Prostate Cancer : Discovery News

Cancer Found in 2,000-Year-Old Mummy

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Wed Nov 2, 2011 07:17 AM ET | 0

The man known today only as M1 died a slow, painful death and is further proof that cancer existed in antiquity. Read more

The Good & Bad News About Cancer: Photos

Posted Thu Oct 6, 2011 12:00 PM ET | 0

Cancer patients have more reasons to be hopeful, both in Hollywood and in the hospital. Read more

Gold Rush: Wide Angle

Posted Mon Dec 13, 2010 03:47 PM ET

Gold is more than just a pretty metal. Read more

Personal DNA Tests Arriving in Stores Near You

Posted Wed May 12, 2010 11:15 AM ET | 0

For the first time, a DNA test that detects the risks of developing certain diseases will be commercially available. Read more

Fatty Diet Makes Cancer Aggressive

Posted by Eric Bland Tue Jan 19, 2010 07:16 AM ET | 0

Fat molecules are shown to kick-start benign tumors into forming life-threatening cancer. Read more

Gold Nanoparticles Could Detect Disease

Posted by Eric Bland Thu Oct 22, 2009 06:49 AM ET | 0

New gold and magnetic nanoparticles developed by Northwestern University scientists can detect prostate specific antigens (PSA), the leading indicator of prostate cancer. Read more

Raw Fish Spread Liver Cancer

Posted by Eric Bland Mon Oct 12, 2009 09:27 AM ET | 0

Uncooked fish can cause human liver cancer, but most sushi lovers need not worry since the condition comes only from eating certain freshwater fish. Read more

Africans Have World's Greatest Genetic Variation: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET

Africans have more genetic variation than anyone else on Earth, according to a new study that helps narrow the location where humans first evolved, probably near the South Africa-Namibia border. Read more

Can Foods Prevent Disease? Debate Continues: Discovery News

Posted Mon Nov 3, 2008 05:47 AM ET

Eating tomatoes to help prevent cancer, garlic to prevent AIDS or drinking fruit juice to ward off Alzheimer's? Despite a bevy of research, the impact of food on killer diseases remains to be proved. Read more

Scientists to Make Personal Genomes Public : Discovery News

Posted Tue Oct 21, 2008 05:21 AM ET

The "Personal Genome Project" will serve as a resource for scientists investigating the genetic basis of diseases. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Wed Apr 2, 2008 10:20 AM ET

Scientists say they have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more likely to get hooked on tobacco, causing them to smoke more cigarettes, making it harder to quit, and leading more often to deadly lung cancer. Read more