Posts Tagged ‘mouse model’
‘Cellular barcoding’ reveals how breast cancer spreads
A cutting-edge technique called cellular barcoding has been used to tag, track and pinpoint cells responsible for the spread of breast cancer from the main tumor into the blood and other organs. …
Read Full ArticleNew therapeutic target found for aggressive pediatric cancers with few treatment options
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRT), a rare pediatric cancer …
Read Full ArticleAntibody could increase cure rate for blood, immune disorders
An antibody-based treatment can gently and effectively eliminate diseased blood-forming stem cells in the bone marrow to prepare for the transplantation of healthy stem cells, …
Read Full ArticleHow the immune system protects us against bowel cancer
Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a protective mechanism which is used by the body to protect intestinal stem cells from turning cancerous. …
Read Full ArticleIdentity crisis of satiety neurons leads to obesity
Obesity – as research in the past decade has shown – is first and foremost a brain disease. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, partners in the German Center for Diabetes Research, have now discovered …
Read Full ArticleCancer causes premature aging
Leukemia promotes premature aging in healthy bone marrow cells – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. …
Read Full ArticleA combinatorial microRNA strategy to defeat glioblastoma
In cancer therapeutics research, microRNAs–tiny strings of nucleotides that get churned out inside cells–have been a source of both excitement and disappointment. …
Read Full ArticleIdentical twins light the way for new genetic cause of arthritis
Identical twin toddlers who presented with severe arthritis helped scientists to identify the first gene mutation that can single-handedly cause a juvenile form of this inflammatory joint disease. …
Read Full ArticleTargeted treatment shrinks deadly pediatric brain tumors in mouse model
Chemotherapy and radiation are effective cancer treatments because they kill rapidly dividing cells, including tumor cells. But for children–whose tiny bodies are still growing–these treatments can cause lifelong damage. …
Read Full ArticleEngineered T cells promote long-term organ transplant acceptance
Organ transplant rejection is a major problem in transplantation medicine. Suppressing the immune system to prevent organ rejection, however, opens the door to life-threatening infections. …
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