News tagged with blood vessel cells
Essential protein for the formation of new blood vessels identified
New research explains how cells regulate their bonds during the development of new blood vessels. For the first time, the role of the protein Raf-1 in determining the strength of the bond between cells has ...
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Jan 17, 2012 |
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New findings provide more complete picture of kidney cancer
Two recent studies by Van Andel Research Institute scientists are providing a foundation for a more complete understanding of distinct kidney cancer subtypes, which could pave the way for better treatments.
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Dec 29, 2011 |
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Starving cancer
A research group led by ETH Zurich professor Dario Neri have developed a new strategy to fight cancer. Blood vessels in the environment of tumors are killed with a new molecule which leads to the "starvation” ...
Cancer
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Hide and seek signals
The white blood cells that fight disease and help our bodies heal are directed to sites of infection or injury by 'exit signs' – chemical signals that tell them where to pass through the blood vessel walls and into the ...
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Dec 15, 2011 |
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Scientists discover new way to target cancer
Scientists have discovered a new way to target cancer through manipulating a master switch responsible for cancer cell growth.
Cancer
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Biker's warning! Erythropoietin hits blood vessels to raise blood pressure in the brain
Erythropoietin or EPO might be considered a "performance enhancing" substance for athletes, but new research published online in The FASEB Journal shows that these enhancements come at a high cost--increased risk of vascul ...
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Dec 10, 2011 |
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Blood protein EPO involved in origin and spread of cancer
Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have demonstrated that a growth hormone, PDGF-BB, and the blood protein EPO are involved in the development of cancer tumours and that they combine to help ...
Cancer
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Newly discovered heart stem cells make muscle and bone
Researchers have identified a new and relatively abundant pool of stem cells in the heart. The findings in the December issue of Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press publication, show that these heart cells have the capacity for lo ...
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Dec 01, 2011 |
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Researchers develop a way to monitor engineered blood vessels as they grow in patients
Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nanoparticle technology, researchers from Yale have devised a way to monitor the growth of laboratory-engineered blood vessels after they have been implanted in patients. This advance ...
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Nov 30, 2011 |
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Everolimus prolongs progression-free survival for patients with neuroendocrine tumors
Combination treatment with everolimus, an inhibitor of the mammalian target rapamycin (mTOR), and octreotide has shown to improve progression-free survival for patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors and a history of ...
Cancer
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Cell molecule identified as central player in the formation of new blood vessels
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have identified a cellular protein that plays a central role in the formation of new blood vessels. The molecule is the protein ...
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Nov 28, 2011 |
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Researchers shrink tumors, minimize side effects using tumor-homing peptide to deliver treatment
The trouble with most anti-cancer therapies is that they are lethal to most cells in the body, not just cancer cells. As a result, patients experience side effects like nausea, increased susceptibility to ...
Cancer
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Dendritic cells control lymphocyte entry into lymph nodes
Dendritic cells, discovered in 1973 by Ralph Steinman (2011 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine) and known for their role as sentinels of the immune system, have an essential function in the development ...
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Nov 17, 2011 |
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Discovery may help fight late-stage ovarian cancer
A potential breakthrough in treating late-stage ovarian cancer has come from University of Guelph researchers who have discovered a peptide that shrinks advanced tumours and improves survival rates for this deadly but often ...
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Nov 16, 2011 |
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Engineered, drug-secreting blood vessels reverse anemia in mice
Patients who rely on recombinant, protein-based drugs must often endure frequent injections, often several times a week, or intravenous therapy. Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston demonstrate the possibility that blood ...
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Nov 15, 2011 |
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