Researchers Use Sugar to Halt Esophageal Cancer in Its Tracks

Finding and stopping cancer before it gets real traction could help so many people avoid the problems of the disease altogether.

This Science Daily article reports on some exciting research in the fight against esophageal cancer.

This paragraph sums up the promise:

"We have demonstrated that binding of a wheat germ protein, which is cheap and non-toxic, can identify differences in surface sugars on pre-cancerous cells," she added. "And when coupled with fluorescence imaging using an endoscopic camera, this technique offers a promising new way of finding and then treating patients with the highest risk of developing esophageal cancer, at the earliest stage."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/...3A+Latest+Science+News%29

Novel immune regulation mechanism involving Natural Killer Cells described and published in "Science" magazine by a key academic partner of Innate Pharma
January 20, 2012
•Innate Pharma co-owns intellectual property rights relating to the NKp46 receptor with INSERM, the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research
•Endorses Innate Pharma’s fruitful collaboration with leading academics on Natural Killer cell science
Innate Pharma SA (Euronext Paris: FR0010331421 – IPH), the innate immunity company developing first-in-class drugs for cancer and inflammatory diseases, is pleased to note today that an important discovery in the field of innate immunity, made by a team led by Professor Eric Vivier, Innate Pharma’s scientific co-founder at the Center of Immunology of Marseille-Luminy (CIML), has been published in the prestigious journal Science.

http://www.innate-pharma.com/sites/default/fi...12/01/120120_NKp46_GB.pdf

A new trend in scientific research is to use videogame technology to simulate human tissue.

Biyun, S., Cho,S., & Thirumalai, D., (2011) Journal of the American Chemical Society , 133(50) pp.20634-20643


http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/02/17/video...ancer-researcj/34968.html

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236943.php

"Article Date: 01 Nov 2011

Alcohol - Its Good News And Bad

The Jury is still out on Alcohol consumption, with good and bad news released in new research today (Tuesday).

It appears that substances in red wine, that are already thought to have a raft of health benefits do indeed show promising results in real tests. On the other hand a Harvard study is showing women who drink even moderately (as few as three drinks a week researchers say) increase their risk of breast cancer..."

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236959.php

"Article Date: 02 Nov 2011

Age No Longer Should Be A Barrier To Stem Cell Transplantation For Older Patients With Blood Cancers

Age alone no longer should be considered a defining factor when determining whether an older patient with blood cancer is a candidate for stem cell transplantation. That's the conclusion of the first study summarizing long-term outcomes from a series of prospective clinical trials of patients age 60 and over who were treated with the mini-transplant, a "kinder, gentler" form of allogeneic (donor cell) stem cell transplantation developed at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The findings are published Nov. 2 in JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association..."