Researchers from the University of Southern California are trying to determine whether a group of dwarfs in Ecuador could hold the clues to cure cancer. The researchers spent 23 years studying the health of the dwarfs.
The members of the group, about 100 dwarfs volunteer closely studied. They almost never get cancer or diabetes. And they all suffer from mutated genes that lower their growth hormone activity, stunting their growth.
The results of the latest study, detailed in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers suggest that blocking growth hormone in full-grown adults, through prescription drugs or a special diet, could unlock the mysteries of cancer cure.
