Medical research
Mutated cells need to be near each other to kickstart cancer
Scientists have revealed a key factor that influences whether malignant cells will grow to form a tumor, in a new study published today in eLife.
Jul 21, 2020
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Neuroscience
The first model proposed to simulate the functioning of concept cells in the brain
Lobachevsky University scientists together with foreign colleagues for the first time theoretically substantiated the existence of concept cells. These are individual neurons, and each of them is responsible for its own abstract ...
Jun 18, 2020
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Neuroscience
New imaging method tracks brain's elusive networks
Understanding the source and network of signals as the brain functions is a central goal of brain research. Now, Carnegie Mellon engineers have created a system for high-density EEG imaging of the origin and path of normal ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Cervical precancer identified by fluorescence, in a step toward bedside detection
A team of researchers at Tufts University's School of Engineering and its School of Medicine, and physicians at Tufts Medical Center have developed a method using fluorescence to detect precancerous metabolic and physical ...
May 19, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers discover how HIV hides from treatment
Even after successful antiretroviral therapy, HIV can hide dormant in a tiny number of immune system cells for decades and re-emerge to threaten the life of its host. Now Yale University researchers have discovered a molecular ...
May 13, 2020
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Medical research
SARS-CoV-2 targets many cell types, analysis of single-cell data suggests
The new coronavirus invades cells that sport certain molecules on their surfaces. A network of researchers realized they already had the data to identify these cells.
May 12, 2020
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Medical research
New discovery explains how the prostate gland regenerates itself
The standard treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer is androgen-deprivation therapy. Androgens are hormones that fuel prostate cell growth; removing them with either drugs or surgery causes the prostate gland to ...
May 1, 2020
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Medical research
Understanding Alzheimer's through cell analysis and sex-specific research
The average human brain is the most complicated structure on Earth. Weighing in at three pounds, this amazing organ controls all of the body's functions, manages interactions with the outside world, stores and retrieves memories, ...
Apr 6, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Discovery that cells inject each other opens new line of attack on cancer
Although most cancer cells are killed by chemotherapy, individual cells vary in their sensitivity, so that some cancer cells often escape. Diversity among cancer cells is thus an issue for cancer treatment.
Mar 24, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New technology helps in hunt for new cancer drug combinations
A revolutionary new technology has been applied to reveal the inner workings of individual cancer cells—potentially identifying more effective treatment combinations for people with cancer.
Mar 19, 2020
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