Killing Cancer Like a Vampire Slayer:New TAU drug cuts off blood supplies to starve cancer tumors
Like vampires, cancer tumors require an ample supply of blood to stay alive. Without fresh blood for sustenance, cancer cells shrivel up like raisins and die.
Space-related radiation research could help reduce fractures in cancer survivors
A research project looking for ways to reduce bone loss in astronauts may yield methods of improving the bone health of cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment.
Depression Increases Cancer Mortality Rate
Depression can affect a cancer patient’s likelihood of survival, according to University of British Columbia researchers who have conducted the world’s first analysis of existing cancer and depression research.
First Evidence of Virus in Cancerous Prostate Cells
In a finding with potentially major implications for identifying a viral cause of prostate cancer, researchers at the University of Utah and Columbia University medical schools have reported that a type of virus known to cause leukemia and sarcomas in animals has been found for the first time in malignant human prostate cancer cells.
Study reveals new role of vitamin C in skin protection
Researchers at the University of Leicester and Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology in Portugal studied new protective properties of vitamin C in cells from the human skin, which could lead to better skin regeneration.