Tumors Shrunk by Engineered Immune Cells, Scientists Say
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Genetically altered immune cells shrank tumors in skin cancer patients, researchers report, in a technique that may soon be applicable to many other types of cancer.
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Two of the 17 melanoma skin cancer patients treated with genetic altered immune cells improved, government scientists said Thursday.
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A new discovery about a cellular control mechanism could lead to drugs for both stem cell-driven tissue regeneration and cancer. American researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina
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A small population of stem cells  drives tumor growth in colon cancer, researchers said on Monday  in a discovery that could lead to a new approach to tackle the  deadly disease.
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Researchers have taken ordinary skin cells from a mouse and reprogrammed them to look and act like embryonic stem cells in a long-promised experiment that provides an alternative way to get the valued and controversial cells.
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Researchers at Stanford University in California suggest cancer cells might be reformed, which could lead to new cancer treatments.
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Researchers have discovered a small population of stem cells in pancreatic cancer that appear to drive tumor growth, opening the door for a potential new approach for treating this particularly deadly disease.
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Canadian researchers have confirmed childhood and adult brain tumors originate from cancer stem cells that fuel and maintain tumor growth.
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A team of US researchers successfully turned back advanced melanoma skin cancer by manipulating the genes of white blood cells to get them to attack the cancer, according to a new report.
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U.S. scientists have determined immune cells recruited to sites of infection can use more than one type of molecule to exit the bloodstream.
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Scientists say the results represent a new stage in synthetic biology.
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By restoring tiny bits of genetic material missing from breast tumors in mice, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday they were able to block the cancer's ability to spread.
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Scientists find a way to make cells effectively immune to flu and other viruses.
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Tumor cells found in the blood of breast cancer patients up to 20 years after surgery suggest that the body may have ways of keeping a dormant cancer in check, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Doctors are hopeful about a new drug to treat skin cancer by causing tumor cells to self-destruct by overloading them with oxygen.
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The number of mutated genes driving cancer development is greater than previously thought, research shows.
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Genetically engineered mice outperform their naturally bred brethren