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A Combo Of Fasting Plus Vitamin C Is Effective For Hard-To-Treat Cancers

Scientists have found that a fasting-mimicking diet could be more effective at treating some types of cancer when combined with vitamin C.

14 May 2020

Biosynthetic capacity allows cancer stem cells to contribute to tumor growth

Tumors are not a consistent cluster of cells. In fact, colon cancers carry differentiated-like cells, just like the functional cells of the intestinal wall and pluripotent cells—the supposed tumor stem cells.

13 May 2020

Breaking Down the DNA Behavior of Cancer Cells

Dr. Manel Esteller speaks to AZoLifeSciences about his ground-breaking cancer research in which he uncovered the behavior of DNA in 3D models.

From University of Barcelona 13 May 2020

Small Red Blood Cells Could Indicate Cancer

Having abnormally small red blood cells, a condition known as microcytosis could indicate cancer, according to new research led by a University of Exeter.

7 May 2020

Study Reveals Bile Metabolite Of Gut Microbes Boosts Immune Cells

A study has discovered a novel means by which bacterial colonies in the small intestine support the generation of regulatory T cells.

20 Apr 2020

Role of MCL1 in maintaining intestinal homeostasis

An international group of scientists from the University of Zurich, the University Hospital Zurich, Heidelberg, and Glasgow have discovered a new function of MCL1, the protein that regulates cell death.

19 Mar 2020