Cancer Research

A Mathematical Formula For Cancer Progression

Tumor progression can now be mapped less to mathematical standards and more to individual patients according to a new study by researchers at Harvard and Johns Hopkins Universities. The study provides a new paradigm in calculating tumor development, showin ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 9 2007 - 1:24am

Study: Too Much Sugar Can Turn Off Gene That Regulates Testosterone And Estrogen

Eating too much fructose and glucose can turn off the gene that regulates the levels of active testosterone and estrogen in the body, shows a new study in mice and human cell cultures that’s published this month in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Th ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 9 2007 - 7:54pm

Scientists Prevent Cancer Patient Weight Loss By Turning On MIC-1 Molecule For Obesity

A team of researchers from the St Vincent’s Campus in Sydney have developed a novel way to control the extreme weight loss, common in late stage cancer, which often speeds death. The findings, published in Nature Medicine, suggest it may soon be possible t ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2007 - 12:00am

ACTA2 Gene Defect Pinpointed In Life-Threatening Hereditary Heart Disease

A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston has identified a defective gene that affects vascular smooth-muscle cells in people who suffer from hereditary thoracic aortic disease, which can kill victims with littl ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 11 2007 - 3:05pm

Switching Off Cancer Cell Genes

A new study identifies how genes are silenced in cancer cells through distinct changes in the density of nucleosomes within the cells. The findings will enable researchers to explore new therapies to switch the genes back on and may lead to novel treatment ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2007 - 1:49pm

SMAC Mimic Could Be A Synthetic Kiss Of Death For Cancer Cells

Human lung-cancer tumors grown in mice have been shown to regress or disappear when treated with a synthetic compound that mimics the action of a naturally occurring “death-promoting” protein found in cells, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center re ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2007 - 4:25pm

"Blue-Blocking" Glasses Improve Both Sleep And ADHD Symptoms

Scientists at John Carroll University, working in its Lighting Innovations Institute, have developed an affordable accessory that appears to reduce the symptoms of ADHD. Their discovery also has also been shown to improve sleep patterns among people who ha ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2007 - 4:31pm

Low Carb Diets May Stop Prostate Cancer Growth

A diet low in carbohydrates may help stunt the growth of prostate tumors, according to a new study led by Duke Prostate Center researchers. The study, in mice, suggests that a reduction in insulin production possibly caused by fewer carbohydrates may stall ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 13 2007 - 1:14am

NF1 Gene Essential To Brain Development Also Implicated In Pediatric Brain Tumors

A gene linked to pediatric brain tumors is an essential driver of early brain development, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found. The study, published in October in Cell Stem Cell, reveals that the neurofibromatosi ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 13 2007 - 7:20pm

Study: Citrus Brings Catechins (Antioxidant) Boost To Green Tea

A new study found that citrus juices enable more of green tea's unique antioxidants to remain after simulated digestion, making the pairing even healthier than previously thought. The study compared the effect of various beverage additives on catechin ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 13 2007 - 7:44pm