'Vital Breakthrough' Could Stop Spread of Breast Cancer, Study Reveals

 

'Vital Breakthrough' Could Stop Spread of Breast Cancer, Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) Study Reveals
2/22/2011

BBC News -- Scientists at the UK's Institute of Cancer Research have prevented breast cancer spreading to other organs in mice by blocking a chemical. In their experiments, they showed that blocking the enzyme LOXL2 prevented metastasis. They said their findings, published in Cancer Research, provided a "fantastic drug target" and were "highly likely" to be used in a clinical setting.

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Blood Pressure Drug Could Harm Stroke Patients, University of Oslo Study Finds

University of Oslo -- A drug that lowers blood pressure could harm patients if given after a stroke, says a new study. A Norwegian study of 2,000 stroke patients, who had high blood pressure, found that more of those treated with the drug candesartan suffered from kidney failure than those who were not given it.

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