News tagged with cancer of the bone marrow
New study aims to reduce risk of childhood leukemia
A study led by Dr Marcus Cooke at the University of Leicester and funded by World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) UK is looking at whether consuming caffeine during pregnancy might affect the unborn baby's risk of developing ...
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Improved adult-derived human stem cells have fewer genetic changes than expected
A team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the National Human Genome Research Institute has evaluated the whole genomic sequence of stem cells derived from human bone marrow cells—so-called induced pluripotent ...
May 01, 2012 |
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FANCM plays key role in inheritance
Scientists of KIT and the University of Birmingham have identified relevant new functions of a gene that plays a crucial role in Fanconi anemia, a life-threatening disease.
Apr 30, 2012 |
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New coating for hip implants could prevent premature failure
Every year, more than a million Americans receive an artificial hip or knee prosthesis. Such implants are designed to last many years, but in about 17 percent of patients who receive a total joint replacement, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Lineage trees reveal cells' histories
In recent years, a number of controversial claims have been made about the female mammal's egg supply – that it is renewed over her adult lifetime (as opposed to the conventional understanding that she is born with all ...
Feb 23, 2012 |
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New class of drugs for the reversible inhibition of proteasomes
As the "recycling plant" of the cell, the proteasome regulates vitally important functions. When it is inhibited, the cell chokes on its own waste. Cancer cells, in particular, are very sensitive because they ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Cancer-killing cells are caught on film in more 3D detail than ever before
Scientists reveal in more detail than ever before how white blood cells kill diseased tissue using deadly granules, in research published today in PLoS Biology.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Got flow cytometry? All you need is five bucks and a cell phone
(PhysOrg.com) -- Flow cytometry, a technique for counting and examining cells, bacteria and other microscopic particles, is used routinely in diagnosing disorders, infections and cancers and evaluating the ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 26, 2011 |
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New technique boosts efficiency of blood cell production from human stem cells
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have developed an improved technique for generating large numbers of blood cells from a patient's own cells. The new technique will be immediately useful ...
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Moving beyond embryonic stem cells: Encouragement on the horizon
For nearly two decades, the medical world and the American public have grappled with the lightning-rod topic of stem cells, in particular the controversy surrounding cells from human embryos. But when researchers four years ...
Jul 05, 2011 |
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A stem cell target for expanding waistlines?
Researchers may have found the key to developing a method to rid the body of stem cells responsible for driving fat expansion. According to a report in the June 16 Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press publication, they've landed ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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