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Retrovirus in the human genome is active in pluripotent stem cells

A retrovirus called HERV-H, which inserted itself into the human genome millions of years ago, may play an important role in pluripotent stem cells, according to a new study published in the journal Retrovirology by scient ...

Medical research created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Suppression of protein critical to cell division stops cancer cells from dividing, kills them

Suppressing a newly identified and characterized protein involved in regulating cell division could be a novel strategy to fight certain cancers because it stops the malignant cells from dividing and causes them to die quickly, ...

Cancer created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Pulverized' chromosomes linked to cancer?

They are the Robinson Crusoes of the intracellular world -- lone chromosomes, whole and hardy, stranded outside the nucleus where their fellow chromosomes reside. Such castaways, each confined to its own "micronucleus," ...

Cancer created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lipid metabolism regulates the activity of adult neural stem cells

(Medical Xpress)—Neural stem cells in the adult brain boost their levels of lipid metabolism to grow and generate new neurons. This new finding may open novel therapeutic avenues to treat age- or disease-associated ...

Medical research created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New technique to deliver stem cell therapy may help damaged eyes regain their sight

In research published in the journal Acta Biomaterialia, researchers from the University of Sheffield describe a new method for producing membranes to help in the grafting of stem cells onto the eye, mimick ...

Medical research created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genomic architecture presages genomic instability: study

When cells divide normally, DNA gets copied perfectly and distributed among the daughter cells with an even hand. Occasionally though, DNA breaks during division and is rearranged, resulting in duplications or deletions of ...

Genetics created Oct 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study shows how B cells may generate antibodies after vaccination

Steve Reiner, MD, professor of Medicine, and Burton Barnett, a doctoral student in the Reiner lab at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, have shown how immune cells, called B ...

Medical research created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Skin cells reveal DNA's genetic mosaic

(Medical Xpress)—The prevailing wisdom has been that every cell in the body contains identical DNA. However, a new study of stem cells derived from the skin has found that genetic variations are widespread ...

Genetics created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cholesterol increases risk of Alzheimer's and heart disease

Researchers at the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome and the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that a single mechanism may underlie the damaging effect of cholesterol on the brain and on blood vessels.

Medical research created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Immunization for MRSA on the horizon

Methicillin resistant staph aureus (MRSA) infections are resistant to antibiotics and can cause a myriad of problems -- bone erosion, or osteomyelitis, which shorten the effective life of an implant and greatly hinder replacement ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Warwick scientists uncover how 'checkpoint' proteins bind chromosomes

The development of more effective cancer drugs could be a step nearer thanks to the discovery, by scientists at Warwick Medical School, of how an inbuilt 'security check' operates to guarantee cells divide with the correct ...

Cancer created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows steps to isolate stem cells from brain tumors

A new video protocol in Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) details an assay to identify brain tumor initiating stem cells from primary brain tumors. Through flow cytometry, scientists separate stem ...

Medical research created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Inhibiting enzymes in the cell may lead to development and proliferation of cancer cells

Blocking certain enzymes in the cell may prevent cancer cell division and growth, according to new findings from researchers at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The ...

Cancer created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New technique identifies first events in tumor development

A novel technique that enables scientists to measure and document tumor-inducing changes in DNA is providing new insight into the earliest events involved in the formation of leukemias, lymphomas and sarcomas, and could potentially ...

Cancer created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify progenitor cells, potential new 'roots' of breast cancer

Scientists have discovered new types of early cells in mammary glands, uncovering clues to the origins of different breast cancers - and potential new drug targets, according to findings published in Breast Ca ...

Cancer created Oct 29, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast