Genetics
Clues to aging found in stem cells' genomes
Little hints of immortality are lurking in fruit flies' stem cells.
Feb 13, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Research discovers potential new Rx target for colon cancer
Genetic research conducted at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine and Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center demonstrated for the first time that a novel protein can cause normal cells in the lining of the colon to become malignant, ...
Sep 12, 2017
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Medical research
Scientists develop new way to study how human cells become immortal, a crucial precursor to cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Every day, some of your cells stop dividing, and that's a good thing. Cells that proliferate indefinitely are immortal, an essential early step in the development of most malignant tumors.
Nov 7, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Anchoring ABL for a better fate
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) is a cancer of the white blood cells that is most commonly found in adults and in the elderly. Its incidence has been estimated to be 1 to 2 in 100,000 people. CML was the first cancer to ...
Aug 27, 2013
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Medical research
Telomere length influences cancer cell differentiation
Researchers from the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research in Tokyo have discovered that forced elongation of telomeres (extensions on the end of chromosomes) promotes the differentiation of cancer cells, probably reducing ...
Jun 27, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Immortality gene mutation identifies brain tumors, other cancers
Newly identified mutations in a gene that makes cells immortal appear to play a pivotal role in three of the most common types of brain tumors, as well as cancers of the liver, tongue and urinary tract, according to research ...
Mar 18, 2013
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Genetics
Not dead yet: Junk DNA is back
A controversy at last: most of our DNA is junk, no it isn't, yes it is. Actually, I think it is – up to 90% really is junk.
Mar 15, 2013
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Medical research
Swine cells could power artificial liver
Chronic or acute, liver failure can be deadly. Toxins take over, the skin turns yellow and higher brain function slows.
Feb 27, 2013
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Medical research
Longevity gene makes Hydra immortal and humans grow older
Why do we get older? When do we die and why? Is there a life without ageing? For centuries, science has been fascinated by these questions. Now researchers from Kiel (Germany) have examined why the polyp Hydra is immortal ...
Nov 13, 2012
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US cryonics founder dies, has body frozen
Robert Ettinger, founder of a movement that advocates storing bodies at ultra-low temperatures after death until new technology allows them to be revived, has died and his body frozen at the institute he founded, his family ...
Jul 25, 2011
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