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2 molecules may help slow pancreatic cancer growth

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2 molecules may help slow pancreatic cancer growth
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Pancreatic cancer cells are remarkably good at growing, but new research suggests that two tiny molecules already present in the body may help slow them down.
Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and the College of Education and Human Development found that increasing levels of two microRNAs, known as miR-15a and miR-16, reduced protein synthesis and slowed the growth of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells.
In a study in Physiol

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