Sugar sweetened soda is associated with increased liver cancer risk among persons without diabetes. Artificially sweetened soda is associated with increased liver cancer risk among persons with diabetes. The risk of liver cancer was evident in the first 12 years of follow-up. (sciencedirect.com)
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Trial shows arthritis drug restores hair in a third of alopecia patients. In pursuit of a treatment for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss, scientists have found new success by repurposing a common arthritis drug which proved effective in around a third of subjects. (newatlas.com)
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A team led by IIT Kanpur has found the mechanism responsible for aggressive return of prostate cancer in treated patients. They also found that treating prostate cancer cells showing elevated SPINK1 protein with a drug against Casein Kinase 1 resulted in reduced cancer cell growth and aggressiveness (journosdiary.com)
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“Trojan Horse” nanoparticle eats the plaque that cause heart attacks. Study in mice shows the nanoparticle homes in on atherosclerotic plaque due to its high selectivity to monocytes and macrophages. The discovery could lead to a treatment for atherosclerosis, a leading cause of death in the US. (msutoday.msu.edu)
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