Coordinated Protein Breakdown And Synthesis: A Key To Healthy Growth Of Cells
8/17/2012
Discovery has implications for cancer and diabetes research The cells in our bodies are involved in a continuous process of breakdown and re-growth that is essential to life itself. During a process that can be likened to self-cannibalism, the proteins within the cells are broken down into their component amino acids, which then act as the building blocks for the growth and renewal of cells...
Passenger Deletions That Deactivate Essential Genes Provide New Opportunity To Strike Cancer
8/17/2012
Genomic deletions promote cancer by carving up or eliminating tumor-suppressor genes, but now scientists report in the journal Nature that the collateral damage they inflict on neighboring genes exposes cancer cells to vulnerabilities and new avenues for attack...
Improved Understanding Of Host-Parasite Interaction And Parasite Lifecycle In Malaria
8/17/2012
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center may finally have discovered why people with sickle cell disease get milder cases of malaria than individuals who have normal red blood cells...
Blood Type May Affect Heart Disease Risk
8/17/2012
A person's blood type may affect their risk for heart disease, according to a new study that finds people with blood type A, B or AB were more likely to develop the disease than those with type O. However, the researchers said following a healthy lifestyle can still make a difference to protect people with the higher risk blood types...
China's Increasing Cancer Rates Linked To Industrialization, New Lifestyles And Lack Of Sun Exposure
8/16/2012
Avoiding direct exposure to sunlight is generally seen as a good way of reducing skin cancer risk. However, Chinese scientists demonstrated that death rates in China (as in the West) from several major cancer are lower among people with more ambient UVB radiation. The same is true for some other cancers, including those of the cervix, rectum, colon, stomach and esophagus...
Cause Of Chemotherapy Resistance In Ovarian Cancer Identified
8/16/2012
According to a study published in the journal Cancer Research, researchers have found a possible cause as to why the most prevalent type of ovarian cancer often becomes resistant to chemotherapy. In the UK, more than 4,000 women die each year from ovarian cancer, with 65% of these deaths caused by High Grade Serous Cancer (HGSC) - the most common type of ovarian cancer...
Cause Of Chemotherapy Resistance In Ovarian Cancer Identified
8/16/2012
According to a study published in the journal Cancer Research, researchers have found a possible cause as to why the most prevalent type of ovarian cancer often becomes resistant to chemotherapy. In the UK, more than 4,000 women die each year from ovarian cancer, with 65% of these deaths caused by High Grade Serous Cancer (HGSC) - the most common type of ovarian cancer...
"Modern Lifestyle" Cancer Vulnerability Hits China
8/16/2012
Industrialization and modern lifestyle with its lack of sun exposure are considered the cause for increasing cancer vulnerability says a new survey from China. Covering up the body against sunlight in general and UVB radiation in particular is generally considered as being protective against skin cancer...
Home Testing Kits Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
8/16/2012
Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is cost-effective and saves lives by early detection. The ability to screen large numbers of individuals is especially important for states with tight health insurance budgets dealing with aging populations. However, in 2010 only 65 percent of U.S. adults between ages 50 and 75 got the recommended screening...
Groundbreaking Technology Looks Deep Inside The Body
8/16/2012
Tiny space age probes - those that can see inside single living cells - are increasingly being used to diagnose illness in hard-to-reach areas of the body. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center's Dr. Michel Kahaleh often threads a tiny microscope into the narrow bile ducts that connect the liver to the small intestine to hunt for cancer...