Eating fatty food does not appear to increase the risk of skin cancer. A study published recently in the open access journal BMC Cancer contradicts prior research that showed a link between high fat intake and certain types of skin cancer. The results of this latest study suggest that high fat intake might even play a protective role in the development of non-melanoma skin cancer……..
Scientists funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) have identified an unsuspected role of a protein named SHP-1 that could constitute a new therapeutic path against Type 2 Diabetes. Under the direction of professor Andre Marette (Laval University), Nicole Beauchemin (McGill University), Martin Oliver (McGill University Health Centre) and Katherine Siminovitch (University of Toronto) were part of a Canadian and American team which published an article in the recent issue of Nature Medicine that explains the role of SHP-1 in the control of blood glucose……..
Growth, separation, and differentiation of cells is one of the body’s most well regulated processes. Even just a single cell escaping this regulation can lead to a tumour. Oncogenes are, in this sense, like ticking time bombs, which can cause cancer. Their activity is controlled in healthy cells by tumour suppressor genes. The cellular “opponents” of the Bcl-3 oncogene, however, had still not been known before this study. The protein has to find its way to the nucleus to function as what is called a “transcription factor”. These initiate and support genetic transcription - DNA fragments codified by proteins. This process is necessary for transcribing genetic information during protein synthesis……..
Scientists have discovered a new clue to how bacterial parasites are able to produce a long-term infection that can spread through an insect population. They have found that a type of bacteria that infects insects actually hitchhikes in the eggs of fruit flies. This ensures that the bacteria are passed from mother to offspring……..
A study led by UCSF neurologist S. Claiborne Johnston, MD, has shown that coiling of ruptured brain aneurysms is very effective during long-term follow-up, similar to outcomes with surgical clipping. Eventhough results of a prior trial suggested that coiling was superior to surgical clipping one year after therapy, a lack of data on long-term outcomes has been a major concern, as per Johnston. The study results are reported in the June 2006 issue of the journal Stroke, a publication of the American Heart Association……..
As the world marks the 25th year since the first diagnosed case of AIDS, groundbreaking research by researchers at Florida State University has produced remarkable three-dimensional images of the virus and the protein spikes on its surface that allow it to bind and fuse with human immune cells……..
Abstract: Blood High Pressure Recipe
Tag: Blood High Pressure Recipe
Valvular insufficiency occurs when damaged and thickened valves
develop within the heart of small and midsize dogs. Valve
problems are unusual in larger breed dogs and in cats but they
may develop. In the small breeds of dogs, valvular insufficiency
begins in midlife and progresses slowly.
The disease is associated with […]
Abstract: Blood High Pressure Recipe
Tag: Blood High Pressure Recipe
Valvular insufficiency occurs when damaged and thickened valves
develop within the heart of small and midsize dogs. Valve
problems are unusual in larger breed dogs and in cats but they
may develop. In the small breeds of dogs, valvular insufficiency
begins in midlife and progresses slowly.
The disease is associated with […]
A recent scientific discovery could herald the introduction of fast, effective therapys for cancer and viruses. In a paper reported in the May edition of Nature Biotechnology, researchers describe how they have manipulated a process that occurs naturally throughout the human body, into a potential therapeutic tool……..
It’s tick season, but gardeners, hikers, and others enjoying the great outdoors shouldn’t let concerns about Lyme disease keep them inside. A few tips to keep ticks away, and some advice from infectious diseases doctors about Lyme disease, should help you enjoy the spring and summer weather, as per the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), a medical professional association representing the nation’s foremost experts in Lyme and other infectious diseases……..