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Study shows body fat is a safe haven for cancer cells; reducing excess fat can help beat the disease

7/30/2016 - Obese cancer patients typically fare worse than their leaner counterparts, and a new study may shed light on the reason why. A team of researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center who studied the behavior of leukemia stem cells in mice found that the cells had the ability to "hide" in...

Natural ginger is up to 10,000 times more effective than chemotherapy drugs at treating cancer, study shows

11/17/2015 - Ginger naturally contains a compound that is up to 10,000 times more effective than chemotherapy drugs at killing the cancer stem cells that make malignant tumors so dangerous, according to a study published in the journal PLoS. The chemical, known as 6-shogaol, is produced when ginger roots are...

Fasting shown to regenerate stem cells, reverse immunosuppression after three days

5/21/2015 - What if the key to maintaining a vibrant immune system was simply not eating for a few days at a time twice a year? Researchers from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles say that periodic, prolonged fasting -- that is, not eating for between two and four subsequent days at a time --...

Fasting activates your body's 'survival' mode, boosting your immune system

6/9/2014 10:35:01 AM - Scientific research is finally validating the ancient health and healing practice of fasting. The Telegraph recently reported that scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) have discovered that fasting "for as little as three days can regenerate the entire immune system, even in the...

Secret to long life found in 115-year-old woman's blood

4/29/2014 1:37:46 PM - In 2005, 115-year-old Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper passed away to old age healthy and disease-free. At the time of her death, Schipper became the oldest person to have her body donated to science. Longevity researchers were interested in understanding why a healthy person suddenly dies of old age. A...

Low-dose exposure to BPA could increase prostate cancer risk

1/21/2014 - New, eye-opening research on the negative effects of BPA chemicals on prostate health is emerging. After assessing the study of BPA on human stem cells, one researcher, Heather Patisaul from North Carolina State University says, "Overall I think this is some of the strongest and most convincing evidence...

Beneficial effects of AFA on adult stem cells make it the anti-aging algae

11/24/2013 - Studies have revealed that the consumption of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA) has beneficial effects on adult stem cells. That's great news for those concerned about the effects of aging, because stem cells are incredibly important to our health, playing a major role in the ability of the body to age...

Stem cell scientists grow human teeth from urine

8/7/2013 - Could you imagine going to the dentist's office and handing them a urine sample so they could grow you a new tooth? Within weeks, stem cells from your urine could be birthing a tooth right in your own mouth. This is exactly what Chinese researchers are onto. Using cells generated from urine, researchers...

Why chemotherapy doesn't work - Cancer tumors confirmed to have stem cells that regenerate tumors

9/11/2012 - Three recent studies published in the journals Nature and Science shed new light on why chemotherapy, a common conventional treatment for cancer, is typically a complete failure at permanently eradicating cancer. Based on numerous assessments of how cancer cells multiply and spread, researchers from...

New study: Radiation treatments create cancer cells 30 times more potent than regular cancer cells

3/19/2012 - In a groundbreaking new study just published in the peer reviewed journal Stem Cells, researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Department of Oncology found that, despite killing half of all tumor cells per treatment, radiation treatments on breast cancer transforms other cancer cells...

Omega-3 fat in fish oil could provide a cure for leukemia

1/17/2012 - Scientists from the medical sciences division at Penn State University have discovered that a compound in fish oil appears to target leukemia stem cells and could lead to a cure for the disease. The compound is a natural extract from EPA, the Omega-3 fat component found most commonly in fish and fish...

The answer to cancer is found in the cancer stem cell

10/12/2011 - Cancer stem cells are what drive cancer growth and spread. To heal cancer you must cause the cancer stem cells to differentiate back into normal cells. This can only be accomplished if the proper internal environment is produced. This environment must address both physical and mental/emotional factors....

Scientists discover new value in wisdom teeth that could one day save your life

11/7/2010 - A new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry reveals an interesting new medical fact about wisdom teeth. Far from being a useless annoyance, wisdom teeth actually hold valuable tissues inside them that are capable of creating therapeutic stem cells. In the event that a person needs them,...

Adult stem cells treat a host of diseases, say doctors

8/4/2010 - Doctors and researchers are hailing the successes of adult stem cell treatments, which are treating everything from heart disease and diabetes, to leukemia and blindness. Adult stem cells -- the kind harvested from adult bone marrow and other tissues -- can be injected into the body to help regrow and...

Breast cancer breakthrough: broccoli component zaps cells that fuel tumor growth

5/19/2010 - University of Michigan (U-M) Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists say they've found a compound that could help prevent and potentially treat breast cancer. It's not a drug or a new radiation treatment but a natural component of broccoli and broccoli sprouts. And it has the remarkable ability to target...

Study finds new method of using bone marrow stem cells to rapidly heal complex bone fractures

12/4/2009 - Researchers from Hebrew University (HU) in Jerusalem have discovered a new technology that isolates a person's bone marrow stem cells for use in quickly healing complicated bone fractures. In an article published in the acclaimed journal Stem Cells, the research team from the Skeletal Biotechnology...

Adult Stem Cell Therapy Nearing Time for Human Testing

9/25/2008 - Imagine the possibilities for a moment. Doctors may soon have the ability to regrow injured muscles, tendons, and bones without resorting to surgery. All that will be needed is to inject a patient's own stem cells into the injury site. Veterinarians are already using these techniques with injured...

Stem Cells Discovered in Human Breast Milk

3/13/2008 - The latest indicator that there is more to breast milk than providing food for a baby's physical needs came recently when Dr. Mark Cregan, a molecular biologist with The University of Western Australia, discovered stem cells in breast milk. Not only is this a very exciting revelation, but Dr. Cregan...

Stem cells used to grow human liver in laboratory

10/31/2006 - In what researchers at Newcastle University in the U.K. have dubbed a "eureka moment," a miniature human liver has been grown artificially in a laboratory through the use of stem cells, which may mean that in the future, full-sized organs could be artificially grown for transplants. Tissues such...

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