Psychology & Psychiatry
Bipolar disorder: What it is, symptoms and treatments
More than 10 million people in the United States are living with bipolar disorder, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
May 16, 2023
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Nature Genetics
Oncology & Cancer
Unique insights into differences between primary and metastatic cancer by large-scale DNA data analyses
Cancer is caused by DNA changes that cause a cell to gradually change from benign to malignant. This can lead to metastases in other parts of the body. By analyzing the DNA data of more than 7,000 patients, the researchers ...
May 16, 2023
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Genetics
An unprecedented view of gene regulation
Much of the human genome is made of regulatory regions that control which genes are expressed at a given time within a cell. Those regulatory elements can be located near a target gene or up to 2 million base pairs away from ...
May 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study sheds light on the mysterious evolution of DNA rings in tumors
Tumors sometimes seem to take on a life of their own, growing at an unusually fast rate or suddenly developing resistance to a cancer drug. This behavior is often explained by cancer genes separating from the cell's own chromosomes ...
May 8, 2023
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Genetics
Swedish research about different forms of type 2 diabetes is relevant for Indian people
Researchers at Lund University have shown that diabetes can be divided into five subgroups, and that there are genetic differences between the four subgroups relating to type 2 diabetes. A research collaboration between Sweden ...
May 2, 2023
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Genetics
New method improves accuracy of DNA sequencing 1,000-fold to detect rare genetic mutations
A team of researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has developed a new approach to next-generation sequencing that detects genetic mutations within single molecules of DNA.
Apr 28, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Lung cancer's molecular features shed light on immunotherapy response
One of the newest types of cancer drugs, immunotherapies called immune checkpoint inhibitors, has transformed the treatment of lung cancer over the last decade—dramatically improving the survival of some patients with the ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Using machine learning applications to predict patients' risk of developing COPD
A team of medical researchers, engineers and computer scientists affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S. has found that machine learning technology can help doctors predict which patients are at risk of developing ...
Genetics
MAPLE: A phylogenetic tool for pandemic-scale genome data
With the huge abundance of genomic data generated from life science experiments, processing large datasets remains a challenge in the field of bioinformatics. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the limited capabilities of existing ...
Apr 11, 2023
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Genetics
Genetics of preterm birth and pregnancy length clarified
New knowledge of the genetic factors behind premature delivery and gestational duration has now emerged. Findings presented by a major international study under the aegis of the University of Gothenburg include the ways in ...
Apr 3, 2023
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