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We are mom and dad, who in addition to being parents, do research on healthy lifestyle and cancer. We would like to achieve a healthy, balanced and meaningful life. In our pursuit, we sift the healthy from the unhealthy, the simple from the complicated advice. The blog also includes random musings on topics other than health and parenting. Send us a message at applyforlife@gmail.com, mikelifesteer@gmail.com or through the contact form in the sidebar.

Friday, March 9, 2018

Beta-Catenin In Stress And Depression

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The beta-catenin protein, integrally involved in Wnt signaling, influences stress and depression .  Abstract: Beta-catenin is a prot...

Mice, The Immune System, And The Microbiota

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The immune response, naturally, shapes the content of the gut microbiota, maintaining tissue homeostasis (normal stable equilibrium), and...
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Circulating Tumor DNA Fail?

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Some bad news: not much evidence to support the current use of circulating tumor DNA assays; more work is required.  Abstract: Purpos...
Saturday, March 3, 2018

Salbutamol And Power Production

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The drug salbutamol has been shown to increase power production in the Wingate test . The point here is to investigate mechanism, NOT that...

Expanding The Immunotherapy Arsenal

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A review on cancer immunotherapy is here , including the interesting approach of viruses that target and destroy tumor cells. Abstract: ...
Friday, March 2, 2018

Home Alone: Why People Believe Others' Social Lives Are Richer Than Their Own

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Do others in general really have a richer social life than you?  Probably not , and the bias that makes you believe otherwise is based on...

Localized Immunotherapy

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Localized immunotherapy – injecting the agents directly into the tumor – has shown promise in studies.  Remarkably, if two tumors of the...

Shared Gene Expression For Mental Illness?

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There seems to be a shared pattern of gene expression among various neuropsychiatric diseases, although there are of course distinct pat...
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Cartilage Repair, Cell Signaling, And Osteoarthritis

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Cartilage repair, aging, and osteoarthritis; new findings described here .  Cell signaling pathways are involved; modulating these pathways...

Against Fibrosis

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By Nephron - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8674830 Fibrosis, a disorder characterized by fo...
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