News tagged with healthy cells
Grape seed extract kills head and neck cancer cells, leaves healthy cells unharmed
Nearly 12,000 people will die of head and neck cancer in the United States this year and worldwide cases will exceed half a million.
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Rigged to explode? Inherited mutation links exploding chromosomes to cancer
An inherited mutation in a gene known as the guardian of the genome is likely the link between exploding chromosomes and some particularly aggressive types of cancer, scientists at the European Molecular Biology ...
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Study pinpoints and plugs mechanism of AML cancer cell escape
A study published this week in the journal Leukemia identifies a mechanism that acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells use to evade chemotherapy – and details how to close this escape route.
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Scientists reveal how bacteria build homes inside healthy cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria are able to build camouflaged homes for themselves inside healthy cells - and cause disease - by manipulating a natural cellular process.
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Study: Obesity limits effectiveness of flu vaccines
People carrying extra pounds may need extra protection from influenza.
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Scientists discover how cancers generate muscle-like contractions to spread around the body
Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have discovered that a protein called JAK triggers contractions in tumors which allows cancer cells to squeeze though tiny spaces and spread, in research published in Cancer Cell today. ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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New clue to Parkinson's: Shape of key protein surprises researchers
A new study finds that a protein key to Parkinson's disease has likely been mischaracterized. The protein, alpha-synuclein, appears to have a radically different structure in healthy cells than previously thought, challenging ...
Aug 14, 2011 |
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New mouse model for testing cancer drugs
Only one in twenty cancer drugs makes its way from the laboratory to become an approved pharmaceutical product. The majority of new agents are only shown to be unsuitable in the later phases of clinical development which ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Searching for fractals may help cancer cell testing
Scientists have long known that healthy cells looked and behaved differently from cancer cells. For instance, the nuclei of healthy cells -- the inner part of the cells where the chromosomes are stored -- ...
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Alcohol may combat diabetes, in moderation
A couple of beers a day can be part of a healthy lifestyle, and even reduce the risk of developing diabetes, Dutch researchers say.
Jan 14, 2011 |
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Meat, fish and ovarian cancer risk
(PhysOrg.com) -- What do meat, fish and ovarian cancer have in common? More than you would think, says Dr Penny Webb from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR).
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Remember magnesium if you want to remember
Those who live in industrialized countries have easy access to healthy food and nutritional supplements, but magnesium deficiencies are still common. That's a problem because new research from Tel Aviv University suggests ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Researchers identify protein that may explain 'healthy' obesity
Mice whose fat cells were allowed to grow larger than fat cells in normal mice developed "healthy" obesity when fed a high-fat diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found in a new study.
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Jan 29, 2009 |
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Scientists can now differentiate between healthy cells and cancer cells
One of the current handicaps of cancer treatments is the difficulty of aiming these treatments at destroying malignant cells without killing healthy cells in the process. But a new study by McMaster University researchers ...
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Jan 05, 2009 |
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