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Gene Found that is Essential to Maintaining Breast and Cancer Stem Cells

By Toni Baker | Medical College of Georgia on May 12, 2015 Health

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The gene and hormone soup that enables women to breastfeed their newborns also can be a recipe for breast cancer, particularly when the first pregnancy is after age 30. Researchers have now found that the gene DNMT1 is essential to maintaining breast, or mammary, stem cells, that enable normal rapid growth of […]

Fasting Triggers Stem Cell Regeneration of Damaged, Old Immune System

By Susan Wu | University of Southern California on Jun 6, 2014 Health

In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem cell-based regeneration of an organ or system, a study in the June 5 issue of the Cell Press journal Cell Stem Cell shows that cycles of prolonged fasting not only protect against immune system damage — a major side effect of chemotherapy — but also induce immune […]