Programmed cell death

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Programmed cell-death (or PCD) is death of a cell in any form, mediated by an intracellular program. In contrast to necrosis, which is a form of cell-death that results from acute tissue injury and provokes an inflammatory response, PCD is carried out in a regulated process which generally confers advantage during an organism's life-cycle. PCD serves fundamental functions during both plant and metazoa (multicellular animals) tissue development.

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Pores finding reveals targets for cancer and degenerative disease

Pores finding reveals targets for cancer and degenerative disease

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists have identified a key step in the biological process of programmed cell death, also called apoptosis.





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Scientists Uncover Protective Mechanism Against Liver Cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists from the UC San Diego School of Medicine and Osaka University in Japan have identified a protein switch that helps prevent liver damage, including inflammation, fibrosis and cancer. The ...


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Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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 ...


Long-term physical activity has an anti-aging effect at the cellular level

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Intensive exercise prevented shortening of telomeres, a protective effect against aging of the cardiovascular system, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.



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