Conference: “Aging, cancer, and age-related diseases”, Quebec City, May 18-20
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Dr. Chris P.Posted
Tue 10 Feb 2009 10:11am
will be held in Quebec City, Canada from May 18 to 20, 2009. The theme of the congress “Aging, cancer, and age-related diseases; common mechanisms?” recognizes the rapidly expanding research linking aging, age-related diseases and the delicate balance between neurodegeneration and cancer.
As you will see from the program information the meeting will cover
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Inflammation, aging, and cancer
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Dr. Chris P.Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 10:18am
A number of relatively recent review articles have discussed the connections between inflammation and aging , as well as between aging and cancer . The connections... and tumorigenesis.
Inflammation, ageing and cancerCancer is generally recognized as an age-related disease. In fact, incidence and mortality rates of most human cancers increase
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Genetics of aging and cancer res ...
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Dr. Rubens D.Posted
Mon 17 Nov 2008 8:02pm
Genetics of aging and cancer resistance
18 nov 2008--In the November 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Kenneth Dorshkind and colleagues at the David Geffen School of Medicine (UCLA) have identified two genes – p16(Ink4a) and Arf – that sensitize lymphoid progenitor cells to the effects of aging, and confer resistance to leukemogenesis.
Hematopoiesis
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Scientists Find That Chromosomal Abnormalities Are Associated with Aging and Cancer
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Medline PlusPosted
Mon 07 May 2012 12:01pm
Two new studies have found that large structural abnormalities in chromosomes, some of which have been associated with increased risk of cancer, can be detected in a small fraction of people without a prior history of cancer. The studies found that these alterations in chromosomes ...
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Resveratrol and rapamycin as therapeutics vs. aging and cancer
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Dr. Chris P.Posted
Wed 03 Feb 2010 11:40am
, both compounds also show impressive effects in rodent models of age-associated diseases. Clinical trials are underway to assess whether resveratrol is useful as an anti-cancer...-aging drugs?
Studies of the basic biology of aging have advanced to the point where anti-aging interventions, identified from experiments in model organisms, are beginning
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Sunbed ‘addicts’ increase ageing and cancer risk
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Peter BeardPosted
Wed 21 Apr 2010 12:00am
of ‘addicts’ is set to rise as people seek out the perfect tan.
Gillian MacPherson, Top Model UK Winner and SkinGenesis client
Researchers at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer... problems and addictions it would be possible to educate and encourage people to quit using them, cut their skin cancer risk and enjoy the natural sun safely.
As Summer draws nearer
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Age and prostate cancer risk
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Dr. Arnon KrongradPosted
Wed 17 Sep 2008 1:14am
goes up proportionally.
The average age of men diagnosed with prostate cancer in America is still over 60 years (although diagnosis in younger men is much more common than it used to be). However, the range of ages at which diagnosis can occur is very wide. Cases of clinically evident prostate cancer have initially been diagnosed in men
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Attribute Magazine Interviews Matthew Zachary: Putting an Age Limit on Cancer?
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Matthew Z.Posted
Thu 06 Nov 2008 10:13am
Most 21 year-old college seniors worry about what to wear for a first job interview, not whether the next cancer therapy session will end his or her battle with the disease. Just six months before college graduation, Matthew Zachary was worrying about just that.
“I was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer while a senior in college,” said Zachary
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