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Whole-Genome Sequencing Of 25 Melanoma Tumors Confirms Role Of Sun Damage While Revealing New Genetic Alterations

Timothy Allageri — Sun, 27 May 2012 13:16:04 +0000

Melanoma – the deadliest and most aggressive form of skin cancer – has long been linked to time spent in the sun. Now a team led by scientists from the Broad Institute and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has sequenced the whole genomes of 25 metastatic melanoma tumors, confirming the role of chronic sun exposure and revealing new genetic changes important in tumor formation…

UV Camera Reveals Cancer-Causing Skin Damage

Timothy Allageri — Sun, 27 May 2012 13:16:04 +0000

With high UV levels continuing in Queensland this autumn, young people are at risk of suffering the worst skin damage they will receive during their lifetime, research from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has found…

CDC Looks At Sunburn In Young Adults

Timothy Allageri — Sun, 27 May 2012 13:16:04 +0000

More than half of young adults(18-29) interviewed, and 65% of whites, reported at least one sunburn in the last 12 months. The CDC along with the National Cancer Institute analyzed data from The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), which is an annual, cross-sectional survey of the civilian, non-institutionalized U.S. population…

New Drug For Destroying Human Cancer Stem Cells

Timothy Allageri — Sun, 27 May 2012 13:16:04 +0000

Conventional cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation can cause toxic side-effects. Now, researchers have discovered that a drug called thioridazine can successfully destroy cancer stem cells in humans without these effects. Mick Bhatia, lead researcher of the study and scientific director of McMaster’s Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute in the Michael G…

Pivotal Role For Proteins – From Helping Turn Carbs Into Energy To Causing Devastating Disease

Timothy Allageri — Sun, 27 May 2012 13:16:03 +0000

Research into how carbohydrates are converted into energy has led to a surprising discovery with implications for the treatment of a perplexing and potentially fatal neuromuscular disorder and possibly even cancer and heart disease. Until this study, the cause of this neuromuscular disorder was unknown…