DNA Sequenced Of Cancer-Resistant Rodent
7/06/2011
The naked mole-rat is native to the deserts of East Africa and has unique physical traits that allow it to survive in harsh environments for many years. It has a lack of pain sensation in its skin and has a low metabolic rate that allows it to live underground with limited oxygen supply...
Risk Of Colorectal Cancer May Be Reduced By High Folate Intake
7/06/2011
Intake of high levels of folate may reduce colorectal cancer risk, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. Folate is a water-soluble B vitamin that occurs naturally in food...
Colorectal Cancer Cases And Deaths Falling, But Screening Not Reaching All Who Need It Say CDC
7/06/2011
The rates of colorectal cancer cases and deaths in the US have fallen thanks to more widespread screening, but one in three adults who should be receiving screening is still missing out, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Imaging Technology Reveals Metabolic Shift Which May Offer Early Cancer Clue
7/06/2011
Cancer cells are well known for their altered metabolisms, which may help them generate the energy they need for rapid growth. Using an emerging imaging technology, researchers reporting in the July Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, have discovered that those metabolic shifts actually develop even before detectable tumors form...
Researchers Characterize Biomechanics Of Ovarian Cells In Mice
7/06/2011
Researchers characterize biomechanics of ovarian cells in mice according to their phenotype at early, intermediate, and late-aggressive stages of cancer Using ovarian surface epithelial cells from mice, researchers from Virginia Tech have released findings from a study that they believe will help in cancer risk assessment, cancer diagnosis, and treatment efficiency in a tech...
Oncimmune® LLC, maker of EarlyCDT™-Lung, a simple blood test that aids physicians in the risk assessment and early detection of lung cancer, announces that an abstract (P4...
Integrating Science And Medicine In The Treatment Of Chronic Disease
7/06/2011
Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD), such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, arthritis, chronic respiratory disorders and cancer represent the major global health problem of the 21st century and affect all age groups. The cost of treating these diseases is substantial, and for many countries is an under-appreciated cause of poverty...
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have uncovered a pathway in mice that allows white fat - a contributor to obesity and type 2 diabetes - to burn calories in a way that's normally found in brown fat and muscle. The findings are in the July 6 edition of Cell Metabolism. White fat is used to store calories...
Gold Nanoparticles Bring Scientists Closer To A Treatment For Cancer
7/06/2011
Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed smart nanomaterials, which can disrupt the blood supply to cancerous tumours...
Scientis Honored For Discovery That Unlocked Key To Novel Anti-Angiogenesis Therapies
7/06/2011
Johnson & Johnson has announced the winner of the 2011 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research during the BIO International Convention (BIO) in Washington D.C. Napoleone Ferrara, M.D...