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Pig-induced pluripotent stem cells may be safer than previously thought

Pig stem cell research conducted by two animal scientists at the University of Georgia reveals a better way to determine the safety of future stem cell therapies than rodent-based models.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Apple 'genius' Steve Jobs dies from cancer

Suddenly, the next version of the iPhone doesn't seem so important. It's time to mourn Steve Jobs, the Silicon Valley maestro who always seemed to hit the right note as he transformed Apple Inc. into technology's ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 47

Jobs said little about pancreatic cancer struggle

(AP) -- Steve Jobs managed to live more than seven years with a rare form of pancreatic cancer that grows more slowly than the common kind. But his need for a liver transplant two years ago was a bad sign ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 8

Bioengineers reprogram muscles to combat degeneration

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have turned back the clock on mature muscle tissue, coaxing it back to an earlier stem cell stage to form new muscle. Moreover, they showed in mice that ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In Jobs' second act with Apple, a dramatic revival

Steve Jobs' resignation as Apple Inc.'s CEO on Wednesday was freighted with sentimental significance, the curtain call on a dramatic 14-year performance in which he rescued one of the world's most beloved ...

Technology / Business

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Everolimus improves progression-free survival for patients with rare pancreatic cancer

In an international Phase III randomized study, everolimus, an inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), has shown to dramatically improve progression-free survival for patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Genetic code deciphered for form of pancreatic cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Johns Hopkins have deciphered the genetic code for a type of pancreatic cancer called neuroendocrine or islet cell tumors. The work, described online in the Jan. 20 issue of Science Express, shows ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists crack genetic code for form of pancreatic cancer

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have deciphered the genetic code for a type of pancreatic cancer, called neuroendocrine or islet cell tumors. The work, described online in the Jan. 20 issue of Science Express, shows that patien ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Apple shares fall 2 pct with Jobs on medical leave

(AP) -- Shares of Apple Inc. fell modestly Tuesday following the company's disclosure that Steve Jobs, the CEO who transformed the niche computer maker into the most-envied consumer-electronics brand today, ...

Technology / Business

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Grow your own transplant' may be possible for men with type 1 diabetes

Men with type 1 diabetes may be able to grow their own insulin-producing cells from their testicular tissue, say Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) researchers who presented their findings today at the American Society ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast


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