Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Australian scientists are researching a possible way of making aggressive prostate cancer cells less invasive after their discovery of a protein essential for the normal functioning of cells.

Professor Robert Parton led a team of scientists from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at The University of Queensland, who discovered that the protein PTRF-cavin is required for caveolae formation.

Caveolae are pits on the surface of cells, which are involved in many processes essential for the healthy functioning of the body, including tumour suppression. Scientists had already identified one protein involved in caveolae formation, called caveolin, however they were unaware that it functions in conjunction with PTRF-cavin.

"Caveolae formation is a fundamental process that affects every cell in the body, and importantly, has implications for prostate cancer diagnosis and therapy," Professor Parton said.

Undernews Alert: Obama

Sometimes an NPR show can upend your expectations and convince you that ordinary Americans can be brilliant observers and even entertainers. StoryCorps is not that show, I think. Every story I've heard on it has been lame. When do the grants run out? ... 2:51 A.M.

Giuliani, the New Ideas Candidate? Sara Mosle recently reminded everyone of a key, overlooked moment in Giuliani's career: after his prostate cancer diagnosis, he decided to employ New York City's trademark Comp Stat policing technique to "aggressively recruit greater numbers of uninsured children for coverage under two existing government-run programs: Medicaid and Child Health Plus." Mosle--and later Sara Kershaw of the NYT--used this incident to paint Giuliani as a hypocritical candidate.

LESLIE CRISS: Poet passes, leaves in wake memories and music

At 6 in the morning two Sundays before Christmas a fairly large chunk of my youth faded away.

Dan Fogelberg died. He was only 56.

Hed canceled a concert tour in 2004 after a diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer.

Ive loved the mans music since the beginning, buying Home Free, his first album, at Franks Record Store in Grenada in 1972.

A sophomore in high school, Id hole up in my room, slip on my headphones, pump up the volume and listen for hours to To The Morning, Stars and the rest of the album. Its a wonder the needle didnt wear through the grooves.

Two years passed before the release of Souvenirs, but the new songs the long-haired poet had penned were worth the wait.

Back then we were allowed to leave campus for lunch.