Chemo Fog, or chemo brain is reported by many cancer patients, but doctors tend to ignore it since they put most of their concentration of treating the cancer. Additionally this general cognitive dysfunction can last long after the the patient has stopped cancer treatment. But finally this important topic is getting addressed: Many cancer survivors…
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cancer, genetics, lifespan, longevity
Sirt1 and aging: fighting wars on two fronts
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A new paper just out in Cell by the Sinclair group gives us some intriguing but sobering information about aging and genomic integrity. The new twist to the ever evolving story is the Sirt1 protein might have at least two primary roles in the cell. The first role is to locate itself on DNA to…
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Lance Armstrong comeback to the Tour de France – not for the money but to further raise cancer awareness and funding
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Image by Getty Images via Daylife Lance Armstrong – cancer survivor and 7 time Tour de France winner is coming out of retirement at age 37 to compete again in this grueling race. The news was first broken in VeloNews, and there is a full write up in a special Esquire piece. He has nothing…