Oncology & Cancer
Form drives function in cancer proliferation
A new study finds that the protein responsible for the crawling movements of cells also drives the ability of cancer cells to grow when under stress.
May 6, 2019
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Developmental Cell
Oncology & Cancer
Untangling a cancer signaling network suggests new roadmap to tumor control
In this advanced age of molecular sleuthing, a research team led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have findings that suggest tumors will eventually become resistant to drug inhibitors of a common cancer ...
May 6, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
A barrier that keeps cancer at bay
Activins are proteins involved in a number of important biological functions, including the regulation of the menstrual cycle, cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, metabolism, homeostasis, immune response, wound ...
May 6, 2019
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Medical research
Pediatric cell atlas will map single-cell changes for a deeper view of child health and disease
Biomedical researchers plan to create the Pediatric Cell Atlas (PCA), a powerful new resource for fine-grained scientific understanding of human growth and development. Drawing on dramatic recent advances in technology, the ...
Mar 28, 2019
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Medical research
Pumping up red blood cell production
Red blood cells are the most plentiful cell type in our blood and play a vital role transporting oxygen around our body and waste carbon dioxide to the lungs. Injuries that cause significant blood loss prod the body to secrete ...
Mar 1, 2019
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Medical research
Scientists discover new type of immune cells that are essential for forming heart valves
UCLA researchers have identified for the first time the origin of an immune cell that plays a critical role in the formation of healthy heart valves. The findings could pave the way for new treatments for heart valve disorders, ...
Feb 21, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Study may explain why once-promising cancer drugs failed
Nearly two decades after a class of once-promising cancer drugs called MMP inhibitors mysteriously failed in clinical trials, scientists think they may have an explanation for what went wrong.
Jan 24, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers reveal why Hippo pathway may have an outsized effect on solid tumor
Like detectives tracking a serial killer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a novel mechanism that may help promote the growth and spread of solid tumors. The findings appeared online Oct. 25 ...
Oct 31, 2018
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Medical research
Researchers discover drug cocktail that increases lifespan
A team of researchers led by Principal Investigator Dr. Jan Gruber from Yale-NUS College has discovered a combination of pharmaceutical drugs that not only increases healthy lifespan in the microscopic worm Caenorhabditis ...
Oct 22, 2018
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Medical research
How skin begins: New research could improve skin grafts, and more
University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered a key mechanism by which skin begins to develop in embryos, shedding light on the genetic roots of birth defects like cleft palate and paving the way for development ...
Sep 14, 2018
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