Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/cAmUQlHW8kE Today’s medical discoveries that point to future therapy. Elephants May Help Us PREVENT Cancer Making Plant-based Meats Healthier Genetically Enhanced Heart Attack Therapy Smart Device Monitoring Of Your Psyche Antibiotics Could Treat Cancer   Elephants are one-third as likely to die from cancer even though they have 100 times as many potentially cancerous cells.  Geneticists at the University of Chicago have unraveled the mystery by their discovery that elephants possess a gene that triggers a cytokine called LIF6 to destroy cancer cells. We humans have one copy of the tumor suppressor gene p53, versus 20 copies in elephants, and we also have a version of the LIF cytokine.  Work is underway to harness for humans the gene-driven cancer preventive that works so well in elephants.   Plant-based meat and fish substitutes are all the rage, but they are not healthier than the real thing due to their abundance of saturated fat, salt, and sugar.  Food scientists at UMass Amhers