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A peptide produced by the brain to ward off the effects of fatigue could be the key to combating sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Read more...

Dr. Zheng Cui of Wake Forest University School of Medicine has been given a green light to begin providing transfusions of immune system cells--called granulocytes--to cancer patients. And Dr. Cui Read more...

A team of scientists has discovered a new category of stem cells that can be found in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women that has demonstrated a great deal of versatility in morphing into different types of stem cells that could be used in new therapies. The researchers used these cells to create muscle, bone, fat, blood vessel, nerve and liver cells in the lab. These new stem cells may well help advance the debate that has long existed between adult stem cells and embryonic stem cells. …

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Combining synthetic chemistry techniques with a knowledge of the properties and actions of enzymes, scientists have been able to produce a new class of anti-cancer drugs originally isolated from blue-green algae. Release

Technology that reads what people think by measuring changes in the brain's blood flow has been developed, said Japanese …

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New research for UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine indicates that breast cancer stem cells are not only resistant to radiation, they may actually thrive when exposed to radiation. New drugs are needed to overcome the stem cells' resistance to radiation. Report

The influence of genes on blood pressure may vary …

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