A study published in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology reveals the existence of an antitumor molecule that originates within a gene that causes cancer. This molecule is capable of blocking the growth of human tumors implanted in research animals.
To accelerate progress in the fight against cancer and other diseases, the University of Washington Pediatric Cancer Genome Project at St. Jude Children's Hospital has announced the launch of the largest collection of human cancer genome data ever to date, freely accessible to the global scientific community.
One in six cancers, a total of two million new cases a year worldwide, is caused by infections that can be treated or prevented. The percentage is even higher in developing countries, especially in the Asian continent, according to a study published in the British medical journal 'The Lancet Infectious Diseases'.
A study from the University of Colorado School of Medicine (USA), published in the journal Nature Genetics, reveals that people with blue or green eyes are less likely to suffer from vitiligo, an autoimmune disease in which defenses attack to normal pigment cells, which is manifested in the appearance of irregular spots on the skin and hair. However, having blue eyes implies an increased risk of skin cancer, specifically melanoma.
Oregano, a common ingredient in pizzas and many Italian sauces, has been studied for decades for its beneficial effects on health. Now, new work by researchers at Long Island University has taken a further step by showing that a component of this spice could be used to treat prostate cancer, one of the male tumors that causes the most deaths each year.
What we currently call breast cancer should be considered as ten different diseases, according to a revolutionary study that has just been published in the journal Nature, the most extensive on the disease carried out so far. This new classification, based on the genetic fingerprint of tumors, could increase survival rates.
Early riser smokers, who reach for their first cigarette as soon as they get up in the morning, are at higher risk of developing lung and neck cancer than those who wait at least an hour for their first cigarette. Joshua Muscat and his colleagues at Penn State School of Medicine (USA) reached that conclusion by studying about 8,000 regular smokers, of whom 4,775 had cancer.
Men who have undergone circumcision before their first sexual intercourse reduce their risk of prostate cancer by 15 percent, according to a study by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (USA).
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
