The dark side of energy: being CD8 means to switch needs for CDous occasions
Killer immune cells destroy cancer cells and cells infected by virus. These CD8+ T cells are activated after detection of viral infection or growth of…
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Tag: differentiation
“Oh My oD, are you both enhancer and silencer? Where do your muscles stem from?”
For more than 30 years, scientists have studied how the myogenic determination gene number 1 (MyoD) protein binds DNA to modify the gene expression…
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Age is no guarantee of efficiency, and youth is no guarantee of innovation: forskolin vs. brain cancer
Glioblastoma, the most malignant form of brain cancer, is notoriously difficult to treat, largely due to the cancer cell’s ability to divide uncontrollably and…
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Bone strenghts funNELL 2 genetic: kinases may be no the only FAKtotum in cellular AKTs
Osteoporosis, a widespread bone disease affecting millions globally, is caused by an imbalance between bone resorption and formation. Current treatments primarily inhibit bone resorption,…
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Osteoporosis in the core: bone GWAS enlenghtens the growING 3
Osteoporosis is a common chronic form of disability due to loss of bone mineral density (BMD) and changes in bone architecture and bone material…
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Stem cell technology: tropoelastin’ the niche for better growth
Stem cells are vital for therapeutic treatments to repair and build human tissue like bone marrow, skin and muscles. Stem cells are increasingly being…
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Wanna fight neurodegeneration? SUMO is not the right style
Studying the fundamental aspects of biology can sometimes lead to unexpected findings that directly relate to human disease. In one of the latest examples…
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Breast cancer and vitamin D: prevention and probable incoming therapy
Breast cancer has been considered the most common type of cancer among women in 161 countries and the most common cause of cancer deaths…
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