Startup Life
Technology. Startups. Venture Capital. My Life.
Posts tagged Cancer
Prostate Cancer Update: New Gene
May 1st
A genetic pattern (variation) found on human chromosome 8 has been found to have an association with a 5x risk increase for developing prostate cancer. It is thought to cause 2/3 of African-American cases and 1/3 of Caucasian-American cases of the disease.
Another biomarker might be coming! Pharmacogenomics companies: ready … go!
Full story at Geneticsandhealth.com.
Cancer-Fighting Aspirin
Apr 23rd
Aspirin has long been known to fight against inflammation and heart disease, but a retrospective study has recently shown that 22,000 post-menopausal woman who reported to take aspirin regularly had a 16% less chance of developing cancer. See article for more detail.
Eat Your Berries!
Apr 23rd
Cyanidin-3-rutinoside, or C-3-R which is found in fruits and vegetables has been found to have extremely high chemopreventive properties. When extracted from black raspberries, it was found to cause apoptosis (programmed cell death) in leukemia and lymphoma cell lines. It is thought that this compound can prevent other cancers from developing as well. One of the most interesting aspects of the research discusses how C-3-R, an antioxidant, that usually stabilizes reactive oxygen species (free radicals), actually increases the amount of peroxides (reactive oxygen species) within leukemia cells through an activated mitochondria-mediated apoptotic pathway. See full story for more details.
Play in the Mud. Fight Depression.
Apr 10th
Maybe its not that simple, but exposure to probiotic bacteria commonly found in soil have been linked to the brain chemical, serotonin.
- Cancer patients increased their qualities of life with exposure to Mycobacterium vaccae
- M. vaccae activated a group of neurons to produce more serotonin mitigating depression
Full article at Getting Dirty May Lift Your Mood.
probiotic, 
bacteria, 
brain, 
chemical, 
serotonin, 
cancer, 
neurons, 
depression