http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Postmenopausal women who were overweight or obese and lost at least 5 percent of their body weight had a measurable reduction in markers of inflammation, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-weight-loss-reduction-inflammation.html Cancer Tue, 01 May 2012 03:50:01 EST news255060558 While there may not be a consensus whether deposition of amyloid beta contributes to Alzheimer's disease or is a consequence of it, there is agreement that something else is promoting the process. Other proteins are often co-deposited with amyloid beta including serum amyloid P component. Recent evidence has suggested that SAP is elevated in Alzheimer's disease. Researchers from Keele University have shown that physiologically-significant concentrations of SAP promote the deposition of amyloid beta under conditions approaching those found in vivo. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-amyloid-beta-brain-individuals-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:53:49 EST news252330808 A panel of serum biomarkers could help predict the level of lung cancer risk in high-risk patients, offering doctors an option before proceeding with a biopsy. Research presented in the April 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology shows that a panel of 10 serum protein biomarkers could help in the lung cancer diagnosis. The biomarkers include: prolactin, transthyretin, thrombospondin-1, E-selectin, C-C motif chemokine 5, macrophage migration inhibitory factor, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2, Cyfra 21.1 and serum amyloid A. Further work is necessary to validate these exciting results. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-panel-serum-biomarkers-lung-biopsies.html Cancer Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:50:40 EST news251031034 (HealthDay) -- For breast cancer survivors there may be an association between inflammation, intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), and fatigue, with increased intake linked to decreased inflammation and fatigue, according to research published online March 12 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-inflammation-fatigue-tied-omega-intake.html Cancer Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:30:01 EST news250867530