Keeping one step ahead of cancer cells

Date:September 15, 2015 Source:Research Institute of Molecular Pathology Summary: BRD4 inhibitors are among the most promising new agents in cancer therapy that are currently evaluated in clinical trials. In a new study, a team of researchers reveals how leukemia cells can evade the deadly effects of BRD4 inhibition. Understanding this adaptation process could...

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Researchers taking bold steps toward engineering new lungs

According to the World Health Organization, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) currently affects more than 64 million people worldwide and is poised to become the third leading cause of mortality by 2030. A hallmark of COPD is scarring of the lungs, a condition called pulmonary fibrosis, which impacts breathing. There is no cure for the condition or ability...

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Sensitive Blood Test May Help Rule Out Heart Attack

WEDNESDAY Oct. 7, 2015, 2015 — A new, highly sensitive blood test may help doctors quickly rule out heart attack for almost two-thirds of people who seek emergency room treatment for chest pain, a new study suggests. Researchers said their findings could potentially reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and substantially lower health-care costs. “Until now,...

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Insight into cancer resistance in elephants could aid human treatment !!!!

They are the largest land animals in the world, weighing up to 14,000 pounds and standing up to 4 meters tall. Given their size, elephants should be highly susceptible to cancer – they have at least 100 times more cells than humans – but they rarely develop the disease. In a new study, researchers shed light on the mechanisms behind elephants’ resistance to cancer –...

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Beetroot supplementation and hypertension

Beetroot supplementation lowers daily systolic blood pressure in older, overweight subjects A. Jajja a, 1, A. Sutyarjoko a, 1, J. Lara a, K. Rennie b, K. Brandt c, O. Qadir c, M. Siervo a,a Human Nutrition Research Centre, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5PL, UK b Centre for Lifespan...

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Coconut Oil for Alzheimer’s Disease?

Leilani Doty University of Florida Cognitive & Memory Disorder Clinics, Department of Neurology, Florida, 32610-0236, USA Abstract  An estimated 5.4 million people in the United States diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders (ADRD) receive about $210 billion worth of unpaid care annually from about 15 million loved ones. As these numbers grow,...

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