Those amazing bees...

[riccd2001]

If you have not yet Dr. Raza's recent contribution to the MDS Beacon here is the link...

http://www.mdsbeacon.com/news/2013/03/22/can-honeybees-lead-to-a-better-treatment-for-myelodysplastic-syndromes/

She has an excellent way of explaining ideas like this to laypersons. We agree it's a great example of her easy-to-read words.

One of the comments after her article links to this report on Curcumin trials in progress:

http://www.umassmed.edu/hema_oncology/MDSInfo/curcuminandgingerol.aspx


This week there's also a Time Magazine cover story on the hunt for a cure for cancer. If you're a subscriber here's the link:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601130401,00.html

I think we are all inspired to see more research in progress and more promising studies and results!

Thanks Neil for these new links. Most interesting to read. :cool:

[Lbrown]

Interesting about curcumin and gingerol. Curcumin is a known VDR receptor activator. The VDR has an affect on at least 913 genes and activates the immune system. The treatment I'm on uses a drug called olmesartan to do the same thing.

I had a brief look at gingerol but couldn't determine if it affects the VDR receptor.

Thanks for posting,
Deb