Posts Tagged ‘Target’

Kelly Osbourne Dishes Diet Tips

17th February 2010 by admin No Comments

Keeping her New Year’s Resolution, Kelly Osbourne is eating right.
Recently, the former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant was able to strut her stuff at New York Fashion Week – walking on the runway for Naomi Campbell’s Fashion for Relief as well as Betsey Johnson’s Valentine’s Day show, looking great and in shape.
“I’ve completely changed [...]

New Target for Fighting Alzheimer’s: Study

27th January 2010 by admin No Comments

French researchers said Tuesday they had found a promising new target in the fight against Alzheimer’s, the debilitating brain disease that causes irreversible memory loss and dementia.
In laboratory experiments, a team led by Etienne-Emile Beaulieu of the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) uncovered what could prove a critically important interaction between [...]

New Hope for Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

29th September 2009 by admin 1 Comment

Inhibiting the action of an enzyme called TAK-1 reverses pancreatic cancer resistance to chemotherapy, a finding that could lead to the development of a new way to treat the disease, researchers say.
Pancreatic cancer is resistant to every currently available anti-cancer treatment.
“During the past few years we have been studying the role [...]

Can Genetics Explain Triple Negative Breast Cancer?

29th July 2009 by admin 1 Comment

My story yesterday on the racial disparity in breast cancer deaths

highlighted the debate over whether biology or environment is the cause of the problem. A recent study suggests that access to care alone can’t explain the disparity, reopening a long-brewing discussion about whether genetics is the reason black women are more likely to die of the disease than white [...]

Asbestos Exposure Linked to Cancer of Ovaries And Larynx

31st May 2009 by admin No Comments

Asbestos exposure can cause ovarian cancer and cancer of the larynx, experts have confirmed.
The warning comes from a group of 27 World Health Organisation scientists.
They also say there is “limited evidence” that the fibre can raise the risk of cancers of the bowel, the stomach and the throat.
It is already established that asbestos exposure causes [...]