Tag Archives: Prevent

‘Lock-‘n’-block’ drug may prevent cancer from metastasizing

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — “They got all of it” are the reassuring words people hope to hear following cancer surgery, but a growing understanding of the science of how cancer spreads, and metastasizes, is suggesting that not only is this almost never true but — and here is the surprising part — it might be… Read More: ‘Lock-‘n’-block’ drug may prevent cancer from metastasizing »

The HPV Vaccine Helps Prevent Cancer: When Should Your Child Get It?

By Ashley McClary, MD Have you heard? There’s a vaccine that may help prevent cancer for your child! The HPV vaccine has been part of the routine vaccine schedule for the past 12 years and is designed to protect your child from becoming infected with a virus that causes cancer. The HPV, or human papillomavirus,… Read More: The HPV Vaccine Helps Prevent Cancer: When Should Your Child… »

Could Neck-Strengthening Prevent Some Concussions?

Print this page SUNDAY, Jan. 20, 2019 — Boosting athletes’ neck strength in the off season might reduce their concussion risk in sports such as football and soccer, researchers say. This is among several recommendations from researchers at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., who are looking to prevent these serious head injuries in athletes.… Read More: Could Neck-Strengthening Prevent Some Concussions? »

Silencing a gene may prevent deadly pre-eclampsia in pregnancy

Pre-eclampsia affects up to 10 per cent of pregnanciesNontapan Nuntasiri/EyeEm/Getty By Clare Wilson High blood pressure in pregnancy, one of the leading risks to women and babies, could be stopped in its tracks by turning off genes in the placenta. The technique, known as RNA silencing, has worked in a small trial in monkeys, bringing… Read More: Silencing a gene may prevent deadly pre-eclampsia in pregnancy »