Scientists Shut Off Leukemia Gene in Mice
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Researchers say they have eliminated leukemia cells in mice by shutting off a molecule necessary for the cancer cells&#39; survival.
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Genetically altered immune cells  wiped out tumors in two men with a deadly form of skin cancer  and kept the patients disease-free for at least 18 months, U.S.  scientists said on Thursday.
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By restoring tiny bits of genetic material missing from breast tumors in mice, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday they were able to block the cancer's ability to spread.
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The United Nations abandons efforts to ban all cloning and opts for a non-binding resolution. It's a blow to President Bush's efforts to push a ban and a victory for embryonic stem cell researchers. By Kristen Philipkoski
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New research suggests that in mice, a simple treatment that does not involve drugs appears to be directing cells to turn into bone instead of fat.
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The chemical compound in the abortion pill RU-486 blocked formation in mice of breast tumors caused by a mutant gene blamed in many women's breast and ovarian cancers, researchers found.
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A proposed leukemia drug should not receive federal approval, government advisers recommended Wednesday.
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Mice engineered to lack a stress-related brain protein appear to become depressed in stressful situations, providing insight into a possible source of human depression.
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[Health India]: Washington, Dec 10 : HIV infection might soon be curtailed as scientists have reportedly suceeded in identifying key genes that help the body to fend off deadly viruses.
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Kicking the tobacco habit, even young, does not always reset harmful cancer-related genes that have been switched on or off by smoking in the first place, according to a study to be published Thursday.
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Embryonic stem cells are contaminated with an animal molecule, meaning they could not be used to treat humans, say researchers.
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Scientists in Dundee hope that gene research will aid efforts to reduce medication for cancer patients.
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Scientists have used a genetic technique to cut cholesterol in mice in a groundbreaking way which could one day be used to treat a range of human illnesses.
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Certain genes are known to promote cancer, and one such "oncogene" called MYC is commonly activated in liver tumors. Researchers in California have now shown, in mice, that when the MYC gene is turned off, liver cancer cells become normal.
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Scientists say they have linked a faulty copy of a gene with the development of breast cancer.
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The identification of the BBS3 gene ends the search for primary BBS-causing genes in families studied for years by a team of scientists from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
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NEW YORK  - Experiments in mice show that  treating uterine fibroids with gene therapy that inactivates  the fibroid's estrogen receptors causes them to shrink. This  might lead to a way to deal with fibroids without impairing a  woman's fertility, researchers say.