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Tuesday 6 January 2009 14:00 PST
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Cancer Cells Escape Chemo Induced Cell Death
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
Scientists found that cancer cells were able to escape the programmed cell death induced by chemotherapy once the chemicals were removed: in fact even though the normal cell death process had started, they were able to...
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Longevity Linked To Discipline And Industriousness
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
The world's oldest person, Maria de Jesus from Portugal, died last Friday aged 115, prompting renewed speculation that hard work and self discipline (Maria worked on a farm all her life), is the key to a long and healthy...
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Gene Helps Breast Cancer Spread And Resist Chemo
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
Scientists in the US looking for genomic changes in breast tumor samples found that a gene called metadherin (MTDH) appears to play a dual role in both helping cancer spread (metastasis) and maintain resistance to chemotherapy...
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