HIV & AIDS
Scientists zoom in on AIDS virus hideout
French scientists said Wednesday they had found a way to pinpoint elusive white blood cells which provide a hideout for the AIDS virus in people taking anti-HIV drugs.
Mar 15, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Metabolism drives growth and division of cancer cells
The metabolic state of tumor cells contributes to signals that control their proliferation. German biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate Otto H. Warburg observed in the 1920s that tumor cells radically change their metabolism. ...
Feb 20, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Neurons support cancer growth throughout the body
Cancer cells rely on the healthy cells that surround them for sustenance. Tumors reroute blood vessels to nourish themselves, secrete chemicals that scramble immune responses, and, according to recent studies, even recruit ...
Feb 13, 2017
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Medical research
Skin cells 'crawl' together to heal wounds treated with unique hydrogel layer
Time may not heal all wounds, but a proprietary mix of peptides and gel developed by U of T Engineering researchers heals most.
Dec 14, 2016
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Medical research
Research links senescent cells and atherosclerosis progression
Atherosclerosis is a disease in which arteries narrow due to plaques. That narrowing can lead to heart attacks and strokes—both of which are leading causes of death in the U.S. Now, in a paper published in Science, Mayo ...
Oct 27, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Depriving deadly brain tumors of cholesterol may be their Achilles' heel
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and The Scripps Research Institute, with colleagues in Los Angeles and Japan, report that depriving deadly brain cancer ...
Oct 13, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Simple compound could provide first new therapy for myeloid leukemia in four decades
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) have identified a drug compound that arrests in mice the progression of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a bone marrow cancer that ...
Sep 16, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists create 'guided chemotherapy missiles' that target cancer cells and spare healthy ones
There's a good, bad and ugly to cancer chemotherapy. The good is that the drugs do often effectively kill cancer cells. The bad is that the drugs also damage other quickly dividing cells in the body, causing side effects ...
Jun 16, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Disrupting circadian rhythm of acute myeloid leukemia cells—a possible therapeutic pathway
According to a popular saying, 'timing is everything.' For acute myeloid leukemia (AML), that adage may be true. In a paper published in the April 7 issue of Cell, an international team led by researchers from the Broad Institute ...
Apr 8, 2016
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Medical research
New cell-engineering technique may lead to precision immunotherapies
UC San Francisco scientists have created a new class of highly customizable biological sensors that can be used to form "logic gates" inside cells of the immune system, giving these cells the capability to home in on and ...
Jan 29, 2016
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