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Acid, not bubbles, responsible for distinctive 'bite' of carbonated beverages
Aug 23, 2013
New research from the Monell Center reveals that bubbles are not necessary to experience the unique 'bite' of carbonated beverages. Bubbles do, however, enhance carbonation's bite through the light feel of the bubbles picked up by our sense of touch. The refreshing bite of carbonation is an integral part of beverages consumed around the globe... Read More
Clot-dissolving drug administered to greater variety of patients, still not fully utilized
Aug 23, 2013
Use of the "clot-busting" drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to treat patients with strokes caused by a blockage of blood flow nearly doubled between 2003 and 2011... Read More
Lymphoma treatment aided by 25% cut in normal calories - animal study
Aug 22, 2013
A new experiment in mice suggests that a diet with below-normal calories could help the effectiveness of drug cancer treatment. The team, led by Jean-Ehrland Ricci of the French Institute for Health and Medical Research in France, put mice who had developed lymphoma into two separate groups: those who ate a diet with caloric intake 25% lower than normal, and those who ate a regular diet... Read More
In pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, gene amplification indicates more aggressive treatment
Aug 22, 2013
A recent study by members of the Children's Oncology Group reports results of a large trial showing that children whose leukemia cells have amplification of a portion of chromosome 21 may require more aggressive treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) than children without this gene amplification... Read More
Multiple myeloma cells destroyed by ingredient in turmeric spice when combined with thalidomide
Aug 22, 2013
In a laboratory, preclinical study recently published by the journal Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers combined structural features from anti-nausea drug thalidomide with common kitchen spice turmeric to create hybrid molecules that effectively kill multiple myeloma cells... Read More
Online tool for planning life after cancer empowers cancer patients
Aug 22, 2013
In 2005, the Institute of Medicine, surveying the outlook for the growing number of American cancer survivors, first described the idea of a survivorship care plan: a roadmap for the group of patients, today numbering nearly 12 million, who are beginning new lives as cancer survivors... Read More
Groundbreaking discovery reveals that untying knots promotes cancer
Aug 22, 2013
Researchers have long known that high levels of a specific protein in human cells are linked to tumor growth - but no one has fully understood how... Read More
HPV infection linked to poor oral health, say cancer prevention researchers
Aug 22, 2013
Infection with oral human papillomavirus (HPV) - a main cause of throat cancer - could be linked to poor oral health, including gum disease, according to a study published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research... Read More
In breast cancer proliferation, NEETs are prime suspects
Aug 22, 2013
Two proteins have been identified as prime suspects in the proliferation of breast cancer in a study by an international consortium of researchers from Rice University, the University of North Texas, Denton (UNT); the University of California, San Diego (UCSD); and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem... Read More
Melanoma: 'much higher death risk in men'
Aug 21, 2013
Melanoma - the most deadly form of skin cancer - affects men more than women, according to research from Cancer Research UK in partnership with the University of Leeds. Risk factors for the cancer include overexposure to UV from the sun or sunbeds, having pale skin with a lot of moles, and a family history of the disease, say the researchers... Read More
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