Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Gene prevents cancer, aids slimming and fights aging

There’s a gene called Pnet which has been proven to fight tumors and aid weight loss and fights aging. Apparently this gene is missing from human cancers. The good news is that finally, even if it seems too good to be true, this time it is.
Now some more good news- A compound which mimics Pten had the same effects. That means that a drug is possible. Generally speaking, mice tests take a while to be developed into human drugs, but in this case, because Pten is a known gene and relatively well understood, it may be possible to escalate and speed up development a bit faster than usual.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/320766#ixzz1oPZ6gPfb

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