SUMC in the News (09/18/08)
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New leukemia signal could point way to better treatment, Stanford researchers find
Cancer researchers here have discovered a promising new chemotherapy target for a deadly form of leukemia.
Muscle stem cell identity confirmed by Stanford researchers
A single cell can repopulate damaged skeletal muscle in mice, say Stanford scientists who devised a way to track the cell's fate in living animals.
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Reuters, 09/17/08
Blocking enzyme could help in rare blood cancer
A discovery of a multi-purpose protein may lead to new treatments for a particularly deadly form of leukemia. Michael Cleary, professor of pathology and of pediatrics and senior author, is quoted in this story, which appears on ScientificAmerican.com. Cleary also provides comment in a HealthDay News article, which appears on on Forbes.com and USNews.com.
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Forbes.com, 09/17/08
Team tracks cell that may repair skeletal muscle damage
This article discusses the muscle stem cells study. Helen Blau, the Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Professor of Pharmacology and senior author, and Alessandra Sacco, senior research scientist in Blau's laboratory, are quoted in this HealthDay News piece.
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