Inside our brains lives a myriad of cell types that support complex human thought—from our ability to make memories and decisions, to our capacity for smell, taste, movement, and communication. Scientists do not yet fully ...
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Researchers at Hiroshima University have analyzed the molecular findings of almost 160 pediatric liver cancer cases and discovered molecular markers that should help to understand and treat the considerable variation in prognoses.
Sep 21, 2021
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have revealed how the tumor suppressor gene PTEN plays a more important role in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma than was previously appreciated. The research highlights a possible ...
Sep 17, 2021
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Inefficient cardiac repair after heart attacks is partially driven by a maladapted response to a low oxygen environment by immune cells, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Experimental ...
Aug 11, 2021
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Fighting a tumor is a marathon, not a sprint. For cancer-fighting T cells, the race is sometimes just too long, and the T cells quit fighting. Researchers even have a name for this phenomenon: T cell exhaustion.
Jul 19, 2021
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In cases of breast cancer, bone metastasis—when cancer cells spread to new sites in the bone—causes the most breast cancer-related harm and is often incurable in advanced disease. A new study by University of Arizona ...
Jun 30, 2021
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A cell-penetrating peptide developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center can prevent, in an animal model, the often-fatal septic shock that can result from bacterial and viral infections.
Jun 9, 2021
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One of the many effects of aging is loss of muscle mass, which contributes to disability in older people. To counter this loss, scientists at the Salk Institute are studying ways to accelerate the regeneration of muscle tissue, ...
May 25, 2021
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A preclinical study has found multiple myeloma is highly sensitive to a newly developed experimental therapy, according to research published today by Peter Mac scientists.
May 21, 2021
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The human immune system comprises functionally specialized cellular defense mechanisms that protect the body against disease. These include the dendritic cells. Their main function is to present antigens to other immune cells, ...
Apr 30, 2021
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