Tag: health
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Autophagy: why a cell’s recycling system can help or harm
Autophagy helps cells recycle damaged parts. A new review explains why changing this process could help in some diseases, yet cause problems in others.
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What Does It Mean By FDA Accelerated Approval Of Cancer Drugs?
A new cancer drug can reach patients before its expected benefit has been fully verified. Here is what FDA accelerated approval means, why confirmatory trials matter, and what patients can ask.
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From Failed Experiments to FDA Approval
A simple look at how years of failed experiments, patient participation, and persistent cancer pharmacology helped turn a difficult target into an approved medicine.
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When a Birthday Dinner Became My Science Communication Classroom
A birthday dinner turned into an unexpected lesson on science communication, childhood cancer research, and explaining complex ideas in ordinary language.
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DFMO: The Pill Designed to Help Keep High-Risk Neuroblastoma From Coming Back
In December 2023, the FDA approved eflornithine, also called DFMO or Iwilfin, to help reduce the risk that high-risk neuroblastoma comes back after intensive treatment. The science centers on polyamines, small molecules that some MYCN-driven tumors rely on to keep growing.
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Why You Experience Headache After Missing Your Morning Coffee
Written and edited by Abel B. Daartey, PharmD 3 Key Takeaways That headache is real, not imaginary. Caffeine withdrawal headache is a recognised clinical phenomenon. The main trigger is a sudden caffeine drop. If your brain is used to daily caffeine, missing coffee removes caffeine’s usual effect on adenosine receptors, blood vessel tone, and alertness…
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Why Are More Young People Getting Colon Cancer?
Early-onset colorectal cancer is rising in adults younger than 50. The causes are probably mixed: diet, metabolism, gut bacteria, alcohol, sedentary life, early-life exposures, and delayed recognition of symptoms.
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The Sleep-Cancer Connection: What Happens in Your Body When You Don’t Rest
Sleep and circadian rhythm matter for cancer biology, but the evidence is nuanced. The strongest warning signal is long-term night shift work, not an occasional bad night.
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Moringa and Cancer: What the Science Actually Shows
Moringa has interesting anticancer signals in cells and animal models, but it is not a proven cancer prevention or cancer treatment in humans.
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Green Tea and Cancer: What EGCG Does Inside the Cell
EGCG in green tea affects cancer-related pathways in the lab, but human prevention evidence remains limited and inconsistent. Brewed tea is not the same as high-dose extract pills.
