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Researchers Grow Heart and Liver Organoids Complete With Blood Vessels
Integrating blood vessels into organoids could allow them to surpass current size limits while making them more useful as biological models.

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Computer Modeling Aids the Discovery of Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Compounds
Researchers have identified two antiviral drug candidates effective against a wide range of viruses. The study demonstrates how combining computer-aided modeling with laboratory validation can speed up the development of new antiviral drugs.

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Pancreatic Cancer Spreads to Liver or Lung Thanks to PCSK9 Protein
Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered how pancreatic cancer cells thrive in the lungs or liver, environments that are as distinct to cells as the ocean and desert are to animals.

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Cellular Stress in Aging Neurons Makes Them Vulnerable to Neurodegeneration
A new study has shown that old neurons have unique defects from molecular stress that make them vulnerable to neurodegeneration.

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Engineered Platelets Expand the Possibilities for Targeted Drug Delivery
A new method for targeted drug delivery uses chemically tagged platelets, offering fast, efficient treatment with minimal long-term drug presence.

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Neuroethics and the Future of the Animal Rights Movement
This article explores some of the reasons animal models are used in neuroscience and how this could change in the future.

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How PRPS Enzyme Controls Redox Balance in Lymphoma Cells
A study led by University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers sheds new light on the mechanisms by which a major oncogene promotes and sustains lymphoma development and progression, paving the way for novel targeted therapies.

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Are We Close to a Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure?
Learn how CD34+ stem cells may help heart attack patients recover. A look at cutting-edge cell therapies and what's coming next in cardiac care.

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Zika Virus Hijacks Cell Defense To Aid Infection
A new study reveals the Zika virus’s infectious success: Zika uses host cells’ own “self-care” system of clearing away useless molecules to suppress the host proteins that the virus has employed to get into those cells in the first place.

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Organoid Model of Pancreatic Islets Hopes To Improve Diabetes Research
Researchers have developed the first vascularized organoid model of pancreatic islet cells, which promises to improve diabetes research and cell-based therapies.
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