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Friday 20 November 2009
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Blocking Tissue Stiffening Enzyme Could Be Key To Preventing Aggressive Cancers
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
A team of scientists from the US and the UK have shown that blocking an enzyme called lysyl oxidase (LOX) that causes tissue to stiffen reduces the likelihood of abnormal but non-malignant breast tissue turning into...
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Peruvian Gang Killed People To Sell Their Fat Say Police
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
Police in Peru have arrested four people, three men and a woman, whom they allege are members of a gang suspected of killing up to 60 people in order to extract their body fat to sell for thousands of dollars a litre to...
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What Is Laryngeal Cancer (Cancer Of The Larynx)? What Causes Laryngeal Cancer?
Written by Sy Kraft - B.A.
Laryngeal Cancer is a disease in which cancer cells grow in the larynx. The larynx, also called the voice box, is a short passageway shaped like a triangle that lies just below the pharynx in the neck...
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