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Chemotherapy brain fog cleared with simple light and sound treatment

Posted by ArielTechGeek 367 days ago (https://newatlas.com)

If you or someone you know has gone through chemotherapy, you might be familiar with the side effect commonly called 'chemo brain.' Scientists have now demonstrated a simple way to protect brain cells from damage using flashing lights and sounds at a certain frequency.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Neuroscience, Neurological, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain,

Natural sugar induces "honeybee syndrome" in cancer to boost chemotherapy

Posted by ArielTechGeek 604 days ago (https://newatlas.com)

Scientists have discovered that a common natural sugar could play a role in boosting cancer treatments like chemotherapy. Mannose was found to be able to invoke “honeybee syndrome” in cancer cells to slow their growth and make them more vulnerable to attack.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Cancer, Sugar, metabolism, Bees, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Switching off gene makes cancer cells more sensitive to chemotherapy

Posted by ArielTechGeek 722 days ago (https://newatlas.com)

Belgian scientists have shed light on the reason why particular types of cancers develop resistance to chemotherapy. By switching off the gene that produces a protein involved in chemotherapy resistance, they were able to make resistant cancer cells more sensitive to treatment.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Genetics, Genetic engineering, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Protein