Periods of fasting reprogram the immune system's natural killer cells to better fight cancer, according to a new study in mice from researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).
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Leptomeningeal disease is a rare but lethal complication faced by late-stage melanoma patients. It occurs when cancer cells spread to the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, or the leptomeninges. This condition, ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a molecular pathway critical to the initiation of pancreatic tumors. The mechanism could also contribute to the disease's high resistance ...
Jan 16, 2023
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Human stem cells have been regarded as a promising cell source for cardiac regeneration therapy. But their clinical use is hampered due to poor performance after transplantation into failing hearts. Recently, a stem cell ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Genes amplify the stress of harsh environments for some children, and magnify the advantage of supportive environments for other children, according to a study that's one of the first to document how genes interacting with ...
Apr 7, 2014
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Protein production or translation is tightly coupled to a highly conserved stress response that cancer cells rely on for survival and proliferation, according to Whitehead Institute researchers. In mouse models of cancer, ...
Jul 18, 2013
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Feeling generous? Think it over a little and then see how you feel.
Sep 25, 2012
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have identified high levels of a number of genes in the naked mole-rat that may suggest why they live longer than other rodents and demonstrate resistance to age-related diseases.
Nov 3, 2011
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A team of researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital have created formulations that allow microbial therapeutics, including those used to treat gastrointestinal diseases and improve crop production, to maintain their potency ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Stress is typically thought of as a negative phenomenon, but researchers at HKU Dentistry found "positive stress" that can induce good changes in tooth stem cells to make them more resistant to injury and disease.
Sep 1, 2022
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