Linus Pauling won two unshared Nobel Prizes and helped establish our modern understanding of the chemical bond. Late in his career, he became convinced that megadoses of vitamin C could treat cancer, a claim that made him, in the eyes... Continue Reading →
To grow as fast as they do, cancer cells push certain genes to work far harder than any healthy cell would tolerate. A new study in Science Advances suggests that this relentless overdrive doesn't just fuel growth, it may also... Continue Reading →
Oregon State University researchers coated mRNA-carrying nanoparticles with mannose, a sugar the brain's blood-brain barrier can't resist, and used it to fight glioblastoma in mice.
In a new analysis of data from more than a dozen studies, coffee and tea consumption was linked with lower risks of developing head and neck cancers, including cancers of the mouth and throat. Cancers of the head and neck are the seventh... Continue Reading →
A groundbreaking study led by engineering and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities shows how engineered immune cells used in new cancer therapies can overcome physical barriers to allow a patient's own immune system to fight tumors.... Continue Reading →
Compared to chimpanzees, our closest evolutionary cousins, humans are particularly prone to developing advanced carcinomas -- the type of tumors that include prostate, breast, lung and colorectal cancers -- even in the absence of known risk factors, such as genetic... Continue Reading →
Obesity has been linked to increased risk for over a dozen different types of cancer, as well as worse prognosis and survival. Over the years, scientists have identified obesity-related processes that drive tumor growth, such as metabolic changes and chronic... Continue Reading →
Although the name may suggest otherwise, Parkinson's disease is not one but two diseases, starting either in the brain or in the intestines. Which explains why patients with Parkinson's describe widely differing symptoms, and points towards personalised medicine as the... Continue Reading →
Using the venom from 312 honeybees and bumblebees in Perth Western Australia, Ireland and England, Dr Ciara Duffy from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia, tested the effect of the venom on the... Continue Reading →