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Chemistry World
February 16, 2009
Manisha Lalloo |
Rodents shed light on aging Researchers in Texas believe naked mole rats may hold the key to healthy aging, after discovering that the long-living rodents are able to maintain protein stability and function well into old age.   |
Chemistry World
July 13, 2011
Hayley Birch |
Naked mole-rat genome holds clue to beating cancer The recently published draft sequence of the naked mole-rat genome promises to reveal the secrets of its long and remarkably cancer-free existence, potentially providing new targets for anti-cancer drugs. |
Scientific American
January 2009
Charles Q. Choi |
Do White Blood Cells Make Cancer Deadly? The ability to spread underlies the killing power of cancer. The process occurs, John Pawelek thinks, when tumor cells fuse with white blood cells -- an idea that, if right, could yield new therapies |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2010
Richard Saltus |
Three-Dimensional Cell Cultures Thinking big but starting small, Sangeeta Bhatia is closing in on her ambitious goal: growing human livers in the lab from scratch. |
Chemistry World
July 31, 2012
Fiona McKenzie |
Sorting the good from the bad US scientists have found a way to separate cancerous cells from healthy cells by taking advantage of their adhesion properties. Separating cancer cells for analysis is a critical step for determining the recommended course of treatment for patients. |
Chemistry World
August 19, 2009
Phillip Broadwith |
Antioxidants could promote cancer Some tumor cells can actually use antioxidants to protect themselves from natural cellular defense mechanisms, enabling them to survive and proliferate. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2007
Brian Orelli |
Stem Your Expectations of Stem-Cell Discoveries Making "stem" cells out of skin cells isn't all it's cracked up to be. The recent discovery has a long way to go before it can catch up to the research currently being done with stem cells. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 56
Jeffrey Krise |
A Basic Approach to Chemotherapy Chemists have found a way to attack malignant cells with an anticancer drug, while sparing healthy cells. |
Chemistry World
July 28, 2009
Michael Gross |
DNA to direct and switch off chemo Researchers in the US have developed a new approach to cancer chemotherapy using short DNA strands to help target delivery of the drug directly to cancer cells, and 'call it off' should problems arise. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2010
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Fruit Fly Cells Don't All Know What Sex They Are HHMI scientists have now found that many cells in male and female fruit flies not only look the same, they are more identical at a molecular level than was previously thought. |
Chemistry World
April 10, 2008
Sarah Houlton |
Radiotherapy Side-Effects Suppressed A new drug being developed by scientists at Cleveland BioLabs (CBLI) in the US may hold the key to protecting healthy cells from the effects of radiotherapy during cancer treatment. |
Scientific American
March 2007
Alison Snyder |
Sight for Sore Eyes Having generated a cell source and overcome the safety concerns associated with transplanting stem cells, researchers still face possibly their biggest challenge: showing that the transplanted photoreceptors wire up to other neurons that eventually connect to the optic nerves. |
Chemistry World
November 13, 2006
Simon Hadlington |
New Natural Painkiller Discovered Researchers have discovered a natural painkiller in humans which in tests on rats is several times more potent than morphine. The compound, a short peptide of five amino acids, has been named opiorphin. |
Wired
August 2003
Jennifer Kahn |
The End of Cancer (As we Know it) Diagnosis. Chemotherapy. Radiation. Slow painful death. No more. A new era of cancer treatment is dawning. Meet three scientists who are using the revelations of the Human Genome Project to reshape medicine. |
Popular Mechanics
November 27, 2007
Alex Hutchinson |
Stem Cells 2.0: Beyond the Hype, Engineers Look to Build Fast Engineers play the important role of making lab bench discoveries reproducible and efficient for use in industry. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
New Cancer Therapies As cancer research explodes, the availability of new and innovative interventions is expanding almost daily. |
Scientific American
March 2009
Elaine Schattner |
A Chip against Cancer: Microfluidics Scrutinizes T Cells With just a blood sample, a device could determine whether cancer is about to spread or monitor the progress of treatment |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Innovations and Opportunities The latest scientific news is about fighting aging, heart disease, and cancer. |
Scientific American
January 2, 2006
JR Minkel |
T Cells for Brain Cells Some researchers claim that inducing a mild autoimmune reaction could actually protect the central nervous system from a spectrum of neurodegenerative conditions, from glaucoma and spinal cord injury to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. |
Managed Care
June 2007
Thomas Morrow |
Dendritic Cell Vaccine Hits FDA Roadblock Questions about study design and analysis prompted the FDA to postpone action on Provenge, a treatment for advanced prostate cancer. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006 |
Melanoma: A Type of Skin Cancer Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. Most other skin cancers don't spread, but melanoma can spread through the whole body. If it is found early, it can be cured. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006 |
Checking Yourself for Signs of Skin Cancer It's a good idea to check your skin each month for signs of skin cancer. The sooner skin cancer is found, the greater the chance that it can be cured. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Arena Sheds a Few Pounds Off Its To-Do List The brain cancer issue seems to be rat specific. |
BusinessWeek
December 12, 2005
Michael Arndt |
Cancer Cells With A Death Wish Is Abbott Labs' Stephen Fesik closing in on a way to make cancer cells self-destruct? |
BusinessWeek
June 13, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Biotech, Finally The past 30 years of biological discoveries, insights into the human genome, and exotic chemical manipulation have unleashed a wave of biological drugs, many of them reengineered human proteins. |
Chemistry World
February 11, 2013
Helen Potter |
A new system for cancer detection Cancer cells have been found to differ from normal cells in several ways, including the make up of their cell membranes. Cancer-cell membranes have been found to contain more anionic lipids than normal cells, leading to an overall negatively charged cell surface. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011
Jennifer Michalowski |
Memory Cells at the Ready Special neurons give rodents a leg up when facing unfamiliar territory. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2000 |
How to Prevent Melanoma Melanoma is a kind of skin cancer. It is sometimes called malignant melanoma. Melanoma is becoming more common every year. This is a very serious kind of skin cancer that can cause death.... |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Nanotech and the War on Cancer New imaging advances in nanotechnology will help speed cancers' end. What does it mean for investors? |
Health
February 23, 2009 |
Top 3 Problems Your Doctor May Miss The average doctor's appointment lasts a paltry 10 minutes, a visit so brief it's easy for your doc to forget to do some important checking |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Arlene Weintraub |
The Stem-Cell Flap: Simmer Down Advocates are overstating stem cells' near-term ability to treat grave illnesses. In doing so, they not only distort the science; the hopes they raise among many people who are sick today are also sure to be dashed. |
Chemistry World
August 15, 2007
John Bonner |
Chemists Claim Biological Alchemy South Korean chemists say they have turned muscle cells from the sole of a human foot into something akin to stem cells, using a simple molecule called neurodazine. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011
Richard Saltus |
T-Cell Booster Kits A bioengineer remodels cell surfaces to prod the immune system. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2002 |
Skin Cancer: Reduce Your Risk With "Safe-Sun" Guidelines Safe-sun guidelines are four ways to protect your skin and reduce your risk of skin cancer. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2004
Charly Travers |
Are Stem Cells a Rule Breaker? Does the science offer real hope or just hype? Biotech investors take on enough risk in the normal course of drug development that they do not need to worry about whether or not the underlying technology even works. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2001 |
Melanoma What is melanoma?... Who gets melanoma?... Where do melanomas occur?... What does a melanoma look like?... |
Food Processing
August 2006
Mark Anthony |
Diet and Cancer Over the past 50 years, deaths from heart disease, stroke and infectious diseases have decreased significantly -- but the same cannot be said of cancer. |
BusinessWeek
September 23, 2010
Rob Waters |
Stem Cells That Save Big Pharma a Bundle Drugmakers hope to save big by using stem cells to test drugs for dangerous side effects long before costly human trials are needed. |
Fast Company
March 2008
Elizabeth Svoboda |
Eureka? Alan Trounson, the new president of California's stem-cell agency, talks about the science, the opposition, and his qualms about working with embryos. |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
8 Cancer Myths The following myths about cancer have been debunked by doctors and scientists the world over. So do yourself and your community a favor: read the facts and spread the word. |
Chemistry World
February 28, 2013
Andy Extance |
Chemical transport defines 'Goldilocks' cell size A US team has suggested molecular movement as an answer to the question of why cells are the size they are. A question that they say 'still awaits an answer from first principles'. |
