Skin cells made to act like embryonic stem cells
Japanese and United States teams report simple gene-based methods to reprogram adult skin cells into pluripotent cells. The advance bypasses the need for embryo destruction, spurring ethical, scientific, and economic debate while offering potential for treating strokes Parkinsons and other conditions.
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Japan
United States
Robert Lanza
Alameda
Canada
U.S
Michael Rudnicki
Scien
Tific
Rudnicki
Cell
Shinya Yamanaka
Kyoto University
Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Junying Yu
Tie Naeon
Ian Wilmut
University of Edinburgh
Wilmut
Ottawa Health Research Institute
Obesity Dilutes PSA Test For Prostate Cancer
Researchers analyzing records from Johns Hopkins Duke University and VA hospitals found obese men have larger blood volumes diluting PSA concentrations. PSA levels can appear normal even with cancer risk, with obesity lowering PSA by roughly 11 to 21 percent. Doctors suggest adjusting abnormal PSA thresholds downward by about 15 to 20 percent for obese patients.
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Washington
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Maryland
Duke University
North Carolina
U.S. Veterans Affairs
California
Georgia
Journal of the American Medical Association
Duke
Stephen Freedland
Freedland
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