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Breast tumor cell attempting escape. Image: Renaud Poincloux & Philippe Chavrier/CNRS/Institut Curie

Researchers uncover how breast cancer tumor cells break free and form metastases

Discoveries by researchers at the Institut Curie in Paris may help shed light on why some breast cancers are more aggressive than others.
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Biopiracy: The practice of pirating molecules from nature

Adams relates that drug companies are researching herbs in China, the Amazon, and Australian outback to discover and 'pirate' molecules from nature that can be modified, patented and manufactured as prescription drugs. ...
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The Uses of Empathy: A Medical Student’s Perspective

Discussion of empathy in medical practice....
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UK researchers exploring 'chemoprevention' to stall cancer

The chemoprevention of cancer from natural phytochemicals has been a focus pf the University of Leicester's chemistry department.
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Ladies, never put yourself in an "Age Box."

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Getting old is no treat; neither is the treatment the elderly get from our society.
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PBS to air 'Healing Words: Poetry & Medicine' this summer

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A growing body of medical studies, including one recently published in The Oncologist journal, demonstrate that writing helps patients change their thoughts about their illness
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Qi Gong Healing for China

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There are many who scoff at alternative healing, particularly energy healing. I always ask them, “Wasn’t Christ the greatest energy healer of all time?”    The
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Electronic tongue distinguishes between top shelf and rip-offs

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St. Petersburg, Russia chemists develop specialized electronic tongues on a case-by-case basis
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