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Study gives clues to how adrenal cancer forms
Jun 04, 2009 |
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At the ends of chromosome are special pieces of DNA called telomeres. Think of it as the little tip that caps off a shoelace. The telomeres send signals to the cells to let them know it's the end point, not ...
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Key step in the 'puncture' mechanism of cell death revealed
May 12, 2008 |
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A team of medical researchers led by Dr Ruth Kluck at Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) has discovered a key step in the mechanism by which cells destroy themselves. In this process, called “apoptosis”, certain ...
New clues to pancreatic cells' destruction in diabetes
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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Researchers have found what appears to be a major culprit behind the loss of insulin-producing β cells from the pancreases of people with diabetes, a critical event in the progression of the disease.
Researchers identify mechanism that helps bacteria avoid destruction in cells
Oct 10, 2009 |
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Infectious diseases currently cause about one-third of all human deaths worldwide, more than all forms of cancer combined. Advances in cell biology and microbial genetics have greatly enhanced understanding of the cause and ...
Researchers uncover secrets of salmonella's stealth attack
Apr 16, 2009 |
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A single crafty protein allows the deadly bacterium Salmonella enterica to both invade cells lining the intestine and hijack cellular functions to avoid destruction, Yale researchers report in the April 17 issue of the jo ...
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Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Users from Argonne's Materials Science Division and University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine, working collaboratively on a user science project with CNM's Nanobio Interfaces Group, have discovered ...
FDA-approved drug may slow beta cell destruction in type 1 diabetes patients
Dec 04, 2009 |
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New findings by UT Southwestern researchers suggest that a drug already used to treat autoimmune disorders might also help slow the destruction of insulin-producing cells in patients recently diagnosed with ...
Protein plays unexpected role protecting chromosome tips
Aug 13, 2009 |
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A protein specialist that opens the genomic door for DNA repair and gene expression also turns out to be a multi-tasking workhorse that protects the tips of chromosomes and dabbles in a protein-destruction ...
Motorola accuses ex-CFO of destroying evidence
Apr 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Motorola Inc. accused its former chief financial officer Wednesday of hiding his tracks by wiping files from a company laptop.
Immune cells kill foes by disrupting mitochondria 2 ways
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May 15, 2008 |
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When killer T cells of the immune system encounter virus-infected or cancer cells, they unload a lethal mix of toxic proteins that trigger the target cells to self-destruct. A new study shows T cells can initiate cellular ...
SIRT1 takes down tumors
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Yuan et al. have identified another anti-cancer effect of the "longevity" protein SIRT1. By speeding the destruction of the tumor promoter c-Myc, SIRT1 curbs cell division. The study will be published online ...
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