tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post5898996639769353222..comments2023-05-24T23:33:57.516+10:00Comments on My Unwelcome Stranger: Inside a focal seizureDenis Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-65550970713065331032011-12-23T10:40:59.710+11:002011-12-23T10:40:59.710+11:00Brevity is the soul of wit (and of poetry). Tryin...Brevity is the soul of wit (and of poetry). Trying to cram as much as possible into as few words as possible obviously creates poetry in your case, Denis.<br /><br />RE a possible vaccine,or something similar, here's another ray of hope from the NewScientist:<br /><br />Posioning cancer cells with sugar (NS 3 Dec 2011: 22)<br /><br />It's a heavy price to pay for a sweet tooth. Researchers have tricked glucose-eating cancer cells into consuming a sugar that essentiall poisons them -- it leaves a "suicide" switch within the cells open to attack.<br /><br />"Most cancer cells rely almost exclusively on glucose to fuel their growth," says Guy Perkins of the University of California at San Diego. With Rudy Yamaguchi of Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, Perkins found the cells would take up a similar sugar called 2-deoxyglucose. But this sugar physically dislodges a protein within the cell that guards a suicide switch. Once exposed, the switch can be activated by a drug called ABT-263. This kills the cell by liberating proteins that order it to commit suicide (Cancer Research, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472. can-11-3091).<br /><br />The approach could ultimately spell doom for several types of cancer, including liver, lung, breast, and blood. In mice, the treatment made aggressive human prostate cancer tumours virtually disapear within days.<br /><br />Yamaguchi and Perkins are now hoping to mount a clinical trial at UC San Diego.<br /><br />***<br /><br />Any plans to move to San Diego, Denis? Unlike the last cure I posted, at least this one doesn't give false hope by saying treatment is available now. <br /><br />A glass of wine at your place would be delightful. I sent an email to you earlier, trying to provoke an invitation. Glad you're open for visitors over Christmas, and when all slows down around here, we'll arrange a time.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715081266571704126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-77214283808967166042011-12-22T19:08:04.337+11:002011-12-22T19:08:04.337+11:00A vaccine for many cancers sounds too good to be t...A vaccine for many cancers sounds too good to be true, so it probably is.... But perhaps they're talking about some inhibitor. If it's a preventive thing and if it were on the market, I wonder how many people would take up the offer? It would take years of rigorous testing before being acceptable here - if it is genuine. I will search for a link, but time has taught us to be sceptical. Thanks, Julie. Thanks also, Bob! I am feeling better now.<br /><br />Am I becoming poetic, Joan? Maybe I'm just trying to be briefer.... :) I note your good Christmas wishes but will try not to make too much of a pig of myself. I know it acts against anti-angiogenesis and that is plain bad for me. I hope we'll see you sometime during the festive season and reserve a small serving of the best cabernet for the occasion!!Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-15826849408574243842011-12-21T10:27:41.462+11:002011-12-21T10:27:41.462+11:00I hope this serpent has not done too much damage a...I hope this serpent has not done too much damage and you can regain what you've temporarily lost. Yes, a great piece of writing. You are becoming very poetic.<br /><br />I am glad to hear that the seizures are widely spaced. I would prefer them to go away completely, of course, but given that they are with you, I'm pleased their visits are far less frequent than before. I hope your Christmas is seizure free and you can relax and enjoy yourself, partaking of all sorts of naughty, prohibited substances.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715081266571704126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-19797628216313595372011-12-21T07:56:07.642+11:002011-12-21T07:56:07.642+11:00Great piece of writing, Denis. Sorry you are in a ...Great piece of writing, Denis. Sorry you are in a position to give us such an insight but thank you for doing so.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-56203068589742109282011-12-20T14:28:28.893+11:002011-12-20T14:28:28.893+11:00So horrible. The illustrations are amazing! I read...So horrible. The illustrations are amazing! I read about a week ago in a scrappy article in a newspaper here that a 'vaccine' has been developed for many cancers now. I'm unsure why they call it that since it seems it can also restrict tumour growth. Internet connection here is difficult but I'll try to find a link. Hugs (gentle ones).Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03796734273732243982noreply@blogger.com