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Researchers Grow Mini Colons With Immune Components

A team has developed a sophisticated model for studying the diseased colon that could lead to the development of personalized treatments for colon-related diseases, such as cancer and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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New Method Helps With Analysis of Single-Cell Data

A statistical model that removes background noise from single-cell transcriptomic data has been developed.
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Uncontrolled Growth Is an Advantage and Weakness for Cancer Cells

ETH Zurich researchers are illuminating what can happen when cells exceed their normal size and become senescent. Their new findings could help to optimise cancer treatments.
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Vitamin B12 Boosts Cell Reprogramming Efficiency

Researchers at IRB Barcelona discover that vitamin B12 significantly boosts the efficiency of cellular reprogramming, thus holding promise for regenerative medicine.
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Molecular Glue Degraders Could Target “Undruggable” Proteins

Cells contain molecular machinery that targets and disposes of unwanted proteins. Scientists would like to hijack this process to control proteins involved in cancer and other diseases, using a type of molecule called a molecular glue degrader.
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3D Genome Folding Helps Preserve Identity When Cells Divide

A new MIT study proposes a theoretical model that helps explain how cellular memory is passed from generation to generation when cells divide.
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Hormone Therapy May Be Potential Treatment for Liver Fibrosis

Researchers have discovered previously unknown changes in a specific type of liver cells, potentially opening avenues for a new treatment for liver fibrosis, a potentially life-threatening condition.
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Novel Microfluidic Method Optimizes Stem Cell Extraction for Advanced Cell Therapies

Traditional bone marrow aspirate (BMA) stem cell extraction methods are complex, time-consuming, and yield poor results due to antiquated centrifugation techniques.
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New Insights Into DNA Repair Pathway Implicated in Breast, Ovarian and Prostate Cancers Revealed

A lesser-known DNA repair pathway that is upregulated in breast, ovarian and prostate cancer has been pieced together and laid out step by step in a new paper.
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Improved Research Models for Parkinson’s Disease Created

Researchers developed an improved method to study Parkinson’s disease in the lab. Along the way, researchers also uncovered clues that may help scientists figure out how to detect Parkinson’s earlier and point the way toward better treatments.
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