Small, Daily Dose of Viagra May Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk
A small, daily dose of Viagra significantly reduces colorectal cancer risk in an animal model that is genetically predetermined to have the third leading cause of cancer death, scientists report. Viagra cut in half the formation of polyps, an abnormal and often asymptomatic clump of cells on the lining of the intestines that may become…
Genetic Discovery May Help Better Identify Children at Risk for Type 1 Diabetes
Injecting Drug Directly into a Tumor Increases Tumor Destruction, Decreases Toxicity
Injecting activator of a powerful tumor suppressor directly into the cancer increases tumor destruction, decreases toxicity. Directly injecting a tumor with an agent that activates a natural, powerful tumor suppressor enhances the drug’s capacity to attack the tumor both locally and where it spreads, scientists report in the journal Cancer Research. Packaging that agent, nutlin-3a, with…