Why does skin cancer grow ?
Skin cancer is a type of cancer that can be treatable if caught early enough, but causes problems if the cancer spreads to other parts of the body. And of course, like other cancers, there is always an effort to determine the reasons why tumors develop, or why sections of the body cell suddenly become cancerous. In this research, there was an investigation into a type of skin-blistering disease called Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex. This research helped determine factors that led to skin cancer (link to article):
For the study, researchers at Cancer Research UK’s cell structure group at the University of Dundee compared cells of people with EBS to those without. When the EBS cells were damaged – or rubbed enough to cause blistering – their structure changed to stop them dying. The study found that when damaged cells continue to grow, it causes a process that allows a greater number of tumours to grow.
“Even slight damage to the skin of people with EBS can kick-start a signaling pathway which prevents the skin from killing and clearing damaged cells,” the Daily Express quoted Dr David Russell, Cancer Research UK scientist and the study’s lead author, as saying.
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Using Brazilian mint tea for reducing pain – a new painkiller
Making effective painkiller medicines is a huge part of the modern pharma industry, and there is a constant search to find chemicals or naturally occurring substances that have painkilling properties. As a part of this search, a traditional herb used in Brazil to reduce pain was also found, and now researchers have found its pain-killing properties. When used as a tea (and this is how it is normally used), the naturally occurring herb is as effective as modern painkillers (link):
Now researchers at Newcastle University say they have scientifically proven its pain-relieving properties for the first time.
Testing this ancient South American herb on mice, the team led by researcher Graciela Rocha was able to show that when prepared as a ‘tea’ – the traditional way to administer the medicine – the mint was as effective as a synthetic aspirin-style drug Indometacin.
Now, the researchers plan to launch clinical trials to find out how effective the mint is as a pain relief for people.