Kidney failure is a serious issue because kidneys cannot regenerate themselves after injury. A possible solution consists of artificially growing
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Stem cell treatments for arthritic knees are unproven, expensive and potentially dangerous
Twelve patients who tried injections of stem cells were hospitalized with infections, according to a report in the New York
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Infectivity of different HIV-1 strains may depend on which cell receptors they target
Distinct HIV-1 strains may differ in the nature of the CCR5 molecules to which they bind, affecting which cells they
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Stopping tumor cell movement halts cancer spread
Using an experimental model, scientists from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis stopped cancer cells from spreading, even after the
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Study bridges a divide in cell aging in neurodegenerative diseases
Research from the University of Toronto has shown that in some neurodegenerative diseases, two hallmarks of cell aging – protein
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Erlotinib improves progression-free survival in early mutated non-small cell lung cancer
Neoadjuvant erlotinib benefits selected epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated patients who undergo complete resection of stage IIIA-N2 stage non-small cell
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Resistance to therapy and tumor relapse attributed to specific cancer cell population
Resistance to therapy is a major problem in cancer patients, as resistant cells are at the root of tumour relapse
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Cancer breakthrough as scientists ‘supercharge’ an immune cell
Cancer breakthrough as scientists ‘supercharge’ an immune cell that could be mass-produced to be used in revolutionary new treatment Researchers
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Immune cell pruning of dopamine receptors may modulate behavioral changes in adolescence
A study by MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) researchers finds that the immune cells of the brain called microglia play
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Study provides new insights for ways to use cell metabolism to treat cancer
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have discovered that cell metabolism plays an important role in
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