Researchers aim to grow salivary glands using patient's own cells
Biologists, surgical oncologists and regenerative medicine specialists from Rice University, the University of Delaware and the Christiana Care Health System in Wilmington, Del., have begun a four-year program ...
Cancer
Aug 14, 2012 |
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Modification of tumor suppressor affects sensitivity to potential GBM treatment
Despite years of research, glioblastoma, the most common and deadly brain cancer in adults, continues to outsmart treatments targeted to inhibit tumor growth.
Cancer
Aug 13, 2012 |
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Researchers call for new tactics in drug abuse fight
(Medical Xpress) -- Current U.S. drug policy is proving insufficient in shrinking the damage caused by drug abuse, but promising alternative approaches could lead to improved results, according to an article ...
Medications
Aug 02, 2012 |
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Does presence of oxidants early in life help determine life span?
Why do we age, and what makes some of us live longer than others? For decades, researchers have been trying to answer these questions by elucidating the molecular causes of aging.
Medical research
Jul 19, 2012 |
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Molecule thought cancer foe actually helps thyroid tumors grow
A molecule widely believed to fight many forms of cancer actually helps deadly thyroid tumors grow, and cancer therapies now being tested in humans might boost the activity of this newly revealed bad guy, researchers at Mayo ...
Cancer
Jun 20, 2012 |
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Novel live-cell imaging technique offers new opportunities to understanding immune responses in the skin
Biologists often use a technique called multi-photon imaging to examine live cells. The technique is unique in that it uses multiple photons of high wavelengths to stimulate fluorescent labels, causing them ...
Immunology
Jun 20, 2012 |
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Biologists take new approach to deciphering the roles of genes associated with autism
Fish cannot display symptoms of autism, schizophrenia or other human brain disorders. However, a team of MIT biologists has shown that zebrafish can be a useful tool for studying the genes that contribute ...
Genetics
Jun 19, 2012 |
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Bacteria and people: In it together
Next time your digestive system malfunctions in some embarrassing way, you can always blame man's best friend - not the dog, but the bacterial cells that live in your intestines. Not everyone has a dog but we all have enormous ...
Medical research
Jun 12, 2012 |
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Offspring of older fathers may live longer: study
(Medical Xpress) -- If your father and grandfather waited until they were older before reproducing, you might experience life-extending benefits.
Medical research
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Human diabetes has new research tool: Overfed fruit flies that develop insulin resistance
(Medical Xpress) -- With Type 2 human diabetes climbing at alarming rates in the United States, researchers are seeking treatments for the disease, which has been linked to obesity and poor diet.
Diabetes
Jun 05, 2012 |
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Aging and breast cancer: Researchers uncover cellular basis for age-related breast cancer vulnerability
It is well-known that the risks of breast cancer increase dramatically for women over the age of 50, but what takes place at the cellular level to cause this increase has been a mystery. Some answers and the ...
Cancer
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Time-lapse imaging of embryos reveals complications that undermine cloning efficiency
In 1996, the technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) transformed the idea of cloning from science fiction into reality. SCNT entails removing the nucleus from an adult somatic cell of the animal ...
Medical research
Jun 01, 2012 |
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The cells' petrol pump is finally identified
The oxygen and food we consume are converted into energy by tiny organelles present in each cell, the mitochondria. These 'power plants' must be continuously supplied with fuel, to maintain all vital functions. A team led ...
Medical research
May 24, 2012 |
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Abundance of rare DNA changes following population explosion may hold clues to common diseases
One-letter switches in the DNA code occur much more frequently in human genomes than anticipated, but are often only found in one or a few individuals.
Pediatrics
May 17, 2012 |
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2 molecular biologists get $500K medical prize
(AP) -- Two molecular biologists have been awarded the annual Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research.
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