by Medical University of Vienna Previously unknown molecular connection between an inflammatory signalling molecule and one of the main oncogenes identified. Credit: Medical University of Vienna A team of MedUni Vienna researchers led by Johannes A. Schmid at the Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, has managed to identify a...
Susanne Hellmuth and Olaf Stemmann from the Chair of Genetics at the University of Bayreuth have discovered a natural protective mechanism that leads to the programmed death of potentially diseased cells. It protects from cancer that can develop as a result of irregular distribution of genetic information to daughter cells. The enzyme separase plays a...
by Leigh Macmillan, Vanderbilt University Increased dietary intake of fish oil, with its “healthy” omega-3 fatty acids, has been proposed to reduce risk of colorectal cancer. How it works is unclear, but it is thought to modify lipid signaling molecules associated with inflammation and carcinogenesis. Harvey Murff, MD, MPH, and colleagues, conducted a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of fish oil compared with...
