Scientists have been excited about the possibilities of embryonic stem cells at least since they were isolated in 1998. These cells are the root of the tree. We start as a handful of these cells and grow into a full individual. These cells can – and do – differentiate to become all parts of the […]
An Oxford University team is developing a new cancer fighting technique that is noninvasive, does not use toxic chemicals, or radioactivity. It is called Hifu – High Intensity Focused Ultrasound. This is the same principle behind burning leaves with a magnifying glass. But here, instead of focusing light, they are focusing ultrasound. When the ultrasound […]
Dr. Zheng Cui specializes in tumor biology at Wake Forest University Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. As an associate professor at the university, he teaches biochemistry, molecular biology, lipid biochemistry, cancer biology, and cancer immunology. Dr. Cui’s groundbreaking research in identifying innate immunity to cancer in mice and, more recently, human beings has received significant […]
…coming too fast to discuss at length. So let me just point to: Stem Cells from Skin Cells …in mice. Researches believe it can be done with humans too. The obvious benefit would be to allow researchers to cheaply and ethically develop embryonic stem cell lines matching anyone. Genetic risk factors for seven diseases identified […]
I’ve been very busy this week going back and forth between work and the hospital. My mother had a mass removed from her digestive track. We were all very concerned that it might be cancerous. We just got the news today that it wasn’t. We are so thankful. Benign or not, this was a dangerous […]
Randall Parker says that it could be as easy as ABC…D: 60% Cancer Drop From Vitamin D Supplements As regular readers know, I’ve been after you for years to raise your body vitamin D levels. If you haven’t gotten off your duff yet to do anything about it how about this as something to get […]
…because I like it. I’ll just have to take the fact that it may prevent cancer as a bonus. How interesting that both chiles and curry may have life-extending properties. Indian food rules! (Not to mention Thai and Malay!)
We wrote about the amazing cancer-proof mice a couple of months ago. Now there is speculation that these mice might eventually lead us to finding a way to make cancer-proof people. In fact, they may already be among us — sort of. The same white blood cells that zap cancer in the amazing mouse may […]
Very interesting: Modafinil is just the first of a wave of new lifestyle drugs that promise to do for sleep what the contraceptive pill did for sex – unshackle it from nature. Since time immemorial, humans have structured their lives around sleep. In the near future, we will, for the first time, be able to […]
What a concept: Patients with complete heart block, or disrupted electrical conduction in their hearts, are at risk for life-threatening rhythm disturbances and heart failure. The condition is currently treated by implanting a pacemaker in the patient’s chest or abdomen, but these devices often fail over time, particularly in infants and small children who must […]