Posts by: Magdalena Kegel

Magdalena Kegel

Magdalena holds an MSc in Pharmaceutical Bioscience and an interdisciplinary PhD merging the fields of psychiatry, immunology and neuropharmacology. Her previous research focused on metabolic and immunologic changes in psychotic disorders. She is now focusing on science writing, allowing her to culture her passion for medical science and human health.

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017

Enhancer DNA Regions May Promote Colon Cancer Growth

Colon cancer growth may be dependent on increased activity in enhancer DNA regions, which act to trigger the harmful actions of known cancer genes, according to a study that explored ... Read more

March 14, 2017

Healthy Lifestyle Overrides Genetic Risk Factors of Colon Cancer

Lifestyle factors play a much larger role than genetic risk in determining who gets colon and rectal cancer, according to a study that modeled cancer risk using both lifestyle and ... Read more

November 29, 2016November 29, 2016

Fine Line Seen Between Colon Cancer Suppression and Gut Renewal in Study

The gut has a remarkable capacity for regeneration after chemotherapy or radiation, thanks to a type of reserve stem cell. But while activating these cells could help patients heal after cancer treatment, ... Read more

November 10, 2016

Emulsifiers Promote Colon Cancer in Mice by Triggering Inflammatory Gut Bacteria

Food additives called emulsifiers may be behind the increase in colon cancer seen in recent decades, as researchers discovered that they trigger low-grade gut inflammation and promote tumor formation in mice. ... Read more

September 22, 2016September 22, 2016

Exercise May Help Prevent Alcohol-related Colon Cancer Deaths

Even moderate levels of exercise prevent some of the detrimental effects of drinking alcohol, such as the increased risk of dying from cancer. The findings are particularly relevant to colon ... Read more

September 6, 2016September 6, 2016

Colorectal Cancer Results When Retinoic Acid Is Lost, an Effect Caused by Inflammation

Retinoic acid, a metabolite derived from vitamin A, protects both mice and humans from developing colorectal cancer, according to the results of a new study that also showed that cancer patients ... Read more

April 5, 2016April 5, 2016

Mutated Glycosyltransferases Might Contribute to Colon Cancer

Faulty protein glycosylation – a process of protein modification– is a hallmark of several cancer forms. But knowledge of how the complex molecular processes might contribute to cancer is sparse. In ... Read more