In the quest to develop a vaccine that triggers the immune system to prevent HIV infection, researchers have focused on
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Age-related changes in skin structure and lymphatic system promote melanoma metastasis: Reduced expression of the HAPLN1 protein in older patients was implicated in these changes
Changes in the structure of the skin and the lymphatic system that occur with the natural aging process create permissive
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Proof-of-concept HIV immunotherapy study passes Phase 1 safety trial
Preliminary results from a phase I clinical trial have demonstrated the safety and tolerability of a cell therapy involving the
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Shedding light on 100-year-old cancer mystery
For almost a century, scientists have observed a strange behavior in cancer cells: They prefer a less-efficient pathway to produce
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Unexpected cell population key to blood cancer relapse: Cancer regenerating cells responsible for the return of acute myeloid leukemia after remission
McMaster University researchers have provided evidence of new cancerous cells they have termed cancer regenerating cells, which are responsible for
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Ovarian cancer: Quick steps to widespread disease: Blocking glycogen, a key energy source, could slow or prevent tumor spread
In nearly 80 percent of women with ovarian cancer, the disease has already spread to the omentum before it was
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A ‘homing system’ targets therapeutic T-cells to brain cancer
A multi-institution international team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has developed a new strategy to overcome one
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Unlocking the secrets of cell division in cancer
Scientists at Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina have found that some cells can divide without
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Insulin gives an extra boost to the immune system
The role of insulin as a boost to the immune system to improve its ability to fight infection has been
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Measuring the tension of a cell with a molecule
The volume of cells can vary dramatically. Similarly to an inflating balloon, the volume increase of growing cells pushes on
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