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Scientists demonstrate the role of a protein called ADAMTS1 in rare eye cancer

Credit: University of Granada Scientists from the University of Granada and GENYO (Pfizer-University of Granada-Andalusian Government Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research), in a study led by Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Manzaneque, have demonstrated the significant role of a protein called ADAMTS1 in uveal melanoma, one of the rarest and most aggressive cancers that exist, which develops in the…

Hormone that controls maturation of fat stem cells identified. Thoughts health innovators?

It is known that around the body, fat deposits contain many mature fat cells and small numbers of stem cells. These stem cells can differentiate into more fat cells, however, it is still unknown how the process is triggered.  Now, a study from researchers at Stanford University identifies a hormone that controls the first step in the maturation of fat cells.  The team state that their findings…