A study by UCLA researchers is the first to demonstrate a technique for coaxing pluripotent stem cells—which can give rise
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Rainforest vine compound kills resilient cancer cells
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, and the condition has a poor outlook. According to the American Cancer Society
Continue reading »Pancreatic cancer cells are ‘addicted’ to key protein
Pancreatic cancer is particularly difficult to treat. The American Cancer Society estimate that up to 61 percent of people with
Continue reading »Multiple sclerosis: Accumulation of B cells triggers nervous system damage
B cells are important in helping the immune system fight pathogens. However, in the case of the neurological autoimmune disease
Continue reading »Failing heart cells trigger self-protection mechanism
An unexpected finding that links a structural heart protein to gene regulation following heart stress suggests potential new avenues for
Continue reading »Extracellular vesicles help pass information between cells and onto offspring
New studies reveal that small, membrane-bound particles transported between cells have wide-ranging and long-term effects in the brain and throughout
Continue reading »Single-cell analysis reveals how melanoma cells resist immunotherapy
Unleashing the immune system to fight tumors—an approach enabled by immunotherapy—has led to remarkable outcomes in some cancer patients, but
Continue reading »Tall People Have Higher Risk For Cancer Because They Have More Cells
Height could be a factor that can affect a person’s odds of developing cancer. Findings of a new research have
Continue reading »Revealing the molecular mystery of human liver cells
A map of the cells in the human liver has been created by University Health Network Transplant Program and University
Continue reading »Scientists grow functioning human neural networks in 3-D from stem cells
A team of Tufts University-led researchers has developed three-dimensional (3-D) human tissue culture models for the central nervous system that
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