While graying hair might feel like just one more unpleasant symptom of aging, new research reveals that it may actually be the result of a biological process that defends against cancer risk. In a study led by the University of Tokyo and published earlier this month in the journal Nature Cell Biology, researchers used lab […]
Notorious Fungus Blamed for ‘Mummy’s Curse’ Is Now a Promising Cancer Treatment
In the 1920s, a number of workers on the excavation team that uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb met untimely deaths. Five decades later, 10 out of 12 scientists died after entering the tomb of the 15th-century Polish King Casimir IV. In both cases, researchers suggested that fungal spores could have played a role in the mysterious […]