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NEWS ABOUT: cells

cells stories: 6 news summaries

Promising 'Trojan Horse' Cells Kills Animal Cancer

Sydney biotech firm to begin human trials in coming months

Jun 29, 09 1:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Australian researchers have achieved promising results with a new approach to treating cancer, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Scientists have developed mutant bacteria nanocells that slip into tumor cells to switch off drug-resistant genes, and allow cancer-fighting drugs inside, also delivered by the nanocells. The strategy has achieved near-universal success... More »

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cancer • chemotherapy • cells • cancer treatment • tumor • academic research • scientific research

 RNA: Secret Weapon 
 Against Disease 

Once seen as weak partner of DNA, gene helps control cells' activity

Nov 11, 08 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - RNA has long been seen as DNA’s little brother, a messenger between the human genome and cells’ protein factories. But studies point to a bigger role—ribonucleic acid can “turn off” certain genes, for example, fighting a range of health problems, the New York Times reports. “This... More »

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cancer • disease • DNA • cells • RNA • genes • human genome • proteins

Why Fat
is Phat

The body's most maligned cells are actually critically valuable players

Aug 7, 07 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fat is underappreciated, New York Times health columnist Natalie Angier writes: just because a lot of people now have too much of it doesn't mean it should be villified. The fat cell is in fact a marvel of science, a sophisticated mechanism finely tailored not only for energy storage but... More »

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obesity • evolution • health • fat • cells • body

'Caffeinated' Workout May Cut Cancer

Combo of exercise and coffee can fight skin cancer

Jul 30, 07 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - New research suggests that drinking coffee, combined with regular exercise, speeds up the killing off of cells damaged by ultraviolet-B radiation. Researchers at Rutgers University specifically examined UVB apoptosis — the programmed death of cells that become damaged by ultraviolet rays – in hairless mice. This sort of cell-suicide helps... More »

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coffee • cells • caffeine • research • exercise • UVB apoptosis • Rutgers University

Mouse Stem
Cell Discovery Speeds Cures

'Missing link' embryonic cell boosts fight against Parkinsons, diabetes

Jun 28, 07 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - British scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell in mice that's much closer to human embryonic stem cells, making them invaluable in the search for cures for diseases like Parkinson's and diabetes. Two independent teams from Oxford and Cambridge today revealed the "missing link" cells, which can... More »

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stem cell research • disease • stem cells • science • mice • cells • Parkinson's disease • epiblast • Cambridge • Oxford

Vitamin D Slashes
Cancer Rates

New study ties nutrient in milk, tuna, salmon to 60% decrease

Jun 8, 07 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first research linking vitamin D directly to cancer prevention shows the nutrient sharply reduces cancer rates in older women. Only 3% of the 1,179 women monitored while taking a combination of vitamin D and calcium developed cancer over 4 years, a 60% lower rate than those given placebos,... More »

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cancer • nutrition • breast cancer • study • research articles • tuna • salmon • fortified milk • Creighton University • Omaha • Nebraska • cells • vitamins • doctor • vitamin D

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