A study led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has investigated how the mechanical properties of different types of colorectal cancer cells influence the process of metastasis. The study, which used patient-derived ...
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NDORMS researchers have identified a critical axis that controls the formation and behavior of cancer stem cells (CSCs), a subpopulation of cells that influence how lethal the cancer can be, its resistance to chemotherapy, ...
Jun 6, 2024
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Researchers have developed an approach to "deleting" a blood system affected by leukemia while simultaneously building up a new, healthy system with donor blood stem cells. Writing in the journal Nature, the team reports ...
May 22, 2024
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In a pioneering achievement, a research team led by experts at Cincinnati Children's has developed the world's first human mini-brain that incorporates a fully functional blood-brain barrier (BBB).
May 20, 2024
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Immunotherapies have revolutionized cancer treatment by harnessing the body's own immune system to attack cancer cells and halt tumor growth. However, these therapies often need to be tailored to each individual patient, ...
May 16, 2024
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Common conditions such as indigestion and heartburn as well as peptic ulcers, autoimmune gastritis and stomach and esophageal cancers have one thing in common—they involve disruptions of the normal activity of parietal ...
May 10, 2024
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By the time cancer is diagnosed, a lot has already happened behind the scenes. Although cancers are classed into early and late stages for clinical purposes, even an "early" stage tumor is the result of many previous, undetectable ...
May 6, 2024
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Purdue University researchers are developing and validating a patent-pending treatment for incurable glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal with a median survival time of 14 months. Traditional ...
Apr 22, 2024
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In recent years, a growing body of research has shown that the human body can "remember" the pain of newborn injuries—including life-saving surgeries—all the way into adolescence.
Apr 18, 2024
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A research team from the School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has achieved a breakthrough in stem cell research, offering tools that can be used for patients who ...
Mar 8, 2024
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