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200,000 Malaria Deaths Preventable Annually, says U of T Researcher

By Guest PostOctober 24, 2010Generalaids, assam, canada, cancer, cghr, chhattisgarh, eastern india, healthcare facilities, India, jharkhand, kenneth arrow, malaria, malaria atlas project, malaria parasite, orissa, prabhat jha, premature deaths, simon hay, symptoms, uk, v m katoch

*Deaths in India vastly underestimated*

Professor Prabhat Jha of medicine and an international team of researchers from India, Canada and the U.K. say their new studty shows the number of premature deaths from malaria in India has been vastly underestimated.

The new study is of a nationally representative sample of all deaths from any cause in India, asking family members to describe the fatal illness. Its results show that malaria accounts for about 200,000 (2 lakh) premature deaths before age 70 in India (including 80,000 children below age 15 and 120,000 adults). Previous estimates of malaria deaths were less than 10 per cent of this new figure. (more…)

Discovery of a Mechanism that Controls the Expression of a Protein Involved in Numerous Cancers

By Guest PostOctober 22, 2010Healthcancer, deadliest cancers, mechanism

Marc Therrien. Image credit: University of Montreal

Researchers at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal have identified a new mechanism controlling the transmission of an abnormal signal at the origin of several cancers. In an article published in the journal Cell, Marc Therrien’s team explains the recent discovery of a protein complex that controls the RAS/MAPK signalling pathway, responsible for some of the deadliest cancers, including pancreatic, colon and lung cancers, and melanomas. This regulating mechanism could prove to be a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of these diseases. The study conducted on the drosophila model organism is to be verified in humans in a forthcoming step. (more…)

U of T researcher discovers key protein involved in DNA repair

By Guest PostAugust 22, 2010Health, Scienceanne‐claude gingras, cancer, cancer development, cells, daniel durocher, dann, dna repair, frank sicheri, genetic material, mount sinai hospital, mutations, otub1, protein, riddle syndrome, rna interference, rnai, samuel lunenfeld research institute, thomas kierans research chair

*Discovery gives insight into the way cells protect their own genetic material*

In a groundbreaking study, U of T researchers including Professors Daniel Durocher, Anne‐Claude Gingras and Frank Sicheri have uncovered a protein called OTUB1 that blocks DNA damage in the cell—a discovery that may lead to the development of strategies to improve some cancer therapies.

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Some Carrots, Facebook and Youtube

By ShamsJune 18, 20091 commentHealth, Technologycancer, carrots, Comscore, credit Suisse, dr. Kirsten brandt, Facebook, falcarinol, ramprate, Reuters, university of Newcastle, YouTube

Scientists found that carrots are die-hard fighter against cancer if you cook them ‘whole’.

What does this ‘whole’ mean? 🙂

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200,000 Malaria Deaths Preventable Annually, says U of T Researcher

Discovery of a Mechanism that Controls the Expression of a Protein Involved in Numerous Cancers

U of T researcher discovers key protein involved in DNA repair

Some Carrots, Facebook and Youtube