In fact, apoE-4 showed up in this population at the lowest level on record, according to neurologist Amos Korczyn of Tel Aviv University in Israel. A technique originally developed to improve the bleach in laundry detergents holds bright potential for use in cancer therapy, as well. The technology uses chemical molecules called silicon phthalocyanines, compounds that are able to absorb sunlight and then, using oxygen in the air, bleach out stains. Similar phthalocyanine molecules have the potential to absorb laser light and, with oxygen from the blood, destroy tumors. No longer can physicians get by only on the physical facts in their patients' records.
Patients believe their physical, mental, and spiritual health are interrelated.
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