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”
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Muscle testing
by Walter Last Our muscles respond to many external as well as internal influences by becoming stronger or weaker. In muscle testing, the change in muscle strength is assessed before and during contact with a test item. This may be, for example, a food sample, a colour or a piece of material. Internal influences areContinue reading “Muscle testing”
Cancer cells hiding in glands and organs
Understanding Autoimmune Diseases The mechanism of mycoplasma infections lets us understand the true nature of autoimmune diseases. During the acute initial stage of a bacterial infection the immune system eliminates most of the invading microbes but some of them manage to survive by hiding inside the cells of a vulnerable organ or gland. They mayContinue reading “Cancer cells hiding in glands and organs”
Cancer cure from tests of lab-grown organs
Seven years after creating their first organoid – a three-dimensional organ-bud grown in a test tube – Dutch researchers say the technique has changes the lives of more than 1,500 sufferers of cystic fibrosis, and dozens more with cancer. The technique takes a sample from an organ such as the stomach, then uses stem-cell technologyContinue reading “Cancer cure from tests of lab-grown organs”