Researchers find pancreatic cancer stem cells
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Researchers have discovered a small population of stem cells in pancreatic cancer that appear to drive tumor growth, opening the door for a potential new approach for treating this particularly deadly disease.
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Having a history of allergies  or hay fever may offer protection from deadly pancreatic  cancer, according to a study appearing in the International  Journal of Cancer.
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Scientists discover a groundbreaking method for sorting various types of stem cells using electrophoresis.
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Pioneering research is to test if stem cells can repair heart muscle damaged by a heart attack.
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Scientists have discovered a new type of embryonic stem cell in mice and rats that should speed up research into regenerative medicine and help in the hunt for cures to a range of diseases.
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Scientists have identified a type of stem cell that appears to fuel the growth of brain tumours. The Canadian and American researchers say their discovery could lead to new ways of targeting cancer cells.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Canadian scientists have found cancer stem cells that seem to fuel the uncontrolled growth of malignant brain tumors.
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British researchers have identified the cancer stem cells that spawn tumors in the most common form of childhood leukemia, and said on Thursday it provided a "bull's eye" target for new drugs.
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US scientists believe they have made a discovery which could mean a cure for more diabetic patients in the future. Some patients have already been cured by islet cell transplants, but a major obstacle is a
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Researchers in Singapore have worked  out a way to kill intestinal stem cells that may develop into  colorectal cancer, the second largest cause of cancer related  deaths in western countries.
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UK scientists uncover a vital clue to stopping cancers spreading around the body, according to research.
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A team at Toronto University found immature cells in the pancreas of adult mice that were able to develop into cells that produce insulin.
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Scientists at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have induced human insulin-producing cells of the pancreas to revert to islet precursor cells.
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It was the kind of breakthrough scientists had dreamed of for decades and its promise to help cure disease appears to be fast on the way to being realized. Researchers in November announced they were able to turn the clock back on skin cells and transform them into stem cells, the mutable building blocks of organs and tissues.
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The latest findings may expand the ways of generating customized stem cells for new treatments
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A new way to manipulate human embryonic stem cells offers hope of a treatment for muscular dystrophies.
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SCIENTISTS at Stanford University have discovered an antibiotic capable of turning off cancer cells in mice. It could offer hope to cancer treatment in future.