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Could naked mole rats hold key to curing cancer and dementia?

Scientists say naked mole rats—a rodent native to West Africa—may hold the key to new treatments for degenerative diseases such as cancer and dementia......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJun 10th, 2021

A "conservation conundrum"—when rat control to conserve one species threatens another

When pest rats and mice decimate populations of native species, pest control is a no-brainer. But what if baiting rats protects threatened songbirds, while poisoning critically endangered owls?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Researchers discover new function of oncoproteins

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have discovered a new function of the oncoprotein MYCN: It not only helps cancer cells to grow stronger, but also makes them more resistant to drugs. The study is published in Molecular Cell......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Study sheds light on cancer cell "tug-of-war"

Understanding how cancerous cells spread from a primary tumor is important for any number of reasons, including determining the aggressiveness of the disease itself. The movement of cells into the extracellular matrix (ECM) of neighboring tissue is a.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Laboratory and natural strains of intestinal bacterium turn out to have similar mutational profiles

Understanding mutational processes in a cell offers clues to the evolution of a genome. Most actively, mutation processes are studied in human cancer cells, while other genomes are often neglected......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Dogma-challenging telomere findings may offer new insights for cancer treatments

A new study led by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center researchers shows that an enzyme called PARP1 is involved in repair of telomeres, the lengths of DNA that protect the tips of chromosomes, and that impairing this process can.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

A new Apple Pencil is coming tomorrow – here’s what the rumors say

Apple will hold a special event on May 7. Although the company doesn’t usually discuss the topics of the event, the invitation artwork makes it clear that it will be all about iPad – as we can see an Apple Pencil in it. After Apple CEO Tim Cook h.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Geologists, biologists unearth the atomic fingerprints of cancer

Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder and Princeton University have, for the first time, employed a tool often used in geology to detect the atomic fingerprints of cancer......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Researchers develop a nanoparticle that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have developed a nanoparticle that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Their goal is to kill primary breast cancer tumors and brain metastase.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Simulated chemistry: New AI platform designs tomorrow"s cancer drugs

Scientists at UC San Diego have developed a machine learning algorithm to simulate the time-consuming chemistry involved in the earliest phases of drug discovery, which could significantly streamline the process and open doors for never-before-seen t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

New ‘Apple Pencil Pro’ referenced in Apple website code

Tomorrow, Apple will hold its first event of the year where it is expected to unveil a new generation of iPad Pro, iPad Air, and accompanying new Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard accessories. The Apple website may have just given us a bit more insi.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Report: iPad event video on Tuesday to last about 35 minutes

On Tuesday, May 7, Apple will hold its first product event of the year, ‘Let Loose’. The company is set to introduce new lineup of and iPad Air. The iPad Pro tablets will get OLED displays, a new thinner chassis, and run on the M4 chip. The iPad.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Macs, iPad mini, and big AI announcements are not coming at Apple"s iPad event

While Apple's "Let Loose" event is to be dedicated to the iPad, there will be more — and yet there are also many devices Apple will hold back for later.New iPad Air and iPad Pro models are coming on May 7, 2024, and for once Apple has been a little.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Nano-drugs hitching a ride on bacteria could help treat pancreatic cancer

Many pancreatic tumors are like malignant fortresses, surrounded by a dense matrix of collagen and other tissue that shields them from immune cells and immunotherapies that have been effective in treating other cancers. Employing bacteria to infiltra.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Understanding cellular transcription responses to oxygen deprivation

A multiprotein complex is essential for regulating cellular responses to oxygen deprivation, a key feature of cancer, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

UAW to hold strike vote at Stellantis" Warren Stamping Plant

Around 1,100 workers at Stellantis' Warren Stamping Plant will vote May 6 on whether to authorize a strike over unresolved health and safety grievances......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024

Study reveals cancer vulnerabilities in popular dog breeds

Medium-sized dogs have a higher risk of developing cancer than the very largest or smallest breeds, according to a UC Riverside study......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

Fruit fly helps unlock clues about how organs, tissue and cancer grow

The fruit fly, Drosophila, has been used by scientists for more than 100 years to unravel key features of life on Earth, such as how animals respond to the sun and how the bodies of animals are patterned from head to tail......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

Canadian government plans to amend legislation to allow detained migrants to be held in federal prisons

The Canadian government recently proposed earmarking $325 million in the 2024 federal budget to upgrade federal immigration detention centers to hold more people. The budget also proposes to amend the law to allow federal prisons to be used to detain.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Snapdragon X Elite benchmarks should have Apple worried

Recent Geekbench benchmarks have revealed that the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite can hold its own against Apple’s M3. The post Snapdragon X Elite benchmarks should have Apple worried appeared first on Phandroid. During the Snapdragon Summi.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Scientists regenerate neural pathways in mice with cells from rats

Two independent research teams have successfully regenerated mouse brain circuits in mice using neurons grown from rat stem cells. Both studies, published April 25 in the journal Cell, offer valuable insights into how brain tissue forms and present n.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024