Cancer Research

Replacing Antibiotics: The Next Generation In Bacterial Inhibitors Could Revolutionize Medicine

Over the course of the 20th Century, doctors waged war against infectious bacterial illness with the best new weapon they had: antibiotics. But the emergence of dangerous, multi-drug resistant strains of tuberculosis and other killer infections means that ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 27 2007 - 8:00pm

Anthrax As Cancer Killer?

Most people wouldn’t consider anthrax toxin to be beneficial, but this bacterial poison may someday be an effective cancer therapy. Anthrax toxin has actually been shown to be fairly selective in targeting melanoma cells, although the risk of non-cancer to ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 29 2007 - 10:43am

2 Genes In IL-10 Discovery Could Be The 'Missing Link' For Some Diseases

A research team at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City has identified two genes that may be crucial to the production of an immune system cytokine called interleukin-10 (IL-10). The discovery fills in an important "missing link" in a b ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 30 2007 - 3:07am

Are Cancer Stem Cells The Root Of Brain Tumors?

Stem cells, popularly known as a source of biological rejuvenation, may play harmful roles in the body, specifically in the growth and spread of cancer. Amongst the wildly dividing cells of a tumor, scientists have located cancer stem cells. Physician-scie ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 31 2007 - 12:24am

Study Examines Possible Genetic Link Between Cancer And Other Body Abnormalities

Children with cancer have a higher prevalence of body abnormalities, such as asymmetric lower limbs and curvature of the spine, suggesting that the genetic defect responsible for the abnormality may play a role in the development of cancer, according to a ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 1 2008 - 11:26pm

Study: Testosterone Supplements In Elderly Have Limited Benefit

Older men with low testosterone levels who received testosterone supplementation increased lean body mass and decreased body fat, but were no stronger and had no improvement in mobility or cognition compared with men who did not use the supplement, accordi ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 1 2008 - 11:27pm

The Link Between EFG Gene And Third Leading Cause Of Cancer Death

A particular gene variation appears to significantly increase the risk that individuals with cirrhosis of the liver will go on to develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a liver tumor that is the third leading cause of cancer death. In the January 2 Journa ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 1 2008 - 11:30pm

Cortisol Study Shows A Happy Marriage Reduces Stress In Women- But Not Men

That's the suggestion from a new UCLA study that tracked levels of cortisol, a key stress hormone, among 30 Los Angeles married couples involved in one of our age's trickiest juggling acts — raising kids when both parents work full time. "At ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 2 2008 - 2:10am

Brain Surgery Refined By Language Pathway Brain Mapping

Neurosurgeons from the University of California, San Francisco are reporting significant results of a new brain mapping technique that allows for the safe removal of tumors near language pathways in the brain. The technique minimizes brain exposure and red ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 2 2008 - 7:32pm

Is This Tiny Fungus Crystal The Missing Link In Evolution?

The crystal structure of a molecule from a primitive fungus has served as a time machine to show researchers more about the evolution of life from the simple to the complex. By studying the three-dimensional version of the fungus protein bound to an RNA mo ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 2 2008 - 7:48pm