Gene Found to Switch Off Stem Cells During Aging
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The finding indicates that many of the degenerative diseases of aging are caused by an active shutting down of the stem cells that renew the bodyÂs various tissues.
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Embryonic stem cells may not have to actually grow replacement body parts to be useful. New research suggests these cells also secrete healing molecules powerful enough to reverse a lethal birth defect in mice.
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Embryonic stem cells may not have to actually grow replacement body parts to be useful.    New research suggests these cells also secrete healing molecules powerful enough to reverse a lethal birth defect in mice...
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Researchers in California have managed to turn off the MYC gene and thus allowing liver cancer cells to revert to being normal healthy.
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NEW YORK  - A new finding may explain how  stress could ultimately lead to premature aging.
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have discovered that a gene that triggers the growth of stem cells during early brain development is also key to the growth of deadly adult brain tumors called gliomas.
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Turning off a gene that has been associated with Alzheimer's disease made mice smarter in the lab, researchers said on Sunday in a finding that lends new insight on learning and may lead to new drugs for memory problems.
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A team of Korean scientists have found a way to solve the cancer paradox of why aging cells with reduced ability to proliferate are susceptible to cancer, characterized by uncontrolled cell growth.
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Scientists say they have found the genetic switch that turns on puberty - a molecule called kisspeptin.
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New research shows that exercise can help reverse the aging process at the cellular level. Strength training for the senior set.
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By harnessing a natural gene-silencing mechanism, scientists say they have dramatically reduced the activity of a protein linked to high cholesterol.
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Scientists have identified a cardiac stem cell that could be the basis for new heart therapies
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Scientists have found a way of treating potentially fatal diseases by switching off harmful genes. In what is described as one of the most important breakthroughs in decades
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Genetic breakthroughs and an unlikely drug offer hope for a disease ravaging the eyes of an aging population.
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A gene that's normally switched off after fulfilling its role in brain development appears linked to a common childhood brain cancer, says a study in the Feb. 1 issue of Cancer Research.
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Scientists have discovered a new  cancer-causing gene that they believe could be a molecular  master switch for the disease.
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Scientists have shown that a common antibiotic can turn off cancer cells in mice, offering hope of new treatments for cancer patients.