Overstuffed cancer cells may have an Achilles’ heel
In a study using yeast cells and data from cancer cell lines, Johns Hopkins University scientists report they have found
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Genetic differences between strains of Epstein-Barr virus can alter its activity
Researchers at the University of Sussex have identified how differences in the genetic sequence of the two main strains of
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Anaphylactic shock: IgG antibodies and neutrophils play an unexpected role
Anaphylactic shock, an exacerbated allergic reaction that can prove fatal, is sometimes caused by the use of drugs during surgery.
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Increase in resolution, scale takes CT scanning and diagnosis to the next level
To diagnose and treat diseases like cancer, scientists and doctors must understand how cells respond to different medical conditions and
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Women caught in a pickle by their own immune systems: ASU scientists develop new hypothesis explaining sex differences in human diseases
Women get autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis eight times more than men do. On the
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Certain placental stem cells can regenerate heart after heart attack
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have demonstrated that stem cells derived from the placenta known
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Innovative mechanobiology research expands understanding of cells: New technology allows researchers to probe cell changes without disturbing the cell’s physiology
Researchers have developed a new technology that allows them to probe cell changes without disturbing the cell’s physiology — a
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Opportunistic cancer cells ‘slip through the gaps’ to spread through blood vessels
Cancer cells may rely on opportunism, as well as chemical signalling, to spread through the body, according to new findings
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Research decodes one way cancer survives treatment, proposes a way to prevent it
Cancer cells have various tricks up their metaphorical sleeves to survive in the face of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other cancer
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How immune cells help tumors escape body’s defenses
New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center sheds light on how
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