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Molecular Targets Of Manuka Honey In Human Breast Cancer, Sarah Saif Al Qubaisi
Molecular Targets Of Manuka Honey In Human Breast Cancer, Sarah Saif Al Qubaisi
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The medicinal properties of Manuka honey have been extensively studied, particularly in terms of its wound healing and antimicrobial activities. We have previously demonstrated that Manuka honey also has anti-cancer properties against a variety of cancer cell types in vitro as well as in preclinical cancer models. The cellular targets of the anti-cancer activity of Manuka honey, however, remain unknown. For the present study, we selected the triple negative human breast cancer cell line, MDA-MB-231, to investigate susceptibility to Manuka honey and to identify the potential signaling pathways affected. MDA-MB-231 cancer cells are known to constitutively express activated STAT3 transcription …
Uncomfortably Numb: News Media’S Effects On Generational Perceptions Of Cancer Prevention, Jillian Elizabeth Seaton Ference
Uncomfortably Numb: News Media’S Effects On Generational Perceptions Of Cancer Prevention, Jillian Elizabeth Seaton Ference
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This study investigated the effects news media have on perceptions of cancer prevention for three generations: Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y. It explored the relationship between self-reported exposure to general news media and knowledge of cancer prevention by generation, the relationship between self-reported exposure to news media by generation, and the likelihood of participating in preventative actions. A snowball survey was distributed throughout Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Statistically significant relationships were found between exposure to news media pertaining to cancer and knowledge about cancer, as well as exposure to general news media and knowledge about cancer prevention. Differences …
Media Audiences’ Engagement With Social Issues: A Content Analysis Of Online Daily Newspaper Articles And Audience Comments, Jessica Edgar
Media Audiences’ Engagement With Social Issues: A Content Analysis Of Online Daily Newspaper Articles And Audience Comments, Jessica Edgar
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This study examines how articles covering social issues are highlighted on top online daily newspapers’ websites and how that influences the audiences’ emotionality and willingness to help the corresponding social issue as identified in the websites’ comment sections. The articles have been gathered from five of the top online daily newspaper media outlets: USA Today, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle and San Francisco Chronicle. Three social issues are highlighted as key topics that are relevant to today’s American society and typically require a need for orientation: gun control, cancer and animal rights. The method for conducting …