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Excess sugar linked to cancer

Excess sugar linked to cancer

Feb. 1, 2013 — Sugars are needed to provide us with energy and in moderate amounts contribute to our well-being

Tuberculosis may lurk in bone marrow stem cells of infected patients

Tuberculosis may lurk in bone marrow stem cells of infected patients

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New technique sheds light on RNA

New technique sheds light on RNA

Jan. 28, 2013 — When researchers sequence the RNA of cancer cells, they can compare it to normal cells and see where there is more RNA.

Tumor cells engineer acidity to drive cell invasion

Tumor cells engineer acidity to drive cell invasion

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Qigong improves quality of life for breast cancer patients, study suggests

Qigong improves quality of life for breast cancer patients, study suggests

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Synthetic corkscrew peptide kills antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria

Synthetic corkscrew peptide kills antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria

Jan. 24, 2013 — An engineered peptide provides a new prototype for killing an entire category of resistant bacteria by shredding and dissolving their double-layered membranes, which are thought to protect those microbes from antibiotics

New way to kill lymphoma without chemotherapy: Golden nanoparticle starves cancer cell to death

New way to kill lymphoma without chemotherapy: Golden nanoparticle starves cancer cell to death

Jan. 21, 2013 — How do you annihilate lymphoma without using any drugs? Starve it to death by depriving it of what appears to be a favorite food: HDL cholesterol

Tumors evolve rapidly in a childhood cancer, leaving fewer obvious treatment targets

Tumors evolve rapidly in a childhood cancer, leaving fewer obvious treatment targets

Jan. 20, 2013 — An extensive genomic study of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma reinforces the challenges in treating the most aggressive forms of this disease. Contrary to expectations, the scientists found relatively few recurrent gene mutations — mutations that would suggest new targets for neuroblastoma treatment.