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Wisdom Trust Health News 13-05-2008

Health News.




Group Of Chemicals 'Shield' Anti-Cancer Gene.
British scientists have identified a group of chemicals that prevent an important anti-cancer gene from being destroyed.

The chemicals protect p53, a gene that prevents the proliferation of damaged cells and is switched off in the majority of cancers.

According to researchers, the chemicals - called tenovins - work by inhibiting enzymes called sirtuins which cause the destruction of p53.

A spokesman for the research team said: 'Our findings indicate that tenovins have the potential to stop tumours.

'We hope that targeting sirtuins with drugs could treat many different cancers in the future.'

Commenting on the findings, a cancer expert said: 'We're very excited to see chemicals that could become exciting new drugs emerging from this work, which started with the discovery of p53 in the late 70s.'

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Save Water In Your Toilet.

Fill a one-litre plastic bottle with water for each toilet in your home. Submerge one bottle in each toilet cistern. You will save one litre of water per flush.

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