A single gene appears to play a crucial role in deadly breast cancers, increasing the chances the cancer will spread and making it resistant to chemotherapy, US researchers said on Monday.
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A link between obesity and ovarian cancer has been highlighted by a study of almost 95,000 women. Researchers in the US found that among women aged 50 to 71 being obese raised the risk of the disease by almost 80 per cent.

Researchers discovered a gene involved in the spread of breast cancer, which may lead to new treatments for a disease that kills about 1 in 35 women.

The odour of disease makes pregnant mice boost their babies’ immunity. It is the first proof that social or environmental cues detected by a pregnant mother can alter traits in its babies.

With a pH of about 12–similar to that of household ammonia or soap–chemical relaxers are among the most caustic cosmetics products on the market. But there is a growing push among advocates to change that.

DukeHealth.org - In a six-month comparison of 2 types of reduced carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index (a “no-glycemic” diet) leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers.
Patients who followed the no-glycemic diet experienced more frequent reductions, and in [...]

Obesity can put older women at higher risk of ovarian cancer, researchers have found. Studies showed overweight women aged between 50 and 71 are 80 per cent more likely to have the disease than those of healthy weight.

CUMC.Columbia.edu - Maintaining blood sugar levels, even in the absence of disease, may be an important strategy for preserving cognitive health, suggests a study published by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). The study appeared in the December 2008 issue of Annals of Neurology.
Senior moments, also dubbed by New York Times Op-Ed columnist David [...]

JNCI.OxfordJournals.org - Women who have a high blood level of insulin have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who have a lower level of the hormone. A higher insulin level appears to be an independent risk factor for breast cancer.
Obesity is a known risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer. This relationship usually [...]

A worrying drop in women attending breast screenings is putting lives at risk, doctors have warned.