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A Marvellous Month of Science
Fungal extracts prevent hepatitis C virus infection Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a huge cause of liver cancer, but current treatments are very expensive and not that great. Since HCV is a cunning little virus capable of quickly evolving drug … Continue reading
Posted in Disease, Fungi, Immunology, Medicine, Microorganisms, Science, Vaccines, Viruses
Tagged cancer, cold, DNA, fungi, HCV, hepatitis C virus, oncolytic, prostate, stem cell, sulochrin, T cell, telaprevir, tumour
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A Marvellous Month of Science
Taking vitamin supplements might not be as healthy as you think Antioxidant vitamins, like vitamin C and E, are thought to boost health by reducing the creation of DNA-damaging free radicals that can contribute to the ageing process. In lab … Continue reading
Posted in Disease, Medicine, Neuroscience, Science
Tagged antioxidant, BigBrain, blood, brain, cancer, haematopoietic, hyaluronan, lifespan, naked mole rat, short-tailed field vole, stem cell, vitamin
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Stem Cells Wanted: Alive Not Dead
Stem cell therapies are taking off, in a surprisingly unregulated way. While most humans have to go to places like South Korea to receive them, horses, dogs, cats, pigs and tigers are already being treated in North America. The most … Continue reading
Posted in Bioengineering, Disease, Medicine, Science
Tagged adipocytes, bone marrow, CD34+, feeder, haematopoietic, MSC, niche, pericyte, perivascular cell, stem cell, survival
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Semi-retired cells repair our damaged hearts
Repairing or replacing damaged cells keeps our organs in tip top working condition. For a long time, we thought that only the incredibly rare stem cells in adult organs were able to create brand new cells to replace injured ones … Continue reading
Posted in Medicine, Science
Tagged cardiomyocyte, cell cycle, damage, healing, heart, heart attack, hepatocyte, liver, myocardial infarction, nitrogen 15, proliferation, stem cell, thymidine, tissue repair
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