This 'before and after' image could be thought of as stem cells' equivalent of an advert for anti-wrinkle cream: 'look how cells stay young!' It shows that a molecule called microRNA-142 allows stem cells to remain unchanged, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 16, 2016
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Advances in new treatments for diseases, including cancer, come about from innovative research with therapeutic potential. This was the starting point for the Peptides and Proteins Lab at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine ...
Biochemistry
Feb 3, 2016
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The micro-environment surrounding cancer cells is just as important as genes in regulating tumour progression. Scientists have therefore examined the biophysical and biochemical cues occurring in the vicinity of cancer cells. ...
General Physics
Feb 1, 2016
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FAU researchers develop method of measuring forces of tumor cells as they migrate through connective tissue.
General Physics
Dec 7, 2015
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The underlying principle of radiotherapy is using shaped beams of high energy light or particles to induce cell death in tumour cells, whilst sparing healthy cells. Radiotherapy can be incredibly effective, and is increasingly ...
Biochemistry
Dec 4, 2015
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Engineers at the University of Sheffield have discovered that tiny spherical bead-like devices can be guided by physical structures while swimming inside fluids. This opens up a wealth of future possibilities, such as using ...
Engineering
Dec 2, 2015
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University of Manchester scientists have discovered a cluster of 60 proteins that allow the body's cells to react to their environment and communicate with each other.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 27, 2015
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Baker's yeast cells living together in communities help feed each other, but leave incomers from the same species to die from starvation, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 27, 2015
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Neutron-capture therapy (NCT) provides an effective localised treatment for irradiating cancer tumours. However to ensure only cancerous cells are destroyed it is helpful to see where NCT drugs have accumulated in order to ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 27, 2015
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Physicists from the University of Sydney have devised a way to use diamonds to identify cancerous tumours before they become life threatening.
Earth Sciences
Oct 9, 2015
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