Make cancer cells “normal” to treat the disease? Researchers have a lead!
Researchers have discovered “molecular switches” that can reactivate the normal functions of colon cancer cells, which could ultimately allow the ...
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Alzheimer’s: how cellular stress activates neurodegeneration
Researchers have demonstrated a critical link between cellular stress and the neurotoxic effects of microglia, the brain's immune cells, in ...
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Cancer: risks decrease with old age, here’s why
Researchers have discovered why very old people have a lower risk of developing cancer compared to others. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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Brain: studying 10 years of Alzheimer’s disease in just 42 days
Researchers have succeeded in creating a model of brain cells, capable of reproducing in six weeks what happens over 10 ...
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Healthy women may have cells that resemble those of breast cancer
In healthy women, some normal-appearing breast cells may contain chromosomal abnormalities typically associated with invasive breast cancer. THE ESSENTIAL Normal ...
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The human heart may have a hidden ability to repair itself
Researchers have discovered that the hearts of patients fitted with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) would have a better ...
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Our memories are not only anchored in the brain, but throughout our body
Cells present in nervous tissues and in the kidneys are capable of storing memories. THE ESSENTIAL Non-brain cells, present in ...
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Osteoarthritis: curing it with injectable cell therapy
An injectable cell therapy could cure osteoarthritis patients because it reduces inflammation and regenerates cartilage. THE ESSENTIAL Osteoarthritis is a ...
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New CAR-T cells enable on-demand control of cancer treatment
Researchers have discovered how to turn CAR-T cells on and off that target tumor cells to destroy them, which could ...
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Covid-19: Study reveals how infection can cause or worsen diabetes
The COVID-19 virus destroys pancreatic cells that produce insulin, which could explain why some patients develop diabetes after infection, according ...
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Pancreatic cancer: vitamin B6, an unexpected ally of cancer cells?
French researchers discover an unexpected new role for vitamin B6 in the development of pancreatic cancer. THE ESSENTIAL French researchers ...
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Systemic Mastocytosis: Recognizing and Understanding this Rare Disease
Systemic mastocytosis is a rare disease characterized by an abnormal accumulation of mast cells in various tissues of the body, ...
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Pancreatic cancer: a major discovery opens the way to new therapies
A team of researchers from the Mayo Clinic in the United States made a major discovery last year about how ...
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This new technique could make us lose weight effortlessly
Controlling fat cells could soon make it possible to finally beat those extra pounds. THE ESSENTIAL 49% of French people ...
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We may have understood why women live longer than men
The difference in life expectancy between men and women could come from germ cells, which are the origin of sperm ...
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We know why women and men feel pain differently
The cellular mechanisms involved in pain perception are different in men and women, which could explain the differences in pain ...
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Genotoxic risks: EU bans smoke flavourings in food
Chemicals used by manufacturers to give a smoky taste to food are to be banned by the European Commission. They ...
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Ketogenic diet: in the long term, it could be harmful to cells
A new study shows that the ketogenic diet, if followed long-term without a break, could be harmful to cells by ...
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The liver prepares to eat as soon as we see or smell food
When a person sees or smells food, even before ingesting it, specific neurons activate the mitochondria in their liver cells ...
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Cough: cells react to the water present in the lungs in the event of a false path
When you have water in the lungs or acid reflux linked to gastric reflux, it is the neuroendocrine cells that ...
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Breast cancer: ice can eliminate a tumor without surgery
Cryoablation, a technique which consists of putting extreme cold on the tumor to kill cancer cells, has just obtained very ...
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HIV: hope for a cure thanks to genetic scissors?
Dutch scientists have successfully eliminated HIV from certain cells using CRISPR-Cas9 “genetic scissors” technology. THE ESSENTIAL Dutch researchers have just ...
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A skin cell transformed into a functional egg by researchers
American researchers have succeeded in transforming a skin cell into an egg cell in mice. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have succeeded ...
Read morePancreatic cancer: cancer cells feed on vitamin B6 to replicate
While vitamin B6 can be beneficial when you are healthy, in cases of pancreatic cancer, it helps cells replicate. THE ...
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Melanoma: this cannabis extract “kills” cancer cells
A cannabis extract called “PHEC-66” destroys cancer cells. THE ESSENTIAL In in vitro testing, a cannabis extract was found to ...
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Heart failure: a new treatment proves effective in mice
New drugs have successfully treated heart failure in mice by correcting metabolic changes in diseased heart cells. THE ESSENTIAL Heart ...
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Covid, Zika: the immune response, and not the infection, would be responsible for neurological damage
During a viral infection, such as Zika, cells of the immune system activate to fight the virus. But the action ...
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Lower back pain: we know more about the origin of lower back pain
American researchers have observed that specific cells contained in the spinal discs of certain people could cause lower back pain. ...
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This discovery could change the way we understand aging
Enzymes present in all human cells are linked to aging and the onset of diseases. THE ESSENTIAL Sperminide is a ...
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Mini-care robots created from human cells
Researchers at Tufts University (USA) have succeeded in creating mini biological robots from human cells. These are able to move ...
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