Unlocking The Secrets Of Motor Neuron Disease By Harnessing The Power Of Stem Cells
The Motor Neurone Disease Association is funding its first ever stem cell research programme to help unlock the secrets of this fatal, neurological condition… Source:Unlocking The Secrets Of Motor Neuron Disease By Harnessing The Power Of Stem Cells
Small Businesses Look For Wellness Grants In Health Reform Law
Provisions in the new health reform law offer aid and cash to small businesses that encourage employees to be fitter and healthier, but the plans aren’t without their own controversy, CNN Money reports… Source:Small Businesses Look For Wellness Grants In Health Reform Law
Explaining The Persistence Of Melanoma: Each Melanoma Cell Capable Of 'Cancer Stem Cell' Behavior
Scientists at The Wistar Institute offer a new explanation for the persistent ability of melanoma cells to self-renew, one of the reasons why melanoma remains the deadliest form of skin cancer. The concept of the “dynamic stemness” of melanoma can explain why melanoma cells behave like both conventional tumor cells and cancer stem cells… Source:Explaining [...]
China Needs Comprehensive Public Health Intervention To Control Syphilis Epidemic
Despite the virtual elimination of syphilis in China in the 1950s, the sexually transmitted infection is currently at epidemic proportions in the country and rates of infection will continue to grow unless a more comprehensive, coordinated effort of control is implemented, according to a perspective published in the May 6 issue of the New England [...]
Bone Marrow Transplantation Less Likely For African-Americans And Women
African-Americans and women are less likely than Caucasians and men to undergo bone marrow transplantation to treat cancers of the blood. That is the conclusion of a new analysis published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society… Source: Bone Marrow Transplantation Less Likely For African-Americans And Women
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