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New study could lead to an effective way to fight some types of cancer

A pioneering clinical trial is testing the effectiveness in leukemia of a small molecule that shuts down MDM2, a protein that can disable the well-known tumor suppressor called p53. Michael Andreeff, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Medicine and chief of Molecular … Continue reading

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Discovery on Chemicals Needed to Reprogram Cells

Scientists at Scripps Research Institute have found a way to reprogram mature human cells into their pluripotent state and safely turn them into stem cells which as we know can change into other cell types. This reprogramming would pave the … Continue reading

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Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine (via ScienceRoll)

In his blog Dr. Bertalan Meskó wrote about this new and in some way unusual journal – Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine. The idea to create such a journal was floating in the air and finally we can see … Continue reading

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