Woman who shared sickle cell video makes desperate plea for black blood donors
Siliana Coelho filmed a video of herself writhing in pain because of her sickle cell – and the clip quickly
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Researchers identify subtypes of squamous cell lung cancer
Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, with squamous cell lung cancer (SCC)
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Study pinpoints cell types affected in brains of multiple sclerosis patients
Scientists have discovered that a specific brain cell known as a ‘projection neuron’ has a central role to play in
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New alternate cell growth pathway could lead to better treatments for metastatic cancers
While researchers have a basic understanding of how primary cancer cells grow, less is known about metastasis, the deadly process
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Shingles vaccine safely prevents outbreaks among stem cell transplant patients
A newer form of shingles vaccine reduced outbreaks of the painful rash among patients who were transplanted with their own
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Study explores role of metabolism in immune cell behavior
What makes healthy cells change and become dysfunctional to the point of causing disease? In addition to a disruption in
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Intranasal stem cell therapy restores smell in mice
A stem cell therapy delivered into the nose can restore the sense of smell in a mouse model of olfactory
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Road to cell death mapped in the Alzheimer’s brain
Scientists have identified a new mechanism that accelerates aging in the brain and gives rise to the most devastating biological
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Proteins stand up to nerve cell regression
A study by Duke-NUS Medical School has found that members of the multiprotein ‘Integrator complex’, known for its role in
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Researchers create novel cell model of aging-related colon cancer risk
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers say a new study of clusters of mouse cells known as “organoids” has significantly
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