Items Tagged ‘cells’
October 20, 2020
Toxic Cellular Ooze Linked to Biological Age, Disease and Disability
By Susan Murphy 
By Sara Tiner Cells in the body usually do what they’re told. In response to cues, cells divide, grow, shrink or die as needed. But there are some cells that start to ignore the body’s order to expire: senescent cells. Sometimes called “zombie cells” for their undead lingering, senescent cells have triggered the body’s kill […]
Tags: biomarkers, cells, individualized medicine, Research
November 21, 2019
Nobel Laureates’ discovery paves way for research and patient care at Mayo Clinic
By Susan Murphy
Three pioneering scientists, outside of Mayo Clinic, who won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of how cells adapt to oxygen availability helped lay the foundation of research and patient care, enabling a unique service at Mayo Clinic — the von Hippel-Lindau Clinic. “The understanding of how the body senses […]
Tags: Cancer Research, cells, Oxygen, von Hippel-Lindau Clinic