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Scientists from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health led by Julia Heck, an assistant researcher in the school’s epidemiology department and a member of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, have found a possible link between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and several childhood cancers. (via UCLA researchers find potential link between auto pollution, some childhood cancers / UCLA Newsroom)

The Warning Signs of Skin Cancer Skin cancers – including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma – often start as changes to your skin. (via Skin Cancer Signs and Symptoms | Pictures of Skin Cancer and Precancerous Lesions Slideshow)

Like finally seeing all the gears of a watch and how they work together, researchers from UCLA and UC Berkeley have, for the first time ever, solved the puzzle of how the various components of an entire telomerase enzyme complex fit together and function in a three-dimensional structure. (via Scientists map elusive 3-D structure of telomerase enzyme, key actor in cancer, aging / UCLA Newsroom)

How do you value Facebook? For my part, it’s helping me get through cancer. And for me, that’s invaluable. Connecting with patients, caregivers, doctors and advocates from across the world, I’ve received support and knowledge, discovered more options and have become an advocate. It can benefit you too! (via Fight Cancer With Facebook | Talking About Men’s Health™)

A type of targeted immunotherapy induced remission in adults with an aggressive form of leukemia that had relapsed in 5 patients. The early results of this ongoing trial highlight the potential of the approach. (via Technique Directs Immune Cells to Target Leukemia - NIH Research Matters - National Institutes of Health (NIH))

UCLA researchers have used a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who don’t yet show symptoms of dementia. (via UCLA brain-imaging tool and stroke risk test help identify cognitive decline early / UCLA Newsroom)

Quiz: The Facts About Fish Oil and Omega-3s – Help for Triglycerides, Cholesterol, and Your Heart)

UCLA researchers have genetically engineered tomatoes to produce a peptide that mimics the actions of good cholesterol when consumed. (via UCLA researchers create tomatoes that mimic actions of good cholesterol / UCLA Newsroom)

Do you know how to lower cholesterol?

(via Cholesterol Quiz: Foods, Diets and Smart Tips to Lower Cholesterol)

(via Fatigue Quiz: Understanding Acute Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and More)