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Cancer Cells' Achilles' Heel Revealed
April 24, 2013 Scientists from the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research (MCCIR) have discovered why a particular cancer drug is so effective at killing cells. Their findings could be used to ... > full story -
Important Fertility Mechanism Discovered
April 24, 2013 Scientists have discovered a new mechanism that controls egg cell fertility and that might have future therapeutic potential. They found that the blood protein fetuin-B plays an important and ... > full story -
Majority of Children Readmitted to Hospital Following Stem Cell Transplant
April 24, 2013 Almost two-thirds of children who receive stem cell transplants are readmitted to the hospital within six months, according to new ... > full story -
Microscopic Dust Particles Found in Underground Railways May Pose Health Risk
April 24, 2013 New research has found that working or traveling on an underground railway for a sustained period of time could have health implications. Previously published work suggests that working in ... > full story -
Transgenic Mice Ready to Fight Obesity, and More
April 24, 2013 Scientists have investigated mice with a very precisely modified genome. Because it is possible to turn off the Dicer gene in adult mice, they can be used to investigate the processes related to such ... > full story -
Malaria Parasite Protein Identified as Potential New Target for Drug Treatment
April 24, 2013 Scientists have discovered how a protein within the malaria parasite is essential to its survival as it develops inside a mosquito. They believe their findings identify this protein as a potential ... > full story -
New Research Findings on the Brain's Guardian Cells
April 24, 2013 Researchers have now succeeded in identifying a deviation in the structure of the microglia cells, which makes it possible to visualise them and study their behaviour. By inserting a luminescent ... > full story -
Battery and Memory Device in One
April 24, 2013 Conventional data memory works on the basis of electrons that are moved around and stored. However, even by atomic standards, electrons are extremely small. It is very difficult to control them, for ... > full story -
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ALS Trial Suggests Novel Therapy Is Safe
April 23, 2013 An investigational treatment for an inherited form of Lou Gehrig's disease has passed an early phase clinical trial for safety, researchers ... > full story -
Brain Biology Tied to Social Reorientation During Entry to Adolescence
April 23, 2013 A specific region of the brain is in play when children consider their identity and social status as they transition into adolescence -- that often-turbulent time of reaching puberty and entering ... > full story
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