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Help save prostate cancer research, make a difference on the day after Father’s day!

February 1, 2021 / By

Congress is looking for ways to cut spending and one way they are considering is cutting the Dept. of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program (DoD PCRP). The DoD PCRP has an incredible track record for funding the best cancer research and has pushed forward research leading to important clinical trials. Cutting the DoD PCRP is …

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Weekly reads: cats, COVID, Muse cells, cancer stem cells, MS

June 7, 2022 / By / 1 Comment
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There have been many other interesting scientific and specifically regenerative medicine developments and papers this past week including with CIRM and exciting CIRM funding to UC Davis so read on, but first a somewhat random question: are you more of a cat person or dog person? I’d say I’m both. But our big dog is …

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Weekend reads include stem cell pubs, cancer link to heart disease, CRISPR babies & of course emu oil

February 1, 2021 / By / Leave a Comment
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Here in the U.S. we just had our big Thanksgiving holiday, but science goes, stem cells keep growing and needing attention, and it’s another weekend chance to catch up on our paper reading. Here’s this weekend edition of recommended reads including news items and pubs. From Cell Stem Cell: Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis of Uniparental Embryos Reveals …

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Probing Nature pub’s puzzling claim of brain cells globetrotting into prostate tumors

February 1, 2021 / By / 8 Comments
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A new Nature paper makes the striking claim that neural precursor cells of the brain migrate all the way to prostate tumors. Furthermore, the team led by Claire Magnon claims that these long-distance cellular travelers from the brain not only take up residence in the prostate but also strongly drive progression of the prostate cancer …

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Weekend reads: stem cells, organoids, cancer, CRISPR & a tiger named Igor

February 1, 2021 / By / 1 Comment
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What are your typical weekend reads? If you are a scientist, they might often include a great deal of science. I always hope I can find time for reading for pleasure too, but about as close as I get to that is the New York Times on Sunday. Here are some recommended science reads for …

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Statins dilemma: heart & cancer benefits, but diabetes risk

February 1, 2021 / By / 7 Comments
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Statins have been hailed as some of the best drugs ever. Given the massive, deadly prevalence of cardiovascular disease, some have even semi-jokingly talked about putting these drugs in the water supply for public health. The growing evidence (e.g. this story) that statins might significantly aid in prevention, delayed progression, or even post-treatment delay of …

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Review of Bert Vogelstein “Bad Luck” Cancer Science pub

February 1, 2021 / By / 34 Comments
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A new paper in Science by Bert Vogelstein suggests that a good part of cancer is attributable to bad luck. There are so many big questions about cancer. They resonate with me very strongly as a cancer researcher and a cancer survivor myself (more on my cancer story here). What really causes cancer? Why does …

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Media’s crazy cocktails on cancer: today’s case of whole milk and soda

February 1, 2021 / By / 2 Comments

Yesterday was my 3-year anniversary of surgery for prostate cancer. I’m doing great in long-term remission and hopeful it stays that way. You never know. Knock on wood. Over the years, as both a cancer researcher and patient, I’ve found myself frustrated with the way the media fails at reporting on supposed risky behaviors for …

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