(Disponível em Português) Drinking alcohol has been correlated to various cancers. Now, scientists have pinpointed a possible causal link in the way cells react to alcohol. It is known, from many statistical studies, that […]
Tag: cancer
Uma bactéria viajante poderá contribuir para a metastização do cancro colorrectal
(Available in English) Cientistas descobriram que uma bactéria, que muitas vezes abunda nos cancros colorrectais, consegue literalmente viajar à boleia das células cancerosas desses tumores para locais distantes do corpo, onde é possível que […]
A traveling bacteria may contribute to colorectal cancer metastasization
(Disponível em Português) Scientists have discovered that a microbe often abundant in colorectal cancer tumors is able to literally ride on tumors cancer cells and travel to distant parts of the body, possibly promoting […]
Linda Partridge: “We want to tackle old age ill health”
Scientists hope that one day a “cocktail” of drugs will be available to allow people to live full lives until the very end by averting the major killer diseases that accompany ageing, such as dementia, […]
Zebrafish larvae could be used as “avatars” for the personalized treatment of cancer
(Disponível em Português) Every cancer is unique; so is every cancer patient. How, then, is it possible to choose the most efficient chemotherapy in each case? Two Portuguese scientists decided to test the idea […]