By Dr. Francis Collins The struggle to maintain a healthy weight is a lifelong challenge for many of us. In fact, the average American packs on an extra 30 pounds from early adulthood to age 50. What’s responsible for this tendency toward middle-age spread? For most of us, too many calories and too little exerciseContinue reading “Muscle Enzyme Explains Weight Gain in Middle Age, Cancer and Aging”
Category Archives: cancer
Anti-cancer Resveratrol in grapes, berries and peanuts
You may already consume a fair amount of resveratrol. It’s found in foods such aspeanuts, pistachios, grapes, red and white wine, blueberries, cranberries, and even cocoa and dark chocolate. The plants from which these foods come make Resveratrol to fight fungal infection, ultraviolet radiation, stress, and injury. Resveratrol is a polyphenolic compound naturally found inContinue reading “Anti-cancer Resveratrol in grapes, berries and peanuts”
Cancer rates based on sex and race in the USA during the last 9 years
Sugar , transfat and poor lifestyle – causes of American death in last 35 years
Smoking , alcohol, meds/drugs and poor lifestyle (absence of exercise, clean water, air and whole foods) contributed to poor health in the southern part of the United States. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/mortality-rates-united-states/cardiovascular/#2014
Sage herb anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer
For a long time, sage (Salvia) species have been used in traditional medicine for the relief of pain, protecting the body against oxidative stress, free radical damages, angiogenesis, inflammation, bacterial and virus infection, etc., Several studies suggest that sage species can be considered for drug development because of their reported pharmacology and therapeutic activities inContinue reading “Sage herb anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer”
Researchers find clue to repair of aging DNA
At a Glance Scientists discovered that a well-known compound called NAD+ plays an unexpected role in DNA repair. The findings suggest potential strategies to help protect against cancer, blunt damage from chemotherapy and radiation, and even slow some aspects of aging. When NAD+ (red) binds to the DBC1 protein (beige), it prevents DBC1 from attachingContinue reading “Researchers find clue to repair of aging DNA”
Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
Special section on survival finds significant improvement for all but two cancer sites. NCI Overall cancer death rates continue to decrease in men, women, and children for all major racial and ethnic groups, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2014. The report finds that death rates duringContinue reading “Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline”
Food additives and colon cancer in young people
A popular food additive used in everything from dill pickles to ice cream is now linked to colon cancer, thanks to the way it impacts the gut. Emulsifiers are added to most processed foods to improve food texture and extend shelf life. But it also throws off healthy levels of intestinal bacteria, triggering chronic, low-level inflammationContinue reading “Food additives and colon cancer in young people”
60% of cancers can be prevented and limiting EMF
Tarlov&St. Peter defined the determinants of population health as genes and biology, health behaviors, medical care, social/societal characteristics, and total ecology . They define social/structural determinants of population health as including poverty and income inequality, education, employment, housing, mobility, transportation, pollution, and nutrition. http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031811-124627 ——— Connie’s comments: Health consumers must be proactive about their health and health care. Health educationalContinue reading “60% of cancers can be prevented and limiting EMF”
Dense breasts may be leading risk factor for breast cancer
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women whose breasts are composed mainly of dense glandular tissue rather than fat may have higher odds of developing breast cancer, a recent study suggests. Researchers examined data on more than 18,000 women with breast malignancies and 184,000 women the same age without breast cancer. They found breast densityContinue reading “Dense breasts may be leading risk factor for breast cancer”
The organ determines if a gene is cancerous
The organ determines if a gene is cancerous Researchers at CiRA demonstrate that the malignancy of an oncogene varies with the organ Oncogenes are genes in which mutations are associated with cancer. Hundreds of oncogenes exist, but in most cases, how they initiate the cancer is poorly understood. “Mutations in the Apc gene are interesting,Continue reading “The organ determines if a gene is cancerous”
A Family’s Shared Defect Sheds Light on the Human Genome
By Natalie Angier They said it was their family curse: a rare congenital deformity called syndactyly, in which the thumb and index finger are fused together on one or both hands. Ten members of the extended clan were affected, and with each new birth, they told Stefan Mundlos of the Max Planck Institute for MolecularContinue reading “A Family’s Shared Defect Sheds Light on the Human Genome”
Cancers in dog
At some point, dogs over 10 yrs old will get cancer according to one post in the internet. Notice that the signs or cues for the presence of cancer in dogs is similar or the same with humans. Senior care and dogs In senior care homes, animal stuff toys are given to seniors instead ofContinue reading “Cancers in dog”
Cancer rate dropping, higher rate in men with cancer due to smoking and alcohol
For 2017, the report estimated, there will be nearly 1.7 million new cancer diagnoses and more than 600,000 deaths. The most common causes are lung, colorectal and prostate malignancies in men, and lung, breast and colorectal cancers in women. These types account for almost half of all cancer deaths. The report found that racial disparitiesContinue reading “Cancer rate dropping, higher rate in men with cancer due to smoking and alcohol”