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Scientists open new window into how cancers override cellular growth controls
Rapidly dividing cancer cells are skilled at patching up damage that would stop normal cells in their tracks, including wear and tear of telomeres, the protective caps at the end of each chromosome.
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Researchers uncover mechanism that regulates human pluripotent stem cell metabolism
Human pluripotent stem cells, which can develop into any cell type in the body, rely heavily on glycolysis, or sugar fermentation, to drive their metabolic activities.
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Controlling self-renewal of stem cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) are the first to establish a direct link between a conserved stem cell factor and the cell cycle regulation in ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
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The art of dividing: Researchers decode function and protein content of the centrosome
A basic requirement for growth and life of a multicellular organism is the ability of its cells to divide. A protein complex, the so-called centrosome, plays a major role during cell division. Scientists at ...
Sep 06, 2010 |
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Researchers find way to make cancer cells more mortal
Washington State University researchers have discovered a way to help cancer cells age and die, creating a promising avenue for slowing and even stopping the growth of tumors.
Jul 16, 2010 |
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The Handicraft of Cellular Transport Complexes
(PhysOrg.com) -- A protein complex, which is an important link in a cellular transport chain, also initiates the assembly of the next link in the chain. This newly-won insight will now allow a better understanding ...
May 25, 2010 |
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Potential new drug target to combat Kaposi's sarcoma
Research from the University of Leeds has identified how the virus which causes Kaposi's Sarcoma replicates and spreads - opening a door to a possible new treatment for the disease.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 06, 2010 |
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Key mechanism identified in metastatic breast cancer
Scientists at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center have identified a key molecular mechanism in breast cancer that enables tumor cells to spread to adjacent or distant parts of the body in a process called metastasis. ...
May 04, 2010 |
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Unwanted guests: How herpes simplex virus gets rid of the cell's security guards
A viral infection is like an uninvited, tenacious houseguest in the cell, using a range of tricks to prevent its eviction. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified one of the ...
Jan 21, 2010 |
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Slimming gene regulates body fat
Scientists at the University of Bonn, Germany, have discovered a previously unknown fruit fly gene that controls the metabolism of fat. Larvae in which this gene is defective lose their entire fat reserves. Therefore the ...
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Researchers Shed Light on Muscle Growth Regulator
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research at the University of Cincinnati has led to the first published structure of myostatin, a protein that regulates muscle growth in animals, offering hope for major advances in the fight ...
Jul 30, 2009 |
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DNA's repair system studied in hopes of better cancer treatments
For a human cell, this is a scary world. Each of the 60 trillion or so cells in the average person's body is damaged tens of thousands, perhaps a million, times a day, scientists say.
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Researchers discover a new pathway that regulates inflammation
Inflammation, the body's earliest response to damage or infection, can aid the healing process and trigger an immune response against invading pathogens. But inflammation gone awry can also undermine health, ...
Mar 11, 2009 |
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