A study carried out by the scientists at the Scripps Research Institute illustrated a novel, highly practical strategy for identifying molecules that avert a particular form of immune cells from launching assaults on their host. These findings have added a potent new-fangled tool to the ongoing investigation for probable treatments for autoimmune diseases like MS or multiple sclerosis, as well as for the treatment of types of leukemia like myeloid leukemia. The study conducted by Thomas Kodadek, a professor in the Chemistry and Cancer Biology Departments, Scripps Florida, and associates was printed in the ‘Chemistry & Biology’ Journal. In the novel study, Kodadek and his associates utilised samples taken from an animal model of MS for screening for T cells – a kind of white  [...]

Men might not have breasts like women; however they do possess certain amounts of breast tissue. As a matter of fact, ‘breasts’ in a grown-up man are alike those of a pre-pubescent girl, and constitute of some ducts encircled by breast and other tissue. Among girls, this tissue shows growth and development as it responds to the female hormones. However, in men that do not produce the similar levels of these hormones, this tissue does not grow. Nonetheless, as it is still breast tissue, there are chances that men could develop breast cancer. Factually, men are known to develop similar kinds of breast cancers as women, though cancers associated with the milk production and storage areas of the breast are quite atypical. The American Cancer Society has given an estimate of nearly 2,300  [...]

The duo new-fangled blood tests might assist in hassle-free, cost-effective and less abhorrent diagnosis of colon and other forms of gastrointestinal cancers. The scientists from Belgium and Germany behind the development of these tests scrutinized for genetic fingerprinting of tumor formations that might be present in the blood. One test could even aid in forecasting if there is a likelihood of the cancer spreading. During the joint meeting of the European Cancer Organisation or ECCO and the European Society for Medical Oncology where the tests were illustrated, Mr. Alexander Eggermont, MD, heading the surgical oncology department at the Erasmus University Medical Center, Netherlands elucidated that the tests might aid in filling the requirement for more expedient means of cancer screening. With  [...]

Mohs Micrography Surgery is the top-notch, superior and effectual treatment method for skin cancer presently available for removal of non-melanoma forms of skin cancers such as basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or tumors where particular warnings apply. The procedure is conducted by a group of surgeons with high levels of specialised training coupled with dexterity and proficiency. Originally founded by Dr. Frederic E. Mohs, the Mohs procedure is the top-of-the-line treatment that has seen perennial improvement and fine-tuning since the past seven decades. Using the Mohs technique, surgeons are able to view past the discernible disease, to accurately detect and extract the complete tumor one layer at a time, while causing no damage or marring to the adjacent healthy tissue. This  [...]

Robotic-aided laparoscopic radical prostatectomy The surgery is conducted through small incisions made in the abdomen that act as access points for the robotic arms that decipher the surgeon’s every hand movement into fine and highly accurate action. This surgery requires an extremely agile and specifically trained doctor to carry out the procedure. The key objective of open or laparoscopic surgery is the overall removal of all the cancer present that at times would translate to removal of the prostate along with the tissues that surround it. This course of action includes the removal of the cluster of nerves that are interconnected to the penis that has an adverse bearing on the man’s ability in achieving erection. Certain tumors could be eliminated by a nerve-sparing procedure that  [...]

Radical prostatectomy is a surgical procedure employed for removal of the prostate gland and the adjacent tissue surrounding it. The operation performed to eliminate prostate cancer could be done by either open surgery or by the procedure of laparoscopic surgery that is done through tiny incisions that are made during the course of the operation. Radical prostatectomy is mostly conducted when test outcomes depict that the spread of cancer has not proliferated beyond the perimeters of the prostate, i.e., it is still in stages I and II. Mostly, laparoscopic surgery is manually conducted, though there are certain doctors that perform the surgery by employing the usage of guiding robotic arms that clutch the tools needed during surgery. This is known as robot-aided prostatectomy. Open  [...]

According to a latest study, those elderly men with early stage of prostate cancer had greater likelihood of survival without surgical intervention or radiation in today’s times than was observed merely a few decades back. Scientists investigated results amongst elderly men over 65 years detected with localised prostate cancer subsequent to being introduced to PSA or Prostate Cancer Screening. The mortality rates due to prostate cancer with a decade of identification amongst men that did not undergo surgery or radiation was seen between 2-6% during the 1990’s. The mortality rates in elderly men in analogous age bracket and disease features, was seen to be 15-23% in those that decided not to undergo these treatments during the time spans prior to the introduction of the PSA testing. After  [...]

The EWG researchers have detected other disturbing trends that linked mobile phone radiation with recurrent migraine and vertigo being noticed. According to a study done on more than four lakh grown-ups from Denmark that used cell phones for protracted periods of time, it was noted that ten to twenty percent of them were highly prone to be hospitalised due to migraine problem or vertigo in contrast to those that made lesser use of mobile phones. The EWG researchers mentioned that they are continuing the use of the mobile phones; however customers must opt for only those phones that had the lowest possible radiation emission rates. The EWG rated a list of thousand mobile phones based on their radiation emission levels and has drawn a listing of ten phones with the top ranked on the listing  [...]

A report furnished by the EWG or the Environmental Working Group sheds light on the latest scientific research that link mobile phones to health hazards like brain cancer that are gaining significant momentum with the proof of caused impairment piling up. On the other hand, a section of experts have squarely disparaged the report citing it as a half-hearted endeavour that lays only partial emphasis on proofs that link cell phone users to the marring effects while being ignorant about the research that detected no glitch. Despite that, the EWG researchers state that there is reason to be alarmed about, as latest research are depicting fifty to ninety percent raised chanced of developing the two forms of brain tumours namely gliomas and acoustic neuromas noted in individuals that utilized  [...]

In the United States, men have surpassed women in majority of the fifteen noted leading causes of death with the exception of Alzheimer’s disease for which men’s longevity is not that long to be able to develop that disease. Lung Cancer – Looming health risk in Men The dreadful, destructive and commonly wide spreading lung cancer proliferates quickly becoming symptomatic and appearing in X-rays only when it has reached final stages when it becomes tricky to treat with less than just half the populace of affected men being able to survive it subsequent to a year. Smoking is believed to be the leading cause of nearly ninety percent detected lung cancer victims. Though, the United States has shown plummeting levels of smoking that has caused a favourable decrease in lung cancer  [...]