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Fluorescent compounds make tumors glow

A series of novel imaging agents could light up tumors as they begin to form - before they turn deadly - and signal their transition to aggressive cancers.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Thyme oil can inhibit COX2 and suppress inflammation

For those who do not drink, researchers have found that six essential oils -from thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel and bergamot—can suppress the inflammatory COX-2 enzyme, in a manner similar to resveratrol, the chemical ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aspirin shows promise for colon cancer patients

Men and women who were diagnosed with colorectal cancer and began regular use of aspirin had a lower risk of overall and colorectal cancer death compared to patients not using aspirin, according to a study in the August 12 ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Omega-3 fatty acids reduce risk of advanced prostate cancer

Omega-3 fatty acids appear protective against advanced prostate cancer, and this effect may be modified by a genetic variant in the COX-2 gene, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Associ ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers make discovery in colon cancer prevention

A new study finds that individuals who have low expression of the "Celebrex gene," 15-PGDH, are actually resistant to Celebrex treatment when used to prevent colon cancer. The study, published in this week's issue of the ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sensitizing tumor response to cancer therapy

Two forms of skin and brain cancer respond very poorly to chemotherapy and radiation: melanoma and glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Aspirin, tylenol may decrease effectiveness of vaccines

With flu season in full swing and the threat of H1N1 looming, demand for vaccines is at an all-time high. Although those vaccines are expected to be effective, University of Missouri researchers have found further evidence ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop new drug to target tumor cells and blood vessels

Researchers at the University of Southern California have identified a new drug compound that appears to target tumor cells and surrounding blood vessels without the negative side effects typically associated with Cox-2 inhibitors.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers detail how aging undermines bone healing

Researchers have unraveled crucial details of how aging causes broken bones to heal slowly, or not at all, according to study results published today in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. The research team also succes ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Is short-term Celecoxib intervention a effective method for preventing gastric carcinogenesis?

Helicobacter pylori has been accepted as an important pathogen inducing gastric cancer. A research group from Taiwan investigated optimal intervention point of Celecoxib, to inhibit H. pylori-associated gastric carcinogenesis ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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