World Cancer Day 2010

Today is World Cancer Day. Led by International Union Against Cancer (UICC), its members and with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), will raise awareness of cancer prevention.
According to UICC, over 12 million people receive a cancer diagnosis and 7.6 million die of the disease every year. The theme of [...]

Insulin boost restores muscle growth in elderly

When most people think of insulin, they think of diabetes — a disease that arises when, for one reason or another, insulin can’t do the critical job of helping the body process sugar. But the hormone has another, less well-known function. It’s also necessary for muscle growth, increasing blood flow through muscle tissue, encouraging nutrients to disperse from blood vessels and itself serving as a biochemical signal to boost muscle protein synthesis and cell proliferation.

New Alzheimer’s Genes Discovered

Groundbreaking new research from Cardiff University has revealed two new genes associated with Alzheimer’s disease could provide valuable new leads in the race to find treatments and possibly cures. Previously only one gene (APOE4) had been identified as the only risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease.