A decades-old estimate says that about 6% of cancer cases is due to environmental and occupational exposures. Now some experts say that estimate is outdated and very low.
Medicine
How many cancers are caused from the environment?
Some bacteria can increase their ability to learn human
Exposure to specific environmental bacteria, was already known, may have antidepressant qualities, may also increase their ability to learn, as presented at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology, San Diego.
Cancer can be transmitted from mothers to fetuses
A striking case in Japan has confirmed that pregnant women with cancer can transmit the disease to their fetuses.
The promise of vaccines based on DNA
Laboratory research and clinical studies are showing that vaccines based on DNA can be as effective as traditional vaccines.
Too much insulin: bad for the heart?
A team of researchers at the Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine , Japan, has produced a series of data, in experiments with mice, which suggests that insulin, used to treat diabetes, could be harmful if the patient suffers from chronic hypertension.
