Tumours are not a uniform mass of cells. Colon cancers bear differentiated-like cells, similar to the functional cells of the intestinal wall, and pluripotent cells—the so-called tumour stem cells. The latter fuel tumour ...
May 12, 2020
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Findings of a new study led by Prof. Xu Guowang from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Yang Chunzhang from the National Cancer Institute shed light on the selective ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Georgia State Law associate professor Yaniv Heled focuses his career on the intersection of biotechnology and the law. For nearly a decade, he has dedicated much of his research to the regulation of bio-pharmaceuticals (also ...
Mar 26, 2020
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It is estimated that as many as 80% of advanced-stage cancer patients may develop cachexia, a potentially fatal metabolic syndrome characterized by extreme weight loss and muscle wasting, but scientists do not yet fully understand ...
Mar 4, 2020
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A group of University of Alberta researchers who have discovered why the drug remdesivir is effective in treating the coronaviruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome ...
Feb 27, 2020
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More than half of older people in South Yorkshire don't consume enough protein to stay healthy, according to a new study from the University of Sheffield's Healthy Lifespan Institute.
Feb 14, 2020
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Autism can bestow brilliance as well as cognitive difficulty, but how either scenario plays out in the brain is not clear. Now a study by University of Toronto researchers has found that a tiny gene fragment impacts the brain ...
Jan 29, 2020
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Once only used by bodybuilders, more and more people are using sports supplements as a regular part of their health and fitness regime—and the industry is booming worldwide. Protein shakes, powders, bars, and pills are ...
Jan 21, 2020
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Scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), in collaboration with the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and Radboud University, have developed an algorithm that can predict which cancer patients ...
Oct 30, 2019
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Professor Maritza Jaramillo knows a thing or two about parasites—she has spent most of her life studying them. "During my bachelor's degree in Colombia, I did an internship at a lab specializing in parasitic infections. ...
Oct 16, 2019
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