Prostate Cancer Risk Higher For Heavy Tea Drinkers

A new study from Scotland has found that men who are heavy tea drinkers may be at higher risk for prostate cancer. However, the researchers point out their study was not designed to find causes, so all they can say is that heavy tea drinking is linked to a higher risk for prostate cancer and not necessarily the cause of it…

Association Between Genetic Marker In Vitamin D Receptor Gene And Increased Pancreatic Cancer Survival

Pancreatic cancer patients with a genetic marker linked to increased expression of the receptor for vitamin D have higher rates of overall survival, according to findings presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Pancreatic Cancer: Progress and Challenges conference, being held here June 18-21…

Possible Approaches To Protect Those At Risk For Huntington’s Disease

In Huntington’s disease, abnormally long strands of glutamine in the huntingtin (Htt) protein, called polyglutamines, cause subtle changes in cellular functions that lead to neurodegeneration and death. Studies have shown that the activation of the heat shock response, a cellular reaction to stress, doesn’t work properly in Huntington’s disease…

Study: No-fat, low-fat dressings don’t get most nutrients out of salads

The vegetables in salads are chock-full of important vitamins and nutrients, but you won’t get much benefit without the right type and amount of salad dressing, a new study shows.