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Study sheds light on cancer origins

ResearchersfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louisfoundthat,whilerapidlydividingyetaberrantstemcellsareamajorsourceofcancer,maturecellsalsoplayakeyroleininitiatingca

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Obesity prevention may become easier with fat cell control: study

ResearchersatWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicineinSt.Louishaveidentifiedawaytopreventfatcellsfromgrowinglarger,aprocessthatleadstoweightgainandobesity.Byactiva

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Expanding DNA’s alphabet lets cells produce novel proteins

Scientistsareexpandingthegeneticcodeoflife,usingman-madeDNAtocreateasemi-syntheticstrainofbacteria–andnewresearchshowsthosealteredmicrobesactuallyworkedtoproduc

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U.S. scientists find new possibility to cure leukemia

AgroupofAmericanscientistshavefoundanewpossibilitytocureleukemia,adeadlydiseasethatknocksdownpatientsasyoungasonlysevenyearsold,theresultsofanewstudypublishedMo

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Metal from asteroid that killed dinosaurs can 'destroy' cancer cells

Metalfromtheasteroidthatcausedtheextinctionofthedinosaurscanbeusedtotargetanddestroycancercells,accordingareportpublishedbytheUniversityofWarwick.Thereportsaidr

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CAR-T cell therapy saves cancer patients in China

Insteadofgettingchemotherapyorwaitingforhematopoieticstemcelltransplantation,a12-year-oldgirlfromsouthwestChina'sChongqingMunicipalitywassavedbyanon-conventiona

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Scientists create 'tooth cracker' device to harvest stem cells

Thatpeskywisdomtoothyou'regladyougotridofisapparentlyagreatsourceofstemcellsthatcouldsavelives.However,it'snoteasygettingtothetoothrootpulpthatcontainsthosecell

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Scientists find potential new way to target Ebola: U.S. journal

ScientistshavefoundapotentialnewwaytoattackEbola,thedeadlyvirusravagingWestAfricajusttwoyearsago,accordingtoastudypublishedTuesdayinmBio,anopen-accessjournaloft

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Maze-like chip helps spot aggressive cancer cells

It'sdifficulttospotcancercells--justoneinabillionbloodcellsarecancerous.Howdoyouisolatethemtoknowthetroublesomeoneisfacingandeventuallytreatit?Bydrawingthekindo

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'Shape-shifting' bacteria spotted on International Space Station

BacterialcellstreatedwithacommonantibiotichavebeenspottedchangingshapetosurvivewhileaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Thewaybacteriaactinnear-zerogravitye

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Zika virus may propose a new tool to fight brain cancer

TheZikaviruscanunleashhavoconthebrainofadevelopingfetus,butitsdestructivepowermayalsobeharnessedtofightastubbornformofadultbraincancer,researcherssaidTuesday.Ea

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First cancer gene therapy gets US go-ahead

USregulatorsonWednesdayapprovedthefirstgenetherapyagainstcancer--atreatmentthatusesapatient'sownimmunecellstofightleukemia--openinganewerainthefightagainstoneof

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Scientists unveil a possible new way of healing wounds in the future

ScientistsatOhioStateUniversityhavedevelopedanewmethodthathasthecapabilityofchangingthebody'sexistingcellsintonewcellstopromotehealing.Themethod,calledTissueNan

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Hunt for HIV cure turns to cancer drugs

TheoutstandingprogressinboostingtheimmunesystemtotreatcancermayhelpunlockacureforHIV,accordingtoscientistsmeetinginParis.Thebody'snormaldefencesstruggletocleart

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HIV and cancer teams double up to seek out new disease killers

HIVexpertsataninternationalconferencestartingonSaturdayarekeenlycourtingcolleaguesinoncologytoexplorewhetheradvancesinharnessingtheimmunesystemagainstcancercanh

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New study offers tips for growing artificial skin

New research at the University of California, Berkeley, indicates that the rubber-like elasticity of skin, which contracts to its original shape after being stretched, is key to the development of regularly spaced hairs and sweat glands during development.

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Tailor-made cancer 'vaccine' proves safe: trial results

Twoexperimentaltreatmentsforskincancer,tailor-madetotargetaparticularpatient'stumours,provedsafeinsmall-scaletrials,theirdevelopersreportedWednesday.Thevaccines