Cancer is the second leading cause of death and a scourge against extending lifespan. Though cancer may occur in children, it is clearly an age-dependent disease with incidence increasingly ...

Protein misfolding is the name given to a toxic process within cells that is a major cause of disease and even aging. The 20,000 or so proteins found and assembled in human cells work ...

Good evidence has already been reported that taking daily aspirin reduces general cancer risk and specific risk of colorectal cancer. By targeting molecular pathways involved in inflammation ...

The nutritive supplement industry is booming with over 30 billion in annual sales and about half the adult US population consuming them. People taking these agents in an effort ot ...

Vitamin D is an extremely important compound as it is necessary for the proper functioning of over 3000 human genes. Not surprisingly, deficiency of vitamin D has been linked ...

Cancer is the second leading cause of early death worldwide with 5 million new cases per year diagnosed in the US and Europe. A new large meta-analysis published in the journal Lancet ...

Scientists have reported interesting new findings on the tumor suppressor gene Pten.  Pten is a member of a group of three other important tumor suppressors; p53, Ink4a, and arf. When ...

Add another one to the list of studies that fail to support the use of commonly used supplements. Omega-3 fatty acids or fish oil are often ascribed significant health benefits. Mainly ...

Cancer is a scourge leading to frequent loss of life. In part from the aging process, the environment, genetics and chance, cells all too frequently turn cancerous.  The normal regulation ...

Chocolate is rich in a particular variety of plant polyphenols which are powerful natural antioxidants.  Though many plant foods contain polyphenols, chocolate seems to have particular ...