Oral NETs: the deadly kiss

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ORAL CANCER : Deadly to Ignore

Cancers of the oral cavity (lip, tongue, salivary glands, and other sites in the mouth) and pharynx account for about 3% of the cancers diagnosed in the United States each year. About 30,000 new cases are diagnosed and over 8,000 people die from the disease each year (1). The 1990-1994 mortality rate for oral cancers was 2.5 per 100,000, ranking Oregon 37th among the states. Overall, the five-y...

The kiss of death.

The kiss of death Cellular suicide is a grave matter, motivating researchers to a thorough exploration of the genetic pathways involved. Of the three main means by which cells die, most in the scientific community are quite familiar with the genetically regulated apoptotic pathway (1). Autophagy, in which the cell literally digests itself, is likewise now also recognized as a form of regulated ...

The Kiss of Death

The programmed cell death (PCD) of neurons is generally thought to be cell autonomous and not to require a death signal from other cells. A recent study by Marín-Teva et al., in this issue of Neuron, brings this theory into question and suggests that neighboring microglia actively participate in the PCD of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum.

How deadly is the "deadly quartet"? A post-CABG evaluation.

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine the value of a cluster of metabolic risk factors in predicting mortality after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). BACKGROUND The "deadly quartet" of metabolic risk factors (i.e., obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and hypertriglyceridemia) has been associated with coronary heart disease in healthy population studies. The expected influence of...