Mystery solved of source of anti-cancer effects in pregnancy hormone
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 10:02
in Health & Medicine
A small molecule found in pregnant women’s urine that apparently blocks the growth of several types of cancers, including AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma, which currently has no cure, has been discovered by researchers. These findings resurrect a nearly 20-year controversy over whether human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a hormone produced in high amounts during pregnancy, or its core fragments, or something else yields anti HIV and cancer-fighting activity.