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How Breast Cancer Cells Acquire Drug Resistance
May 7, 2013 — A seven-year quest to understand how breast cancer cells resist treatment with the targeted therapy lapatinib has revealed a previously unknown molecular network that regulates cell death. The ... > full story -
Amplification of a Stat5 Gene Produces Excess Oncogenic Protein That Drives Prostate Cancer Spread
May 7, 2013 — Scientists have solved the mystery of why a substantial percentage of castrate-resistant metastatic prostate cancer cells contain abnormally high levels of the pro-growth protein ... > full story -
All Hospitals Should Require Drug, Alcohol Tests for Physicians, Experts Say
May 7, 2013 — To improve patient safety, hospitals should randomly test physicians for drug and alcohol use in much the same way other major industries in the United States do to protect their ... > full story -
Silk and Cellulose Biologically Effective for Use in Stem Cell Cartilage Repair
May 7, 2013 — Over 20 million people in Europe suffer from osteoarthritis which can lead to extensive damage to the knee and hip cartilage. Stem cells offer a promising way forward but a key challenge has been to ... > full story -
Stem Cell Researchers Move Toward Treatments for Rare Genetic Nerve Disease
May 7, 2013 — Researchers have used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of a rare genetic disorder, Ataxia Telangiectasia. Their discovery shows positive effects of drugs ... > full story -
Pathogen Turns Protein Into a Virulence Factor in One Easy Step
May 7, 2013 — To infect its host, the respiratory pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa takes an ordinary protein usually involved in making other proteins and adds three small molecules to turn it into a key for ... > full story -
Personalized Bone Substitutes Created from Skin Cells
May 6, 2013 — Scientists have made patient-specific bone substitutes from skin cells for repair of large bone defects. The study represents a major advance in personalized reconstructive treatments for patients ... > full story -
Effects of Stress on Brain Cells Offer Clues to New Anti-Depressant Drugs
May 6, 2013 — New research reveals the detailed mechanism behind how stress hormones reduce the number of new brain cells -- a process considered to be linked to depression. The researchers identified a key ... > full story -
Solid-State Controllable Light Filter May Protect Preterm Infants from Disturbing Light
May 6, 2013 — Researchers describe a proof-of-concept mirror that switches between reflective and red-transparent states when a small voltage is ... > full story -
Scientists Build a Living Patch for Damaged Hearts
May 6, 2013 — Biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue. This advancement could be important in treating heart attack patients or in serving as a ... > full story
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