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DNA repair technology in sunscreen lotion by Albin P. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Sun 28 Sep 2008 10:31pm AGI Dermatic s a biotechnology company specializing in DNA skin repair and photobiology claims to be working on a DNA damage-control product thus far is called Dimericine Currently in stage-three clinical trials. Dimericine, the company claims to contain, a customized enzyme that can recognize DNA damage caused by ultraviolet light and speed up repair Read on »

DNA repair technology in sunscreen lotion by Albin P. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 1:34pm AGI Dermatic s a biotechnology company specializing in DNA skin repair and photobiology claims to be working on a DNA damage-control product thus far is called Dimericine Currently in stage-three clinical trials. Dimericine, the company claims to contain, a customized enzyme that can recognize DNA damage caused by ultraviolet light and speed up repair Read on »

Soy and cruciferous vegetables reduce cancer risk by enhancing DNA repair by Mary Pougnet Patient Expert

Posted Tue 28 Aug 2007 12:00am which repair damaged DNA. Additionally, when researchers added I3C and genistein together in low doses to the cell lines, the results were synergistic, providing greater benefit...). The February 13, 2006 issue of the British Journal of Cancer reported that genistein (a soy isoflavone) and indole-3-carbinol (I3C) found in vegetables such as broccoli, enhance DNA Read on »

Scientists wrestling with DNA repair find a new role for SUMO by Cancer Research UK Patient Expert

Posted Wed 16 Dec 2009 12:00am , or alter how it works. And there’s tantalising evidence that SUMO proteins are involved in the repair processes that patch up our DNA during daily wear and tear. Given that damage to DNA can lead to cancer, understanding how SUMO proteins are involved in DNA repair could yield clues in the hunt for new cancer treatments. Two new papers published today Read on »

Effectiveness of DNA Repair Mechanisms Predicts Chemotherapy Sensitivity by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 09 Mar 2010 7:21am individual differences in the ability of breast cancer tumors to repair DNA damage caused by chemotherapy has an effect on chemotherapy effectiveness. For this study, breast cancer... relationships between the production of DNA damage repair proteins and the tumor's response to chemotherapy. The results of this study showed that chemotherapy increased the level Read on »

DNA damage and repair by Martin Eastwood Posted Thu 03 Dec 2009 5:46am , they are difficult to repair and extremely toxic. The most pervasive environmental DNA-damaging agent is ultraviolet light. Although the ozone layer absorbs the most dangerous part... repair pathways, DNA damage signalling and cell cycle checkpoints, a DNA damage response system. Jackson and Bartek 2009 The DNA-damage response in human biology and disease Read on »

Find out which Vegetables can Repair DNA and help fight Cancer by Hook Up With Health .. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 5:07pm of two specific proteins that repair damaged DNA. This study is one of the first to provide a molecular explanation as to how eating vegetables could cut the risk of developing... explain their protective effects. Hook Up With DNA Repairing Veggies today! Read on »

Time Does Not Heal All Wounds by Susan Patient Expert

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Posted Thu 12 Nov 2009 10:00pm I’ve heard people say, “Just give it time and it will heal.” or “Time heals all wounds.” or “The only cure for a broken heart is giving it time.” NO NO NO NO While it does indeed take TIME to heal a broken heart, a loss, a life-changing event, the WAY the time is spent is what is important [...] Read on »

Time Heals My Wounds by Jacki D. Posted Thu 27 May 2010 12:00am Photo: tanakawho, Flickr Time may not heal all wounds, but in my case, it definitely blurs them. Let’s talk chemo, that horrible thing from which most of my breast cancer wounds developed. For each of my four dose-dense infusions of adriamycin and cytoxan, my sister delivered lunch to the pink pretend-leather recliner I c ... Read on »

Devotion: It Takes More Than The Passing Of Time To Heal Our Wounds by Lisa C. Posted Sun 27 Feb 2011 10:00am “[There is] a time to heal.” Ecclesiastes 3:3a A common saying among many is “time heals all wounds.” I have found this to be untrue. For example, there are people who have lived nearly a century who still exude daily bitterness or loneliness due to a tragedy that happened many years earlier. Does the passage of time make our pain ... Read on »