There’s some promising news coming out of Oregon State University. A team of researchers at OSU has discovered a new class of anti-cancer compounds capable of killing both liver and breast cancer cells. These new compounds, called Select Modulators of AhR-regulated Transcription or SMAhRTs, weren’t the research team’s only discovery. They also identified the genetic…
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Treating diseases in the brain has always been challenging for scientists because crossing the body’s natural barriers to the organ has proven itself time and again to be nearly impossible. Now, scientists at the University of Michigan say nanoparticles are crucial to breaking through the almost impenetrable blood-brain barrier. This accomplishment is permitting cancer researchers…
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Hopeful and surprising news coming from Perth, Australia! According to a recent study published in the journal npj Precision Oncology, venom from honeybees rapidly destroyed triple-negative breast cancer, a type of cancer with limited treatment options HER2-enriched breast cancer cells. Dr. Ciara Duffy from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of…
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There’s still a whole world of medical news outside the scope of Covid-19. The invisible world of germs, illnesses, and disease is still alive and well, and on a rampage. And you know what is always making headlines because there is always some new finding? Cancer. Researchers have found that too much sitting raises your…
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New research has shown some promising results in killing cancer…in milliseconds! Scientists have successfully used proton radiotherapy, which utilizes protons to administer radiation directly to cancer cells while protecting healthy tissue, in mice models. This is incredible news in cancer research because over half the patients with cancer diagnoses receive radiation therapy. Radiation therapy works…
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Remember the blog we did last year about coffee saving lives? Well, now, a new study has found that drinking tea — sans the milk and sugar, of course — will help you live longer and healthier as well. A study published in the peer-reviewed European Journal of Preventive Cardiology suggests that people who drink…
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It’s that time of year again. The temperature is dipping. The leaves are dancing away from their trees. The night is falling earlier and earlier. You know what that means, don’t you? It’s time to talk about breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and, as if on cue, a recent study from the…
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You may have heard this week about the voluntary nationwide recall of Losartan Potassium Tablets USP and Losartan Potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets manufactured by Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited. In fact, you may have heard a lot because this is the fifth time in 2019 that Torrent Pharmaceuticals has expanded its voluntary recall of Losartan. The first recall was…
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Talk about exciting and life-changing! Researchers have found a way to trick cancer! Inspired by the tactics used by the ancient Greeks, researchers at Northwestern University have found a way to disguise chemotherapeutics as fat, which is what cancerous tumors love to feast upon. This new delivery system tricks the tumors into thinking they’re getting…
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There is new information coming from the UK that, while not surprising, is quite alarming. Obesity seems to be rising at such a mind-boggling rate that it is being dubbed “the new smoking.” Increasing reliance on junk and convenience foods could set back decades of medical advances. So much that it has actually overtaken…
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