Cancer Research Yields Clues To Why Hair Turns Gray
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BOSTON -- Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston were looking for a better understanding of melanoma. What they have come up with so far is a new explanation of why hair goes gray.
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A team of Korean scientists have found a way to solve the cancer paradox of why aging cells with reduced ability to proliferate are susceptible to cancer, characterized by uncontrolled cell growth.
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NEW YORK  - Researchers studying a group of vegetarians who'd maintained a diet relatively low in protein and calories found that they had lower blood levels of several hormones and other substances that have been tied to certain cancers.
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A new discovery about a cellular control mechanism could lead to drugs for both stem cell-driven tissue regeneration and cancer. American researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina
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A team of Harvard researchers has stumbled upon the answer to one of the great mysteries of life - why hair turns gray. The culprit, it turns out, is not holiday shopping, the Knicks or even the infuriating G train.
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Scientists have identified a type of stem cell that appears to fuel the growth of brain tumours. The Canadian and American researchers say their discovery could lead to new ways of targeting cancer cells.
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The time of year in which a person is born may somehow sway the risk of developing brain cancer in adulthood, new research suggests.
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Scientists looking for a cure for skin cancer have stumbled on something else: the reason why hair turns gray. It turns out that one of the most common signs of aging occurs because of
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If you have ever wondered why hair turns grey, fingers get crinkled in the bath or if the Great Wall of China really is visible from space, Mick O'Hare has the answers.
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Scientists believe they have found a way to spot which breast and ovarian cancers are most likely to be fatal.
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The first genetic map of colon and  breast cancer shows that nearly 200 mutated genes -- most of  them previously unknown -- help tumors start, grow and spread,  U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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A cure for cancer and a cure for gray hair may not be equally urgent benefits for mankind, but scientists are reporting a discovery that could lead to both.
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Hair from women with breast  cancer can be distinguished from hair obtained from women  without the disease, researchers in Australia report.
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Identifying the properties of the cancer stem cells could provide crucial information and lead to more potent treatments, researchers say.
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No doubt many researchers have gotten gray hair trying to find ways to defeat cancer. Now a team of scientists says gray hair itself may yield clues to fighting that deadly disease.
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A new study suggests that the cells of people with many moles may age more slowly than those of people with fewer moles.
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A debate over an unproven hypothesis, which says cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells, could affect the direction of research.