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Study finds cell behaviour as cause behind resistance in neuroblastoma
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers have identified cause of neuroblastoma's resistance to chemotherapy and how treatment can be improved for future.
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Researchers find why Cancer cells require proteins, copper
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Study revealed why metal copper are required by human cells to perform essential biological functions. The conclusion drawn from studies demonstrating higher copper levels in tumor cells and blood serum from cancer patients is that cancer cells require more copper than healthy cells.
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Resistance in neuroblastoma attributed to altered cell behavior: Study
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The findings are significant for how future treatments should be designed and have been published in Science Advances.
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Study suggests key protein can predict survival of lung cancer patients
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A group, led by researchers from the University of Edinburgh, discovered that TLR2 helps control some of the body's defense mechanisms when cancerous mutations occur in cells.
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Immune system reboot in Multiple Sclerosis patients: Study
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Blood stem cell transplantation is a radical but highly effective therapy for multiple sclerosis. A study has now examined in detail the way in which the treatment curbs the autoimmune disease and how the immune system regenerates afterward. A better understanding of these mechanisms should
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Researchers reveal level of copper in tumor cells
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Small amounts of the metal copper are required by human cells to perform essential biological functions. The conclusion drawn from studies demonstrating higher copper levels in tumor cells and blood serum from cancer patients is that cancer cells require more copper than healthy cells.
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Identification of the cells responsible for colon cancer relapse
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Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in the world, with about 2 million new cases each year.
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Ultrathin solar cells promise improved satellite performance: Research
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In Journal of Applied Physics, by AIP Publishing, scientists from the University of Cambridge proposed a radiation-tolerant photovoltaic cell design that features an ultrathin layer of light-absorbing material.
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Researchers reveal stem cells used to generate mini-brains of last male Su
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Researchers generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and cerebral organoids from the last male Malaysian Sumatran rhino, according to a study published in the journal iScience on October 20. As noted by the authors, the organoids could contribute to knowledge about the evolutionary p
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Beer hops compounds could help protect against Alzheimer's disease: Study
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Beer is one of the oldest and most popular beverages in the world, with some people loving it and others hating the distinct, bitter taste of the hops used to flavor its many varieties. But an especially 'hoppy' brew might have unique health benefits. Recent research reports that chemicals e
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Synthetic peptides may suppress formation of harmful amyloid aggregates
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In Alzheimer's disease, the degeneration of brain cells is linked to formation of toxic protein aggregates and deposits known as amyloid plaques. Similar processes play an important role also in type 2 diabetes. A research team under the lead of the Technical University of Munich has now dev
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Study finds how innate immune system fights infectious agents
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Researchers revealed how innate immune system fights infectious agents and why the alarm messenger type I interferon is important for this process.
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