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Cancerous tumors deliver pro-metastatic information in secreted vesicles

Cancer researchers have known for well over a century that different tumor types spread only to specific, preferred organs. But no one has been able to determine the mechanisms of organ specific metastasis, the so-called ...

Cancer May 29, 2012 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 0 |

Studies find that toxicity caused by second-hand smoke remains long after a smoker leaves the premises

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers are finding that, long after a smoker leaves the premises, the toxicity caused by second-hand smoke remains and transforms into something even more deadly.

Health Mar 07, 2013 | 3 / 5 (2) | 1

Ruling the airways: Notch controls bronchial cell fates and distributions

Nestled deep within the body, the epithelial lining of the respiratory system is nonetheless seriously exposed. Its direct contact with environmental air necessitates protective mechanisms that both seal ...

Medical research Jan 22, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0