University of Illinois researchers determined that an adult stem cell present in muscle is responsive to exercise, a discovery that may provide a link between exercise and muscle health. The findings could lead to new therapeutic ...
Feb 6, 2012
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A new study demonstrates that mechanical forces affect the growth and remodeling of blood vessels during tissue regeneration and wound healing. The forces diminish or enhance the vascularization process and tissue regeneration ...
Oct 24, 2011
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Scientists have unraveled the mechanisms of the cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) signaling pathway activated by micronuclei, as well as its significant ...
Apr 9, 2024
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Epithelioid sarcoma, a rare aggressive cancer that usually strikes young adults, and rhabdoid tumors, which affect children, have long been difficult to treat. But the outlook for people with these subtypes of soft tissue ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Cutaneous melanoma is considered the deadliest form of skin cancer because it's aggressive and tends to spread quickly through the body. While scientists have made significant progress in understanding the molecular mechanisms ...
Jan 9, 2024
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Nothing is easy to predict, especially not the development of organisms. However, predicting neuron cell growth has just become a little bit easier, thanks to CMU researchers.
Sep 11, 2023
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Modeling the growth cycle of a neuron is tricky, as neurons are formed for vastly different functions all over the body. However, every neuron begins its life in about the same way and goes through five distinct stages of ...
Oct 5, 2022
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The intestine is very susceptible and is affected by the harsh conditions caused by DNA-altering agents, such as radiation and chemotherapy, during cancer treatment. For example, many patients with tumors in the gastrointestinal ...
Sep 14, 2022
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The multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (MKI), lenvatinib, is widely used to treat advanced and metastatic thyroid cancer. However, the molecular mechanisms by which thyroid cancer cells become resistant to lenvatinib ...
Sep 13, 2022
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For the 280 million people suffering from depression globally, relief cannot come fast enough. Monoaminergic antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) take weeks to months to take effect and ...
May 25, 2022
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