Precancerous stem cells can form tumor blood vessels
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Tumors require a blood supply to grow, but how they acquire their network of blood vessels is poorly understood. A new study here shows that tumor blood vessels can develop from precancerous stem cells, a recently discovered ...
Newly discovered role of thyroid hormone during pregnancy
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Thyroid hormone deficiencies in early pregnancy can cause locomotor underdevelopment in the child, according to research from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The results bring new insights into brain ...
Gene newly linked to inherited ALS may also play role in common dementia
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have linked a mutation in a gene known as TDP-43 to an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the neurodegenerative condition often called ...
Calls to doctor's office may delay stroke treatment
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Calling a primary care doctor instead of 9-1-1 at the first sign of a stroke can delay patients from reaching an emergency room during the most critical period — the first three hours after onset of stroke symptoms, researchers ...
