SGO: Biology Role Cited for Racial Disparities in Uterine Cancer ... From MedPage Today In the other study, there was an 11-fold higher risk of recurrence in black versus white women with stage I endometrial cancer, despite enrollment in a clinical trial that employed uniform standards of care, reported by George Maxwell, M.D., of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. The total included 66,829 white women, 4,940 black women, and 5,184 women of other racial and ethnic groups. Black women also had a higher proportion of advanced-stage (III-IV) tumors at diagnosis, 26%...

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Researchers find key to ageing From Times of India WASHINGTON: A team of scientists led by Indian American Suresh Subramani says it has cracked a vital biological puzzle that may hold the key to everything from ageing to cancer. Subramani, of the University of California, said the "key player" in this process is a protein known as Atg30, which controls the degradation of cells.

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Stem cell therapy to be discussed at Regenerative Medicine meeting From www.eurosciconnews.com/blog Each event is an opportunity for industry and academia to share discussion, new bonds and new ideas for the future. It contains current information on selected events, details of our prize draw winners, press releases about new reagents and technologies, job offers and information on occasional discounted registrations.

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New stem cell technique improves genetic alteration From www.sciencecodex.com UC Irvine researchers have discovered a dramatically improved method for genetically manipulating human embryonic stem cells, making it easier for scientists to study and potentially treat thousands of disorders ranging from Huntington's disease to muscular dystrophy and diabetes. "The ability to generate large quantities of cells with altered genes opens the door to new research into many devastating disorders," said Peter Donovan, professor of biological chemistry and developmental and...

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A New Era in Cell Biology: German Company Develops From ????(????) The opposing poles in the debate on embryonic stem cell research could not be further apart: its proponents are calling for the complete liberalisation of stem cell research, while its critics are in favour of a general ban on the use of human stem cells, which are produced from embryos. Blasticon has at its disposal a patented technology based on which monocytes (mature white blood cells) from blood extracted from veins can be turned into cells with programmable properties comparable to...

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