With the help of immune system-stimulating molecules that mimic bacterial components, researchers have used a type of cancer vaccine to both delay and prevent breast tumors in mice. The strategy, they say, holds promise for the future use of peptide vaccines in women who are at high risk for developing breast cancer.
A study published in this week?s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that repeated topical use of products containing lavender oil and/or tea tree oil may cause prepubertal gynecomastia, a rare condition resulting in enlarged breast tissue in boys prior to puberty, and for which a cause is seldom identified.
Parasite-carrying bloodsucking leeches may be delivering a one-two punch to newts, according to biologists, who say the discovery may provide clues to disease outbreaks in amphibians.
India is among the countries where the incidence of Parkinson’s disease is expected to double in the next generation – by 2030, a study published in the Neurology.
A study of 3600 children living near busy highways in southern California shows that auto emissions can stunt a child?s lung development and increase the risk of early respiratory problems.
Cigarette smoke (CS) is the most preventable cause of death and chronic disease in the United States. In addition to being a risk factor for atherosclerosis and cancer, recent epidemiologic studies suggest that cigarette smoke promotes the progression of kidney disease.
All tissues, sick and healthy alike, need a blood supply to survive and grow. The key to many medical problems, like preventing tumour development, is therefore to obstruct the spread of the blood vessels.
A new technique employs RNA to turn on genes could lead to therapeutics for conditions in which nudging a gene awake would help alleviate disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center say.
Health effects from childhood exposure to traffic pollution can last a lifetime in children. Living near a major highway or busy road in a city may halt lung development affecting lung function.
Antibodies that selectively bind and destroy cancer cells represent some of the most promising cancer therapy approaches being developed today.