First results positive from rare 'natural statin' fruit
A little-known fruit used to make perfumes and Earl Grey tea is being investigated as a potential anti-cancer and anti-cholesterol treatment.
Biochemistry
May 3, 2018
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News tagged with cancer stem cells
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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From infection-dodging stem cells, new tactics for research on viral disease
For a stem cell, the future is wide open. It can divide infinitely to create more stem cells, or it can grow up into other kinds of cells, taking its place in the heart, brain, or other organs. But the stem cell loses something ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 30, 2018
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Study tracks protein's role in stem cell function
MCL-1 is a member of the BCL-2 family of proteins important for blocking apoptosis, or programmed cell death. Many types of cancer cells escape the body's effort to kill them by overexpressing MCL-1.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 23, 2018
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Scientists isolate cancer stem cells using novel method
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have devised a new technique to isolate aggressive cells thought to form the root of many hard-to-treat metastasized cancers—a significant step toward developing new drugs ...
Biochemistry
Feb 22, 2018
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In mice, a single vaccine prompts the immune system to fight breast, lung and skin cancers
In the field of regenerative medicine, induced pluripotent stem cells have a lot of neat tricks up their sleeves. One of them may be teaching the immune system how to beat back cancer.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 16, 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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Ribosomes found to induce somatic cell pluripotency
In 2012, a Japanese research group discovered that human skin cells acquire pluripotency when introduced to lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus acidophilus). Now, the same group of researchers has found that the cause of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 6, 2018
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Cancer tumours could help unravel the mystery of the Cambrian explosion
Could tumours help us explain the explosion of life of Earth? Scientists have typically explained the period of history when large animal species became much more diverse very quickly as the result of the planet's rising ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 23, 2018
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Breast cancer research gets a mechanical boost
One of the most puzzling questions in breast cancer research is why some tumors stay put, while rogue cells from others break free and spread to surrounding tissues, the first step toward creating a more lethal disease. Although ...
Engineering
Jan 9, 2018
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