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A new potential weapon against cancer: Nanotechnology

ScientistsinShanghaisaytheyhavemadeabreakthroughinresearchinganalternativetochemotherapythatwouldtreattumorsinasafe,efficientwaywithzerosideeffectsforpatients.C

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Chinese scientists develop heart-on-a-chip device to aid drug screening

Chinesescientistshavedevelopeda"heart-on-a-chip"devicetomimicthebeatandcontractionofcardiacmusclecellsinvitro,whichcouldreplacenon-humananimalmodelsfordrugscree

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Study finds how fat tissue feeds tumors

AmericanresearchersreportedonMondayinthejournalCancerCellthatthemolecularmechanismsbywhichfatcellscommunicatewithtumortissue,providingenergytothelatter.SanfordP

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Chinese scientists find new method to induce stem cells

Chinesescientistshavemadeabreakthroughincreatingstemcellswithacocktailoftwochemicalsthatcaninducematuresomaticcellstoturnbackintopluripotentstemcells.Thestudyby

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Older people still grow new brain cells, study finds

Anewstudyhasfoundthatthebrainsofpeopleasoldas79maystillmakenewnervecells,suggestingthatmanyseniorsmayretainmoreoftheircognitiveandemotionalabilitieslongerthanpr

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What Makes Some Hair Curly? Not Quite What Scientists Thought

Everydayisacurlyhairdayforsheep.Thosecurlsandkinksarepartofwhatmakeswoolensweaterssocozy—themazeoffibershelpstrapwarmair,keepingitclosetothebody.Butwrappedupint

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Stem cell eye treatment safe, restores some vision: study

Twopeoplewithseverevisionlossduetoadegenerativeeyediseaseareabletoreadafterembryonicstemcelltreatment,researcherssaidMonday.Thepairsufferfrom"wet"age-relatedmac

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Researchers improve spinach-based solar cells by adding blackberry dye

Biohybridsolarcellsaren'tnearlyasefficientasstandardsiliconpanels,butincludingnaturalmaterialsinrenewableenergycouldmakeitmorecost-effective.Scientistshaverefin

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Scientists make cells glow so brightly they can be seen outside the body

Scientistshavestolenatrickfromfirefliesandjellyfishtomakeanimalswithcellsthatglowsobrightlytheycanbeseenfromoutsidethebody.TheJapaneseteamcreatedmiceandmarmoset

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Researchers use nanorobots to kill tumors in mice

Ourcurrentmethodsoffightingmalignanttumorsarewildlyinadequate.Chemotherapyandradiationtreatments,whilesometimessuccessful,comewithmassivesideeffects,mainlybecau

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China announces world's first lung regenerative therapy

TongjiUniversityhasannouncedwhatitsaysisamajorbreakthroughinthetreatmentoflungdiseasebyrepairingtissuethroughstemcelltransplantation.Theregenerativetherapyworks

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Human eggs grown to maturity in lab: researchers

Scientistshavegrownhumaneggcellstofullmaturityinthelabinapotentialbreakthroughforfertilitytreatment,theyannouncedinastudypublishedFriday.ResearchersinNewYorkand

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Scientists find "anxiety cells" in mice brains

Scientistsrecentlyfoundwhattheycalled"anxietycells"inthebrainsofmice,raisinghopestobettertreatanxietydisordersamonghumanbeings,accordingtomediareports.Thestudyp

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Alcohol may cause cancer by damaging stem cell DNA: study

DrinkingalcoholmaycauseirreversibledamagetotheDNAofstemcellsandincreasetheriskofdevelopingcertaincancers,anewstudyhasrevealed.Usinggeneticallymodifiedmice,Briti

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Mouse study shows how alcohol damages and can cause cancer

ResearchershaveusedmicetoshowhowalcoholdamagestheDNAofstemcellsresponsibleforproducingnewblood.Thismayexplainwhydrinkingincreasestheriskofcancer,accordingtoastu

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Scientists a step closer to mimicking way human body creates sperm

Scientistshavecomeastepclosertomimickingthenaturalprocessbywhichthebodycreatesspermfromstemcellsinworkthatcouldultimatelyprovidenewtreatmentsforinfertility.Spea

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Gene therapy may provide long-term protection against HIV: study

Anovelgenetherapythatengineerspatients'ownblood-formingstemcellsmayofterlong-termprotectionagainstHIV,thevirusthatcausesAIDS,U.S.researcherssaidThursday.Intesta