Ultra-Processed Foods Like Bacon, Ice Cream, and Even Sweetened Cereals Could Increase Cancer Risks

MEDICINE & HEALTH 05.20.2021 07:35 AM

Ultra-processed foods like soft drinks, bacon, sweetened breakfast cereals, ice cream, and more are no doubt bad for your health and increases risks of contracting inflammatory diseases or cancer. The secret, according to doctors, is to eat natural, healthy homecooked meals.

Cancer Cells Manipulate 3D Structure of Their DNA , Enhancing Oncogene Activity

05.11.2021 22:20 PM

Scientists used algorithms to examine how cancer cells re-organize the 3D structure of their DNA to increase the activity of oncogenes, which promotes the proliferation of cancer cells.

Nanoparticles in Chemotherapy Drugs Could Soon Help Destroy Bowel Cancer

05.10.2021 08:44 AM

Bowel cancer is among the deadliest cancer to date. But with nanotechnology, we could soon fight the most common form of cancer.

Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Could Boost Bowel Cancer Odds

05.04.2021 06:30 AM

Nanoparticle drug delivery methods are found to be more effective in administering chemotherapy over oral treatment and could improve bowel cancer survival rates, a new study suggests.

Potential Novel Lung Cancer Cure Identified in Study

04.16.2021 22:25 PM

Researchers have found a potential novel treatment for lung cancer using a drug that could reduce tumor growth.

Teenage Cancer Survivor Receives Robotic Dragon Pet to Grant Her Extraordinary Wish

04.14.2021 06:32 AM

Teenage cancer survivor receives a robotic dragon from Make-a-Wish Foundation who collaborated with Arrow Electronics to grant her wish.

Cancerous Brain Tumor: How Possible is Prevention of Further Growth?

04.13.2021 07:00 AM

Researchers have recently discovered a new way of preventing further cancerous brain tumor growth. The pre-clinical research could lead to changes in how the cancer is treated.

5-Minute Breast Cancer Jab: Less Time at Hospitals, Less Possible COVID-19 Exposure

04.06.2021 21:48 PM

A new breast cancer jab that can be administered in five minutes can replace the current two-and-a-half-hour treatment, which cuts risks of COVID-19 infection by reducing their time in hospitals.

Artificial Sweeteners vs Sugar: Which is the Healthier Option?

03.29.2021 04:40 AM

The healthier option between artificial sweeteners and sugar has been argued for a long time now. While the first-mentioned have proven to be effective in weight loss than sugar consumption, experts say water remains the best option.

Acid-Sensitive Nanoparticles Could Be Used for Pancreatic Cancer Treatments

03.19.2021 01:59 AM

Chinese researchers are looking into acid-sensitive nanoparticles' potential as a potential treatment for pancreatic cancer - drawing inspiration from host defense peptides (HDP).

Koala Bears Battle With Cancer and STD Due to Genome-Altering Virus

02.28.2021 19:23 PM

Analysis of 10 koala DNA samples shows that koalas have been infected by a retrovirus roughly 50,000 years ago that inserts themselves near genes that are closely linked with STDs and specific cancers.

Could Green Tea Compounds Help Suppress Tumors? New Study Says it Might

02.15.2021 20:13 PM

A new study shows that the direct interaction between green tea compounds and DNA-repairing proteins called p53 could help suppress tumor growth and has many anti-cancer functions.

Experts Identified Four Main Comorbidities That Lead to COVID-19 Deaths

02.10.2021 00:56 AM

A global meta-analysis of databases on of 375,859 participants from 14 countries found the four main comorbidities that linked to COVID-19 deaths.

Living Near Artificial Night Lights Increases Risks of Thyroid Cancer

02.08.2021 03:05 AM

A new study suggests that people living in areas exposed to high levels of artificial lights at night may be facing higher risks of developing thyroid cancer later in life.

Fecal Transplant Transformed Melanoma Non-Responders to Immunotherapy Into Responders

02.05.2021 03:26 AM

Researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) showed how fecal transplants turned patients with melanoma who are non-responders to immunotherapy become responders.

New Report Says Breast Cancer is the Most Diagnosed Cancer Across the Globe

02.05.2021 01:50 AM

A new report shows that breast cancer has topped lung cancer as the most diagnosed form of cancer globally, with experts estimating an increase in cases in the next decades.

Elephant Evolution: Why the Biggest Pachyderms are Big and Resistant to Cancer?

02.04.2021 21:18 PM

A new study looks into why elephants evolved to be so big and yet is cancer-resistant. Science says that large, long-lived species should have higher risks of developing cancer.

World Cancer Day: Here Is How to Prevent Cancer

02.04.2021 19:39 PM

Cancer doesn’t develop overnight. Here are certain lifestyle changes and cancer-fighting food that could help you prevent this disease.

Replacing Chemo: One-Two Drug Combo Starved Cancer Cells

02.01.2021 22:06 PM

A new mouse study shows how a one-two drug combination can starve cancer cells of their power supply and eradicate the use of harmful chemotherapy drugs.

Biologists Attempt To Solve a Century-Old Paradox: The Reason Cancer Cells Waste a Lot of Energy

02.01.2021 02:05 AM

MIT research sheds light on the long-lasting question, a century-old paradox of why cancer cells are getting their energy from fermentation.

Researchers Predict Increase in Cancer Cases That Need Surgery

01.26.2021 01:46 AM

Researchers have recently approximated the number of cancer cases that need surgery globally every year, forecasting the number to increase from "9.1 million to 13.8 million".