Health
Just cutting down the number of cigarettes does not reduce smokers' risk of early death
(Medical Xpress)—Smokers are unlikely to extend their lifespan if they choose to smoke fewer cigarettes but don't give up altogether.
Jul 4, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Protein called FAIM could help doctors to parse which cancer patients will respond to multiple myeloma therapy
A number of drugs exist that can extend the lifespan of people with multiple myeloma (MM), but none of these medicines are curative. Thus, medical researchers continue to search for targets for new drug therapies as well ...
Jul 3, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
After Great Dane success, cancer doc eyes brain tumors
(Medical Xpress)—Two University of Colorado Cancer Center publications set stage for K9 cancer vaccine test with human glioblastoma. Michael Graner, PhD, is a CU Cancer Center investigator and associate professor of neurosurgery ...
Jun 27, 2013
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Medical research
Herbal extract boosts fruit fly lifespan by nearly 25 percent, study finds
The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to UC Irvine researchers.
Jun 18, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Lab charts age-related changes in Alzheimer's mice
Scientists at the University of Kentucky recently performed a comprehensive characterization of age-related behavioral changes in an important mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
May 28, 2013
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Medical research
Slowing the aging process—only with antibiotics
Swiss scientists reveal the mechanism responsible for aging hidden deep within mitochondria—and dramatically slow it down in worms by administering antibiotics to the young.
May 22, 2013
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Genetics
New genetic clues to breast and ovarian cancer
(Medical Xpress)—A major international study involving a Simon Fraser University scientist has found that sequence differences in a gene crucial to the maintenance of our chromosomes' integrity predispose us to certain ...
May 1, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Searching for therapeutic synergy in primary effusion lymphoma
Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare, fatal form of aggressive B-cell lymphoma caused by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). The disease most commonly occurs in immunocompromised patients, such as those with ...
May 1, 2013
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Immunology
The surprising ability of blood stem cells to respond to emergencies
A research team of Inserm, CNRS and MDC lead by Michael Sieweke of the Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy (CNRS, INSERM, Aix Marseille Université) and Max Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine, Berlin-Buch, today ...
Apr 10, 2013
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists show 'jumping genes' may contribute to aging-related brain defects
As the body ages, the physical effects are notable; wrinkles in the skin appear, physical exertion becomes harder. But there are also less visible processes going on. Inside aging brains there is another phenomenon at work, ...
Apr 8, 2013
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