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Chemotherapy timing is key to success
Researchers have devised a novel cancer treatment that destroys tumor cells by first disarming their defenses, then hitting them with...
Pushing the boundaries of stem cells
Adults suffering from diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood-related disorders may benefit from life-saving treatment commonly used in...
Smartphone app detects bipolar disorder
A smartphone app that monitors subtle qualities of a person's voice during everyday phone conversations shows promise for detecting early...
‘Parent’ cells reset the cell division clock
Melbourne researchers have overturned a 40-year-old theory on when and how cells divide, showing that 'parent' cells program a cell...
Protein identified as important trigger of antiviral response
Cells have to protect themselves: against damage in their genetic material for one thing, but also against attack from the...
Mapping the spider genome
For the first time ever, a group of Danish and Chinese researchers has sequenced the genome of the spider. This...
Using DNA to build tool that may literally shine light on cancer
Bioengineers at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and the University of Montreal have used DNA to develop a tool...
Soy sauce molecule may unlock drug therapy for HIV patients
For HIV patients being treated with anti-AIDS medications, resistance to drug therapy regimens is commonplace. Often, patients develop resistance to...
One step closer to cell reprogramming
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona have taken a very important step towards understanding cell reprogramming...
World’s smallest, leadless heart pacemaker implanted
It's about the size of a large vitamin pill and, for the first time in Ohio, the smallest heart pacemaker...
Study identifies molecules that guide embryonic heart-forming cells
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an important step in understanding how hearts are formed in developing...
Immune Cells Outsmart Bacterial Infection by Dying
A new study led by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has painted a clearer picture...
Light-sensitive “eyes” in plants
Most plants try to turn towards the sun. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg have worked with Finnish colleagues to...
‘Lonely’ bacteria are more likely to become antibiotic-resistant
Scientists from the University of Manchester have discovered that microbes in smaller groups are more likely to mutate, resulting in...
Bioinformatics Approach Helps Researchers Find New Use for Old Drug
Developing and testing a new anti-cancer drug can cost billions of dollars and take many years of research. Finding an...
Transfused Blood Rejuvenates Old Mice
Something — or some things — in the blood of young mice has the ability to restore mental capabilities in...
30-year puzzle in breast cancer solved
In a new study published today in Cell Reports, scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center demonstrate that mice...
Functional Muscle Tissue in Humans from Pigs
Damaged leg muscles grew stronger and showed signs of regeneration in three out of five men whose old injuries were...
Fertility: Stem Cells Turned Into Germ Cells
Stem cells made from the skin of adult, infertile men yield primordial germ cells — cells that normally become sperm...
Electronic nose sniffs out prostate cancer using urine samples
We may soon be able to make easy and early diagnoses of prostate cancer by smell. Investigators in Finland have...