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Gene Genie Genetics Carnival #33 is hosted by Mo from Neurophilosophy.
Mo has a great series of genetics related articles from all the best genetics blogs in the world. In this edition, there is a strong emphasis on cancer. There’s also a focus on leukodystrophy, and a special section on […]
It’s celebrity health week at b5 media’s Health and Wellness channel!
We will be taking a look at health issues which not only affect ourselves but also our celebrities. Often, a celebrity who is suffering from a health related problem can do so much to support the cause and bring disease warning signs to the attention […]
P52 gene, arrows show locations of common mutations
(Image courtesy www.bioinf.org)
Following on from my last article on using gene therapy for increasing survival in head and neck cancer, Professor Jack Roth, M.D., professor in M. D. Anderson’s Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery and colleagues are now focusing on ways to deliver p53 and other tumor-suppressing genes […]
Thank you to Jennifer Texada at MD Anderson for bringing this great cancer treatment discovery to my attention….
(Image courtesy Introgen Therapeutics)
A gene therapy invented at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is the first to succeed in a U.S. phase III clinical trial for cancer. Introgen Therapeutics, Inc a spin out from MD […]
(Carbon nanotube picture credit: www.bbc.co.uk/news)
Carbon nanotubes - the epitome of the nanotechnology industry - have been found to trigger diseases similar to asbestos in research undertaken on mice including lesions and inflammation. Use of asbestos triggered a pandemic of lung disease in the 20th Century.
These tiny carbon molecules have remarkable properties that could be used for […]
(Photo courtesy www.leukemia101.com)
Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center may have discovered a better way to distinguish acute leukemia patients who require aggressive treatment to prevent recurrence from those who need only standard therapy for cure.
About 13,300 new cases of AML and 8,200 deaths from the disease are expected this year in the […]
Genetics and Health is now part of b5 media’s Health and Wellness channel (formerly science and health)
This month’s theme day focused on cancer and was hosted by Marijke at ‘Help my Hurt’. Take a look at the range of great articles on all aspects of cancer submitted by my colleagues in ‘Health and Wellness’ with a […]
Molecular structure of Aspartame
I recently wrote an article on my first hand research experience on the potential carcinogenicity of Aspartame - the artificial sweetener used in thousands of everyday products, particularly diet products. It was titled “Aspartame is safe … really!”
One of www.geneticsandhealth.com readers author Carol Guilford sent me the following interesting link to a piece of […]
Several months ago, I wrote about the Bradfield family in which a mutation of the CDH1 gene was discovered which appears to increase the risk of stomach cancer. To my surprise, Mike Slabaugh, one of the Bradfield cousins, popped in to let people know that he was happy to help anyone who’s looking for more […]
Big news for breast cancer patients on tamoxifen. Ryan Phelan and Jason Bobe of DNA Direct were at the FDA meeting on October 18th where it was decided that information about the cytochrome P450*2D6 (CYP2D6) gene should be included on the package insert and drug label.
From DNA Direct affiliate company Genes and Drugs:
The 2D6 gene […]
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