Oncology & Cancer
Natural killer cells used to attack spreading cancers
An international research team has found a way to awaken the immune system's ability to kill spreading cancer cells.
Feb 20, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Using computer modeling to understand how messy cells contribute to cancer
Life can be messy at all scales, requiring different organizational strategies—from cleaning the house, to removing damaged or expired cells from the body to avoid cancer progression.
Feb 19, 2014
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Neuroscience
Biochemical mechanisms of memory
A discovery by a research team led by Ryohei Yasuda at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience has significantly advanced basic understanding of biochemical mechanisms associated with how memories are formed.
Dec 9, 2013
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Medical research
Cancer-killing cells controlled by epigenetic process, new study shows
Natural killer (NK) cells in the human body can kill and contain viruses and cancerous tumors, and a new study from the University of Southern California (USC) describes for the first time how those cells can be manipulated ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Sugar helps scientists find and assess prostate tumors
A natural form of sugar could offer a new, noninvasive way to precisely image tumors and potentially see whether cancer medication is effective, by means of a new imaging technology developed at UC San Francisco in collaboration ...
Aug 15, 2013
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Neuroscience
Cognitive decline with age is normal, routine—but not inevitable
If you forget where you put your car keys and you can't seem to remember things as well as you used to, the problem may well be with the GluN2B subunits in your NMDA receptors.
Aug 7, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Deadliest cancers may respond to new drug treatment strategy
UC San Francisco researchers have found a way to knock down cancers caused by a tumor-driving protein called "myc," paving the way for patients with myc-driven cancers to enroll in clinical trials for experimental treatments.
Jul 19, 2013
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Medical research
How Legionella subverts to survive
(Medical Xpress)—Bacteria of the genus Legionella have evolved a sophisticated system to replicate in the phagocytic cells of their hosts. LMU researchers have now identified a novel component of this system.
Jul 18, 2013
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Immunology
Surprise finding reveals how adaptive our immune systems can be
(Medical Xpress)—Studies of patients with immunodeficiencies involving single gene mutations can reveal a great deal about our immune systems, especially when actual symptoms do not accord with clinical expectations.
Jul 15, 2013
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Health
Americans' vitamin D levels are highest in August, lowest in February, study shows
UC Irvine and Mayo Clinic researchers have found that vitamin D levels in the U.S. population peak in August and bottom out in February. The essential vitamin – necessary for healthy bones – is produced in the skin upon ...
Jun 21, 2013
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