Innovative stem cell research takes aim at origins of human cancers
How do cells become cancerous, multiply uncontrollably, and form into tumours? And what role do…
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Stem cell discoveries hold potential to improve cancer treatment
Two recent discoveries by stem cell scientists at Cedars-Sinai in the USA may help make…
Breast cancer stem cells may use an arteriolar niche to prepare for metastasis
Most breast cancer deaths will occur after the cancer has spread to other organs. Metastasis involves…
A connection between senescence and stem cells caused by a breast cancer-initiating protein
Early diagnosis and improvement of breast cancer treatments have reduced breast cancer mortality in recent…
New “time machine” technique to measure cells
Using a new single-cell technique, WEHI researchers have uncovered a way to understand the programming…
Scientists are a step closer to developing ‘smart’ stem cells – and they’re made from human fat
These new, adaptive stem cells can lie dormant until needed, a new animal study using…
Scientists regenerate skin with stem cells to see how DNA defects in kids cause cancer
Physicians and scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, USA, used new stem cell technology…
Boosting stem cell activity can enhance immunotherapy benefits
Immune-system T cells have been reprogrammed into regenerative stem cell-like memory (TSCM) cells that are…
Intestinal stem cell genes may link dietary fat and colon cancer
Two genes that appear to help stem cells in the intestine burn dietary fat may…
Cancer growth in the body could originate from a single cell – target it to revolutionise treatment
Michael P. Lisanti, University of Salford Cancer remains a frightening and largely incurable disease. The…