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Young Women Take Charge as Lifesavers - Asmita and Sowmiya's Inspiring Sto
Updated : 2 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11: In a bid to increase awareness about blood stem cell donation, DKMS BMST Foundation India, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the fight against blood cancer, celebrates young women who recently donated stem cells. Recognising women blood stem cell donors ensu
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Macrophage ageing is triggered by cancer stem cells: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A group of researchers looked into the ways in which cancer stem cells avoid the immune system in mouse models.
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Study gives more insight into understanding cancer risk in gene therapies
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers have shown promising results about the potential of gene therapy to heal genetic disorders such as sickle cell disease, and the findings of this study, published in Nature Medicine, offer vital new insights into processes that occur in the body following treatment.
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Study finds cancer stem cells trigger macrophage ageing
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Cancerous tumours consist of a mixture of cells, the most important of which are cancer stem cells. These cells are capable of establishing new cancerous tumours by evading the immune response.
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Inhibiting aberrant stem cell signals during ageing reduces bone loss: Stu
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Ageing results in an increase in a cellular signal necessary for the skeleton's development, which weakens bones, according to a new study in mice. The study, led by researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine, found that blocking the signaling pathway, called Notch, in aging skeletal
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Do you know blocking abnormal stem cell signal during aging lessens relate
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A cellular signal essential to the development of the skeleton increases during aging to weaken bones, finds a new study in mice.
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Disease-causing stem cells in lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis: Stud
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Five lung stem cell variants predominate in the lungs of patients with advanced cystic fibrosis (CF), Wa Xian and Frank McKeon, two nationally renowned experts in cloning and stem cell science from the University of Houston report. These variants are responsible for important CF pathology fe
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Stem cell therapy may lower progression of relapsing multiple sclerosis: S
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or aHSCT for short, is typically used to treat blood cancers and involves collecting stem cells from the patient's own bone marrow or blood, followed by chemotherapy and antibody treatment
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First leukemia patient in UAE to receive treatment with CAR-T cells therap
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
This initiative, organised in coordination between UAE Pro League, Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Centre, and the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi, underscores the power of innovation and collaboration in the pursuit of better health and well-being, celebrating the young boy's successful treatment
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Implantable device could allow injection-free diabetes management: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers created a unique implanted device that not only contains hundreds of thousands of insulin-producing islet cells but also has its own onboard oxygen factory that manufactures oxygen by splitting water vapour found in the body.
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Study shed new light on why cancer may spread to spine
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers, the vertebral bones that make up the spine are formed by a type of stem cell that secretes a protein that promotes tumour spread. The discovery provides light on why solid tumours typically metastasise to the spine and may aid in the developme
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Researchers give more insight into reasons why cancer may spread to spine
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a study conducted by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine, the vertebral bones that make up the spine originate from a special kind of stem cell that secretes a protein that encourages tumour metastasis. The finding opens up a new area of study into spinal illnesses, sheds light
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