By Rich Haridy Over 30 years ago, a molecule with incredible anti-cancer properties was discovered in sea sponges. However, it was so structurally complex scientists have been unable to synthesize it in large enough quantities to be able to test it in humans. Now a team of scientists has finally made a landmark breakthrough, achieving total synthesis of the molecule in...
Tag: <span>Anti-Cancer</span>
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New epigenetic drug strategy to treat cancer
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM (Philadelphia, PA) – Researchers have discovered that inhibiting CDK9, a DNA transcription regulator reactivates genes that have been epigenetically silenced by cancer. Reactivation leads to restored tumor suppressor gene expression and enhanced anti-cancer immunity. It is the first time this particular kinase has been linked to gene silencing in mammals. Jean-Pierre...
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Regular exercise should be part of cancer care for all patients
Including exercise or sport as part of cancer care can significantly improve symptom management, quality of life and fitness during and after treatment, French researchers have concluded in two presentations to be reported at the ESMO 2018 Congress in Munich. Even among patients at highest risk of poor quality of life, exercise can make a difference. More than 3,500 patients with cancer already participate in exercise programmes each year at over 80 cancer centers...
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Desperate & duped? GoFundMe means big bucks for dubious care
A new study found that people seeking dubious, potentially harmful treatment for cancer and other ailments raised nearly $7 million over two years from crowdfunding sites. In this image from the video posted on YouTube on Aug 11, 2018, Michelle Drapeau, a stomach cancer patient in West Palm Beach, Fla., speaks about her condition. Drapeau set...
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UVA developing ‘two-headed arrow’ to kill ovarian cancer
Innovative approach may also destroy breast, prostate and other solid cancers UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM A University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher is developing a two-fisted, antibody-based approach to destroy deadly ovarian cancer — an approach he believes could also be modified to kill breast, prostate and other solid tumors. IMAGE: THIS IS AN ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION OF THE ‘TWO–HEADED‘ ARROW UVA IS DEVELOPING TO DESTROY OVARIAN CANCER. The dual-pronged...
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To find and disarm: Scientists develop platform to kill cancer cells
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MISIS The new treatment will serve as both diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors. This breakthrough in the technologies of cancer diagnosis and treatment was made by an interdisciplinary Russian-German collaboration of chemists, physicists, and biologists from NUST MISIS, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RNRMU), and...
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SSB1: Is there a way to delay the aging process, reverse DNA damage, and prevent cancer by restoring a natural protein in the body or turning it off?
To understand what therapeutics could benefit aging and DNA damage, we have to consider what molecules are involved. So, what do we know about this process? There are a number of factors that are involved in the aging process. Many things such as diet, lifestyle, medication, genetics, diseases, amongst countless others, are involved. However, in...
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Cancer cells are weaker when made more acidic
Cancer cells function less well and are less able to multiply when their internal environment is made more acidic. Making cancer cells more acidic could quell their ability to multiply. This was the conclusion that researchers in the United States and Spain came to after they used a computer model to study the conditions that affect metabolic...
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Treating Cancer With Vitamins
Vitamin C–filled foods are the go-to when hoping to help prevent illness or speed up the recovery process. Now this vitamin may help with not only the common cold but cancer as well. Loss of Tet2 protein function, which regulates transcription and plays an important role in blood cell production, underlies some cases of blood...
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Omega-3-derived cannabinoid may stop cancer
New research suggests that the body’s natural pain-killer, the “endocannabinoid system,” may also have cancer-fighting properties when “activated” by omega-3 fatty acids. Our bodies have an “endogenous,” or “built-in,” pain-killing system named after the cannabis plant: the endogenous cannabinoid system, otherwise known as the endocannabinoid system. Endocannabinoids are molecules that, together with their receptors, can...