Industry News
Protection Against UV-Induced Skin Cancer Offered By Silibinin, Found In Milk Thistle
Feb 01, 2013
A pair of University of Colorado Cancer Center studies published this month show that the milk thistle extract, silibinin, kills skin cells mutated by UVA radiation and protects against damage by UVB radiation - thus protecting against UV-induced skin cancer and photo-aging... Read More
'Master' Proto-Oncogene Identified That Regulates Ovarian Cancer Metastasis
Feb 01, 2013
Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered the signaling pathway whereby a master regulator of cancer cell proteins = known as Src = leads to ovarian cancer progression when exposed to stress hormones... Read More
Attitudes Toward HPV Vaccination For Boys
Feb 01, 2013
A new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study has found that low-income and minority parents/guardians were receptive toward vaccinating boys against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). However, racial/ethnic differences emerged in attitudes regarding school-entry mandates. The findings appear online in the journal Clinical Pediatrics... Read More
'Brewing' New Medicines?
Feb 01, 2013
Researchers employing a century-old observational technique have determined the precise configuration of humulones, substances derived from hops that give beer its distinctive flavor... Read More
Protection Against Dangers Of Oxygen Offered By "Super" Enzyme
Feb 01, 2013
Just like a comic book super hero, you could say that the enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD1) has a secret identity. Since its discovery in 1969, scientists believed SOD1's only role was to protect living cells against damage from free radicals. Now, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have discovered that SOD1 protects cells by regulating cell energy and metabolism... Read More
'Master' Proto-Oncogene Identified That Regulates Ovarian Cancer Metastasis
Feb 01, 2013
Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered the signaling pathway whereby a master regulator of cancer cell proteins = known as Src = leads to ovarian cancer progression when exposed to stress hormones... Read More
Attitudes Toward HPV Vaccination For Boys
Feb 01, 2013
A new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study has found that low-income and minority parents/guardians were receptive toward vaccinating boys against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). However, racial/ethnic differences emerged in attitudes regarding school-entry mandates. The findings appear online in the journal Clinical Pediatrics... Read More
HIV Patients At Two-Fold Higher Risk For Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
Jan 31, 2013
HIV-positive patients have a higher incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers, according to a Kaiser Permanente study that appears in the current online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Specifically, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas occur more than twice as often among HIV-positive individuals compared to those who are HIV-negative... Read More
Polluted Indoor Air Puts Female Chinese Nonsmokers At Risk
Jan 31, 2013
The hazards of breathing outdoor air in some Chinese cities have been well-documented. Now a University at Buffalo study confirms that breathing indoor air also carries significant cancer risks, especially for Chinese women... Read More
Complete Remission Induced By Dendritic Cell Vaccine For Relapsed Neuroblastoma Patient
Jan 31, 2013
One year after his last treatment, a six-year-old boy with recurrent neuroblastoma is in complete remission for his high-risk metastatic cancer... Read More
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