The Microbiome And Its Possible Role In Cancers
10/24/2011
In the journal Cell Host and Microbe, Drs. Claudia Plottel and Martin J. Blaser of the Departments of Medicine and Microbiology at NYU Langone Medical Center, and the Department of Biology at New York University, present a model for understanding how cancer evolves in humans based on an understanding of the bacteria living in our body, the microbiome...
Study Of Risk Factors For Hepatocellular Carcinoma
10/24/2011
Among known risk factors for hepatocellular cancer, smoking, obesity, and heavy alcohol consumption, along with chronic hepatitis B and C infection, contribute to a large share of the disease burden in Europe, according to a cohort study published online October 21 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...
New Discoveries On The State Of Hemoglobin In Living Red Blood Cells
10/24/2011
Professor Qin Wenbin from BaoTou Medical College first identified the hemoglobin (Hb) A2 phenomenon 30 years ago. His first paper on this phenomenon was published in Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica, in Chinese, in 1981...
High Hormone Levels Raise Risk Of Breast Cancer
10/23/2011
Women past their menopause with high levels of estrogen and testosterone hormones are known to have an increased risk of breast cancer. According to a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research, the risk of breast cancer increased with the number of elevated hormones...
Cellphones Do Not Cause Tumors, Large Study Reports
10/23/2011
A Danish study involving 358,403 people over an 18-year period found no evidence of an association between long-term cellphone usage and the risk of brain or CNS (central nervous system) tumors...
Significant Antarctic Ozone Hole Remains
10/23/2011
The Antarctic ozone hole, which yawns wide every Southern Hemisphere spring, reached its annual peak on Sept. 12. It stretched to 10.05 million square miles, the ninth largest ozone hole on record. Above the South Pole, the ozone hole reached its deepest point of the season on Oct. 9, tying this year for the 10th lowest in this 26-year record...
Colonoscopy Still Recommended For Prevention Of Colon Cancers
10/23/2011
Eventually, colon cancers bleed and so tests for blood in stool seem an inexpensive and noninvasive alternative to traditional colonoscopies. In fact, a recent article in the journal Cancer Prevention Research showed that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is an accurate predictor of colorectal cancer and can provide a low-cost screening alternative for medically underserved populations...
News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology
10/23/2011
Human Norovirus In Groundwater Remains Infective After Two Months Researchers from Emory University have discovered that norovirus in groundwater can remain infectious for at least 61 days. The research is published in the October Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Human norovirus is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis...
Significant Antarctic Ozone Hole Remains
10/23/2011
The Antarctic ozone hole, which yawns wide every Southern Hemisphere spring, reached its annual peak on Sept. 12. It stretched to 10.05 million square miles, the ninth largest ozone hole on record. Above the South Pole, the ozone hole reached its deepest point of the season on Oct. 9, tying this year for the 10th lowest in this 26-year record...
Colonoscopy Still Recommended For Prevention Of Colon Cancers
10/23/2011
Eventually, colon cancers bleed and so tests for blood in stool seem an inexpensive and noninvasive alternative to traditional colonoscopies. In fact, a recent article in the journal Cancer Prevention Research showed that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is an accurate predictor of colorectal cancer and can provide a low-cost screening alternative for medically underserved populations...