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Cancer stem cells: enzyme interplay for a specific target decay
An increase in the incidence and mortality rate of cancer has been noted worldwide, especially for lung cancer. Many patients with lung carcinoma harbor mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and initially show a […]
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From a John Doe to Diabetes VIP: how redox IDed energy
With modern techniques more and more previously unknown genetic diseases are being discovered, which can lead to new knowledge about human biology and contribute to the development of new drugs. Knowledge of a newly discovered […]
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Brain disorders? The solution is always tied to metabolism
Most of the antidepressant drugs on the market target serotonin or norepinephrine neurotransmitters—chemical messengers in the brain—but these medications don’t work for some people with depression. They also can take four weeks or more to […]
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p53 face-off: from tumor suppressor to growh enhancer?
Search for a description of p53 and it becomes clear that this human protein is widely known for its cancer-fighting benefits, leading to its renown as “the guardian of the genome.” The widely accepted idea […]
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Leukemia stem cells: they are hungry for aminoacids rather than sugars
Most of animal cells rip apart sugar to release energy. Sometimes they rip apart fats, and in special circumstances, cells can even metabolize proteins. Cancer cells do things a little differently. First, most cancer cells […]
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Liver cancer: “malignant pathways” are already there in cirrhosis
Liver cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, claiming 700,000 lives each year. Most cases are discovered too late for a cure — but now a study offers hope of early detection, […]
Biomedicina & Salute
Puberty: overweight girls might have their own “way to go”
Girls have been experiencing puberty earlier in life for the last 150 years or so, with 12.5 years being the average age girls start puberty today. Early-onset puberty can lead girls to experience health problems […]