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Scientists trigger self-destruct switch in lung cancer cells
Posted in Medicine on 1st Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Cancer Research UK scientists have found a drug combination that can trigger the self-destruct process in lung cancer cells - paving the way for new treatments.
Scientists convert human skin cells into brain cells
Posted in Medicine on 28th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
By exposing skin cells to a particular combination of cell programming molecules, scientists managed to convert them into brain cells that behave like native cells.
Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant in medical first
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord.
First Ever Human Trial Of An Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Treatment Set To Begin
Posted in Medicine on 12th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
The treatment will make use of a biology breakthrough that occurred just eight years ago.
Experimental rat brain fighter pilot yields insights into how the brain works
Posted in Science on 6th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
The experiment delivers an elusive live glimpse of neurons in action; its difficult to observe brains on the cellular level in living animals.