Well this might end up being a good move here as there’s much to gain. At least invest in something that has the potential to improve and save lives rather than to over deluge us with more social software. Don’t misunderstand here, I use and like social medias and it works well for me with...
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Briefly, the test determines if the PTEN gene is functioning properly, as it is a tumor suppressor gene that is linked with cell regulation. If patients have a low level of the protein, studies have shown a progression of the cancer, while if the levels remain higher, the less chances of...
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The good news is that many physicians prescribe Prozac for cancer patients anyway as depression relief. I can understand this by all means as anyone receiving that diagnosis, would immediately feel depressed by all means, a diagnosis nobody wants to hear. The article states more studies are...
Both are still in trials but 10 months with chemotherapy versus 2.4 months could bring the drug to the front view of the public, as has been done in the past with activists groups pushing for approval of other drugs. Both are different with treatment plans and the drugs would be limited to the...
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It is still at the mice testing stage, but 80% tested had a reversal of diabetes and in other cases it prevented the onset of diabetes. Side effects, etc. will need to be studied as well, but this looks very promising if in fact the drugs can prevent diabetes for many, especially children if their...
It is here but evolving slower than what all of us might like to see, and in many areas it is still so much of a “Science” but as developments occur through biotech we are seeing some amazing results. There’s also the bridging of the gap with bringing genomics to the point of care, as physicians...
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One thing that comes to mind is what a waste of talent here. Series of events lead up to where he is today, but started when he ran out of money for his research related to the GFP gene and cancer. “Researchers worldwide now use GFP to track development of brain cells, the growth of tumors...
The risks are greater if you the glutathione S-transferase M1, or GSTM1 genes, so it appears we need to find out if we have that gene as females to see how risky talcum powder would be. I guess sooner or late we are all going to want to know more about our genes so we can figure out not only what...
Good insight and commentary here from the "inside" track...are members of Congress helping or stalling the progression of the FDA... will the Biotechs be able to develop and withstand some of the stringencies and additional methodologies to bring new products to market to save lives? Nice to...