Raffaele Reports
Intrigue of the Sleeper Cells
In early November, researchers at the Mayo Clinic’s anti-aging institute announced a landmark study. They’d figured out a way to rid the aging body of “senescent” cells—those that are old and broken-down, no longer able to [...]
Telomeres Alert The Media
Telomeres are starting to emerge from the labs of molecular biologists and the dreams of visionary entrepreneurs. Two years after a trio of telomere researchers won a Nobel Prize, word is spreading that this once-obscure structure—the [...]
The Myth Decade: Hormones, Breast Cancer and WHI
Do hormones cause breast cancer? Over the past decade, this is by far the most common question I’ve heard from women trying to decide whether to take hormone replacements to reduce the symptoms of menopause and [...]
Mammograms and PSA Tests: To Do or Not To Do
You’ve probably noticed the ground shifting on the question of screening for the three major gender-specific cancers—prostate cancer in men, breast and cervical cancer in women. It all comes from a series of earth-shaking reports in [...]
