University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers appear to have found the answer.
"Cognitive aging is a top health concern for older adults, and this study suggests that there may be a simple, inexpensive way to help older adults slow down memory decline,"
ENPP1 is an ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase that plays an important role in purinergic signaling that regulates immune, cardiovascular, neurological, and hematological system functions.
In this study published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, the scientists developed and validated in clinical trials a multiparameter molecular classifier test to predict with a high degree of confidence which patients with HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer would be candidates for anti-HER2 therapy alone without the need for chemotherapy.
While environmental factors such as pesticide exposure have long been linked to Parkinson's, it has been harder to pinpoint which pesticides may raise risk for the neurodegenerative disorder.
Could abnormalities in non-coding material also impact a person’s health, or even be linked to cancers as well?
The breakthrough could lead to better treatment and tests to identify the condition and the team are already progressing the work having just started a trial.
Vitamin D deficiency is widespread worldwide and is particularly common among cancer patients.