News tagged with prostate
Scientists link chronic fatigue ailment to retrovirus
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a potential retroviral link to chronic fatigue syndrome, known as CFS, a debilitating disease that affects millions of people in the United States. Researchers from the Whittemore ...
Men who take aspirin have significantly lower PSA levels
Nov 16, 2008 |
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The use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly associated with lower PSA levels, especially among men with prostate cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt University.
Prostate cancer may be caused by virus, study indicates
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Mounting evidence indicates that prostate cancer is an infectious disease caused by a recently identified virus.
Fresh pot of tea strikes anti-cancer gold
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Researchers might one day brew up a cancer treatment in their afternoon cuppa, says a study in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.
Fresh Pot of Tea Strikes Anticancer Gold
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Missouri-Columbia report in the Journal of Materials Chemistry that chemicals in tea are the best yet discovered to make consistent, biologically safe gold nanoparticles. More i ...
Hair on a man's head offers clues about prostate cancer
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Some of the drugs given to many men during their fight against prostate cancer can actually spur some cancer cells to grow, researchers have found. The findings were published online this week in a pair of papers in the Proceedings of ...
Prostate cancer gene test provides new early detection
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common male cancers in the Western world. Currently, early detection of PCa depends on an abnormal digital rectal examination and an elevated prostate-specific-antigen (PSA) level ...
Mayo researchers: Dramatic outcomes in prostate cancer study
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Two Mayo Clinic patients whose prostate cancer had been considered inoperable are now cancer free thanks in part to an experimental drug therapy that was used in combination with standardized hormone treatment and radiation ...
Frequent sex and masturbation in 20s and 30s linked to higher prostate cancer risk
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Men who are very sexually active in their twenties and thirties are more likely to develop prostate cancer, especially if they masturbate frequently, according to a study of more than 800 men published in the January issue ...
Sex isn't just fun, it's healthy
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Want a simple way to increase your longevity? Try sex. It's one of the most fun things we humans can do.
New Synthetic Molecules Trigger Immune Response to HIV and Prostate Cancer
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body’s immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells. Their ...
Scientists pioneer new treatment for prostate cancer
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Scientists at Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) are developing and commercializing a promising novel therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer that may offer patients a faster and more precise treatment than existing ...
Autopsy study links prostate cancer to single rogue cell
Apr 17, 2009 |
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that's all it takes to begin a series of events that lead to metastatic cancer. Now, Johns Hopkins experts have tracked how the cancer process began in 33 men with prostate cancer who died of the disease. Culling information ...
Longer life for milk drinkers, say researchers
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Research undertaken by the Universities of Reading, Cardiff and Bristol has found that drinking milk ¹ can lessen the chances of dying from illnesses such as coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke by up to 15-20%.
Researchers identify novel approach for suppressing prostate cancer development
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have found that inactivating a specific biomarker for aggressive prostate cancer blocks the development of prostate cancer in animal models.
