Colorful potatoes may pack powerful cancer prevention punch
Compounds found in purple potatoes may help kill colon cancer stem cells and limit the spread of the cancer, according to a team of researchers.
Biochemistry
Aug 26, 2015
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Page 18 - News tagged with cancer stem cell
New insight into how stem cells interact with breast cancer cells
A Loughborough University Ph.D. student has provided new insight into how breast cancer cells interact with cells in our body by using a novel 3-D model.
Biochemistry
Feb 18, 2020
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Blood stem cells shown to be susceptible to ferroptosis, a type of cell death
The body is constantly replenishing the blood with new red and white blood cells thanks to a small but important group of cells called hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Now, researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT Harvard, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 17, 2023
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Marker for cancer stem cells—Fluorescent probe identifies tumor-initiating cells
Cells with stem-cell characteristics appear to be especially important in the formation and metastasis of tumors. Scientists have now developed a universal fluorescent probe for these "cancer stem cells". As reported in the ...
Biochemistry
Apr 4, 2018
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Versatile sensor against tumor initiating cells
Most cancer deaths are caused by recurrent or metastatic tumors. Conventional therapies target rapidly dividing tumor cells, but are unable to eradicate the highly chemoresistant tumor initiating cells (TICs), ultimately ...
Biochemistry
Feb 7, 2018
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Researchers discover 'milk' protein that enables survival of the species
Australian researchers have discovered the protein MCL-1 is critical for keeping milk-producing cells alive and sustaining milk production in the breast. Without milk production, offspring cannot survive, making MCL-1 essential ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 2, 2015
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Nobel laureate: We've just scraped the surface on the potential of stem-cell therapy
Martin Evans received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2007 for "for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells".
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 4, 2014
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Feline superheroes assemble to investigate tummy trouble
The Thundercats have nothing on this team of feline heroes.
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2019
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Hot on the trail of cellular metabolism: Researchers unravel the function of cell proteins
Cells have a metabolism that can be altered according to its function. If cellular metabolism is disturbed, it can lead to disease of the entire organism. Researchers at the Vetmeduni Vienna discovered that the uncoupling ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 4, 2014
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Unlocking the secrets of cell behavior on soft substrates: A paradigm shift in mechanobiology
A research group from the University of Turku and Turku Bioscience Center together with Misvik Biology Ltd in Finland have developed a new method for studying how cancer cells function in softer and stiffer tissue environments. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 18, 2023
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