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CRI scientists discover vitamin C regulates stem cell function, curbs leukemia development
EurekAlert (press release)
DALLAS – August 21, 2017 – Not much is known about stem cell metabolism, but a new study from the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) has found that stem cells take up unusually high levels of vitamin C, which then …
Two studies find vitamin C can prevent and treat leukemiaThe San Diego Union-Tribune
Vitamin C Can Suppress Leukemia By Regulating Blood Cell ProductionIFLScience
Vitamin C injections could play a role in treating blood cancersNHS Choices
Doctor NDTV –Lymphoma News Today –BioNews
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CRI scientists discover vitamin C regulates stem cell function, curbs leukemia development
EurekAlert (press release)
DALLAS – August 21, 2017 – Not much is known about stem cell metabolism, but a new study from the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) has found that stem cells take up unusually high levels of vitamin C, which then …
Two studies find vitamin C can prevent and treat leukemiaThe San Diego Union-Tribune
Vitamin C Can Suppress Leukemia By Regulating Blood Cell ProductionIFLScience
Vitamin C injections could play a role in treating blood cancersNHS Choices
Doctor NDTV –Lymphoma News Today –BioNews
all 8 news articles »

We need to talk about…CRISPR
BioNews
The genome editing technique CRISPR has been used to edit human embryos in vitro (see BioNews 911) – and no, not in China, that’s so 2015: now we are talking about the USA. That was my pre-vacation experience this summer. I clicked on my news feed …

Ignoring the Future Won’t Forestall It
U.S. News & World Report
Some scientists have called for extreme caution moving forward; others are responding by preparing kids for a new world that might soon include “Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats,” or CRISPR for short, biotechnology that allows …

Two studies find vitamin C can prevent and treat leukemia
The San Diego Union-Tribune
A study released Monday found that human and mouse hematopoietic stem cells absorb unusually large amounts of vitamin C. When the cells were depleted of vitamin C, they were more likely to turn into leukemia cells. The results indicate the importance …
Vitamin C Can Suppress Leukemia – Up To a Point | IFLScienceIFLScience
Vitamin C injections could play a role in treating blood cancersNHS Choices
Vitamin C May Help Kill Blood Cancer Cells – Doctor NDTVDoctor NDTV
Lymphoma News Today
all 8 news articles »

Two studies find vitamin C can prevent and treat leukemia
The San Diego Union-Tribune
A study released Monday found that human and mouse hematopoietic stem cells absorb unusually large amounts of vitamin C. When the cells were depleted of vitamin C, they were more likely to turn into leukemia cells. The results indicate the importance …
Vitamin C Can Suppress Leukemia – Up To a Point | IFLScienceIFLScience
Vitamin C injections could play a role in treating blood cancersNHS Choices
Vitamin C May Help Kill Blood Cancer Cells – Doctor NDTVDoctor NDTV
Lymphoma News Today
all 8 news articles »