The benefits of breast milk are well known, but why breastfeeding protects against various forms of cancer remains a mystery. A new study in the Journal of Human Lactation (published by SAGE) found high levels of cancer-fighting TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) in human milk, which might be one source of breast milk's anticancer activity...
Next time you need to choose between vegetable oil and margarine in that favorite recipe, think about your health and reach for the oil...
Risk For Rare Tumor May Be Reduced By Smoking, But Not Nicotine
4/25/2012
New research confirms an association between smoking and a reduced risk for a rare benign tumor near the brain, but the addition of smokeless tobacco to the analysis suggests nicotine is not the protective substance...
Breast Cancer Survivors Need To Let Go To Boost Quality Of Life
4/25/2012
Most people go through life setting goals for themselves...
Weak Magnetic Fields, Cancer Cells And Other Aspects Of Biology
4/25/2012
We are surrounded by a constantly changing magnetic field, be it the Earth's or those emanating from devices, such as cell phones. Carlos Martino, an assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, is interested in understanding how these magnetic-field fluctuations change biochemical reactions inside us. Martino explains that the subject is controversial...
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and other institutions have identified two distinguishable groups of genes: those that produce very abundant biochemical products in the cell and function properly in the majority of biological processes, and a flexible subset that might have abnormal function in a disease...
Common Environmental Contaminant Linked To Rapid Breast Cancer Growth
4/25/2012
Studies by researchers at Dominican University of California show that breast cancer cells become increasingly aggressive the longer they are exposed to small concentrations of cadmium, a heavy metal commonly found in cosmetics, food, water and air particles...
A research team this week presented findings that they say may finally explain the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer...
Trastuzumab For Breast Cancer - Weighing The Benefits Versus Heart Risks
4/24/2012
The most commonly diagnosed cancer amongst women is breast cancer. There are various types of breast cancers, for instance, HER2-positive cancer in which the tumor's cells produce excess quantities of HER2, a particular protein called the human epidermal growth factor, whilst those with normal production are called HER2-negative...
Discovery Of 'Housekeeping' Mechanism For Brain Stem Cells
4/24/2012
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a molecular pathway that controls the retention and release of the brain's stem cells. The discovery offers new insights into normal and abnormal neurologic development and could eventually lead to regenerative therapies for neurologic disease and injury. The findings, from a collaborative effort of the laboratories of Drs...