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Blocking Tissue Stiffening Enzyme Could Be Key To Preventing Aggressive Cancers
20 November 2009
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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Laser Therapy Can Aggravate Skin Cancer
20 November 2009
High irradiances of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) should not be used over melanomas. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Cancer studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory 'cold laser', finding that it...
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Yale Researchers Target Tick Saliva In Their Search For Lyme Disease
20 November 2009
A protein found in the saliva of ticks helps protect mice from developing Lyme disease, Yale researchers have discovered. The findings, published in the November 19 issue of Cell Host & Microbe, may spur development of a new...
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