Scripps Research scientists have uncovered the workings of a critical process in cell survival. Their study, published recently in the
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How malaria infection activates natural killer cells
Malaria-infected red blood cells trigger the immune system’s first line of defense by releasing small vesicles that activate a pathogen
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Aggressive prostate and lung cancers are driven by common mechanisms, researchers find
UCLA researchers have discovered a common process in the development of late-stage, small cell cancers of the prostate and lung.
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Can we teach heart cells to grow up?
Scientists around the world have been trying to replace damaged heart tissue using lab-made heart-muscle cells (cardiomyocytes), either injecting them
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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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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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Back to the future: breast cancer reprises pathways found in fetal cells: Scientists identify genetic characteristics of fetal stem cells that may lead to breast cancer later in life
Using just a microscope, Italian surgeon Francesco Durante was struck by the similarities between cells in the most malignant cancers
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