Development Of Pancreatic Cancer Accelerated By High-Fat/Calorie Diet

Study results presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Pancreatic Cancer: Progress and Challenges conference, strongly suggest that a diet high in fat and calories can hasten the development of pancreatic cancer in humans…

Association Between Genetic Marker In Vitamin D Receptor Gene And Increased Pancreatic Cancer Survival

Pancreatic cancer patients with a genetic marker linked to increased expression of the receptor for vitamin D have higher rates of overall survival, according to findings presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Pancreatic Cancer: Progress and Challenges conference, being held here June 18-21…

Healthy Eating Not Top Of The List For New Parents

It is often thought that starting a family will lead parents to healthier eating habits, as they try to set a good example for their children. Few studies, however, have evaluated how the addition of children into the home may affect parents’ eating habits.

Black Rice Bran May Reduce Inflammation: New American Chemical Society Podcast

The latest episode in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) award-winning podcast series, “Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions,” focuses on the discovery that black rice – a little-known variety of the grain that is the staple food for one-third of the world’s population – may help soothe the inflammation involved in allergies, asthma and other diseases. In the podcast, Mendel Friedman, Ph.D…