillin and vancomycin.
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October 12, 2005
Double trouble: Cells with duplicate genomes can trigger tumors
The extra centrosomes may be at the root of the cancer-triggering process. Once the genetic instability sets in, tumors "evolve " by losing, gaining and rearranging chromosomes.
... morePosted at 1:05 AM
October 11, 2005
Avian flu vaccine against H5N1 strain to be tested on humans next year after promising tests on birds in Vietnam
After carrying out successful tests in birds using the flu vaccine against the H5N1 strain, Vietnam, having already suffered 64 human bird flu infections and 21 deaths, will probably carry out tests on humans next year. Monkeys have been successfully... ... morePosted at 6:08 AM
October 10, 2005
Eat Fish, Avoid Dementia
Eating fish at least once a week slows the toll aging takes on the brain, while obesity at midlife doubles the risk of dementia, a pair of studies concluded on Monday. The question, of course is why? What in... ... morePosted at 6:00 AM
October 4, 2005
Cut Your Dementia Risk - 'Exercise Now'
Those who are genetically prone to Alzheimer's disease could see a reduction of about 60%.
... morePosted at 6:40 PM
October 3, 2005
Can Pomegranates Prevent Prostate Cancer? A New Study Offers Promise
The potent antioxidant and anti-atherosclerotic activities of pomegranate juice are attributed to its polyphenols ...
... morePosted at 2:09 PM
September 29, 2005
Stem Cell Therapy Successfully Treats Heart Failure Patient
A Pennsylvania woman with heart failure has significantly improved after undergoing a stem cell treatment in Thailand called "VesCell™". According to a company press release, testing at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has confirmed the patient's improvement. Jeannine Lewis... ... morePosted at 11:00 PM
September 28, 2005
Is the Aids virus weakening?
There is a natural trend to reach an "equilibrium" between the agent and the host interests
... morePosted at 11:50 PM
September 26, 2005
Smoking Linked to Higher Diabetes Risk
...twenty-five percent of the smokers who didn't have diabetes at the start of the study developed the disease after five years, compared with 14 percent of people who'd never smoked.
... morePosted at 10:00 PM
September 23, 2005
Scientists Find That Nanowires Can Detect Molecular Signs Of Cancer
Harvard University researchers have found that molecular markers indicating the presence of cancer in the body are readily detected in blood...
... morePosted at 11:58 PM
September 22, 2005
Researchers Identify New Target In Fight Against Obesity
The new target, a molecule called hVps34, is activated by amino acids (nutrients) entering the cell.
... morePosted at 10:42 PM
September 21, 2005
Green Tea For Alzheimer's?
The green tea antioxidant, called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), appears to block the initial process by which the Alzheimer's-related protein beta-amyloid is formed in brain cells.
... morePosted at 11:39 PM
September 20, 2005
Genetic Research Uncovers New Breast Cancer Target
When the researchers screened human breast cancer samples, they found that high levels of Snail expression strongly predicted relapse in breast cancer patients.
... morePosted at 10:57 PM
September 15, 2005
Study Shows: 'Eat more beans' to stop cancer
inositol pentakisphosphate is a promising anti-cancer tool and we hope to bring it to clinical testing soon.
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September 14, 2005
It's High Blood Pressure That Triggers Heart Disease in Obese
A troubling find is that in men and women who were both overweight and hypertensive - there was a doubling of the risk for fatal heart attacks and strokes.
... morePosted at 11:57 PM