Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA have taken a closer look at existing mouse models of cancer, specifically comparing them to human cancer samples. These genetically engineered mouse ...
Dec 5, 2013
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Physicians who have more healthy habits are more likely than doctors without such habits to recommend five important lifestyle modifications to patients, including eating healthy, limiting sodium, maintaining a healthy weight, ...
Mar 14, 2012
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The spread of invasive cancer cells from a tumor's original site to distant parts of the body is known as metastasis. It is the leading cause of death in people with cancer. In a paper published online in iScience, University ...
Dec 5, 2018
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(AP)—New rules proposed in Britain would make it the first country to allow embryos to be made from the DNA of three people in order to prevent mothers from passing on potentially fatal genetic diseases to their babies.
Dec 17, 2014
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The nature versus nurture debate has a new talking point, with research into the role of the epigenome in non-genetic disease inheritance.
Apr 27, 2023
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A lot of women experience stress urinary incontinence, those bladder leaks that can happen when a woman is coughing, sneezing, laughing or exercising.
Mar 21, 2023
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Genetic information is stored in DNA and is passed on in a very stable manner from one cell to the next or from one generation to the next. On a cellular level, genetic information is transcribed from DNA into RNA (ribonucleic ...
Aug 9, 2018
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A new editorial paper has been published in Oncoscience, titled, "Be mindful of potential pitfalls when using the Cre-LoxP system in cancer research."
Dec 4, 2023
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has emerged as a leading cause of chronic liver disease worldwide, affecting approximately 38% of the global population from 2016 to 2019. NAFLD is characterized by the accumulation ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Adult stem cells have attracted great scientific interest because of their ability to self-renew and differentiate into other cell types. In an article published in Nature Communications, researchers reveal a new mechanism ...
Mar 11, 2024
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