Src is an enzyme from the family of protein tyrosine kinases and it was the first cancer-causing gene discovered at the beginning of the 20th century. It has control over cell metabolism, division and death and while its function is... (Continue reading)
The DNA inside cells is under continuous attack from heat, radiation and oxygen and one response of the cell to this outside factors is oxidative stress, which represents an imbalance in cell metabolism and it is related to a sum... (Continue reading)
A chemical compound found in licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra root) could be used in the preventive therapies of colorectal cancer (the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the US), as a study conducted by The Vanderbilt University Medical Center and... (Continue reading)
Dendritic cells are important building blocks of the human immune system and a recent research regarding their formation and differentiation in the bone marrow could shine a light in the development of new vaccines. The study shows the point in the... (Continue reading)
Commonly found in dark fish meat (such as salmon, herring or mackerel), and known for their therapeutic effects, omega-3 fatty acids are proving to be especially effective against advanced prostate cancer, as a reported in the Clinical Cancer Research,... (Continue reading)
Genetic instability is common for all the cells in the human body and it consists, among others, in double-strand breaks in the DNA cells. This occurs when both strands in the double helix are severed and while usually cells have... (Continue reading)