A new bio marker for breast cancer metastasis called Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis (TMEM) has been found by researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The density of TMEM was found to be associated with the development of distant organ metastasis via the bloodstream, the most common cause of death from breast cancer. The discovery was published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research March 24, 2009 online edition.
The study may result in the first test to predict the likelihood of breast cancer metastasis via the bloodstream. This is a development that has the possibility of changing the way breast cancer is treated.
About 36% of East Asians (Japanese, Koreans and Chinese) have an enzyme deficiency that causes their skin to redden, or flush, when they drink alcohol. Heavy alcohol consumption significantly raises the risk for esophageal cancer among such individuals, say scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and Japan's Kurihama Alcohol Center. A paper(1) on the topic is in the March 24, 2009 issue of PLoS Medicine.
Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits, whether in an ice-cold smoothie or warm strawberry shortcake. Packed with phytochemicals, the strawberry plant (scientific name Fragaria ananassa) belongs to the family Rosaceae, which includes roses, apple trees and plum trees. Botanically speaking, Fragaria ananassa is not a berry, and not even a fruit. A fruit is defined as a mature, thickened ovary of a seed-bearing plant, along with it’s parts like the fleshy layers of tissue (the pulp).
University of Michigan researchers led by Dr. Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy, Associate Professor of Chemistry, have discovered that curcumin, the main active ingredient in turmeric, acts as a disciplinarian, introducing itself into cell membranes and making them more orderly, this improving cells' resistance to infection and malignancy, according to findings published March 3 in the online Journal of the American Chemical Society.
The prevalence of atopic eczema, (dermatitis) has been growing over the past two decades and now affects a disproportionate number of children. According to current estimates, roughly 15% to 20% of children in industrialized countries around the world develop atopic dermatitis in the first few years of life. In contrast, only an estimated 3 percent to 5 percent of adults have an active form of the condition. Are we making any headway against it?
A new bio marker for breast cancer metastasis called Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis (TMEM) has been found by researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/
About 36% of East Asians (Japanese, Koreans and Chinese) have an enzyme deficiency that causes their skin to redden, or flush, when they drink alcohol. Heavy alcohol consumption significantly raises the risk for 
Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits, whether in an ice-cold smoothie or warm strawberry shortcake. Packed with 
University of Michigan researchers led by Dr. 
The prevalence of atopic eczema, (dermatitis) has been growing over the past two decades and now affects a disproportionate number of children. According to current estimates, roughly 15% to 20% of children in industrialized countries around the world develop atopic dermatitis in the first few years of life. In contrast, only an estimated 3 percent to 5 percent of adults have an active form of the condition. Are we making any headway against it? 