Kidney organoids provide a promising platform in vitro to model the mechanisms of kidney disease, however, they are limited by an existing lack of knowledge of their inherent functional protein expression. In a new report ...
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have discovered two new genes that cause head and neck cancer patients to be resistant to chemotherapy, and that silencing either gene can make cancer cells previously unresponsive ...
Sep 4, 2023
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A new study has provided insights into an important biological mechanism that supports survival of aggressive, hard-to-treat cancers, and in the process, has uncovered fascinating new information about how cells divide and ...
Aug 30, 2023
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A bitter taste in the mouth is often a symptom or side effect of illness, which may be the result of how the body reacts to pathogens. A new study published in iScience, by Hong Wang, Ph.D., an Associate Member at the Monell ...
Aug 24, 2023
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BRCA1 and BRCA2 are well-known breast cancer genes associated with a significantly increased risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. However, there are an additional 11 genes associated with elevated risk for these ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Gene therapy that induces the body to create microRNA-22 (miR-22), a naturally occurring molecule, successfully treated mice with hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common form of liver cancer.
Aug 24, 2023
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Scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered a potential target for gastric cancers associated with Epstein-Barr Virus, and their study results are published in the journal mBio.
Aug 22, 2023
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Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute identified potential new treatment options for people with endometrial cancer. Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological cancer and high levels of estrogen promote its development. ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Researchers have discovered toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7), a nucleic acid sensor within the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, to be aberrantly expressed in many types of cancers. However, its ...
Aug 17, 2023
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A large-scale international collaborative study lead by Professor Jacques Simard from Université Laval and Professor Douglas Easton at the University of Cambridge, UK, has identified new genes associated with breast cancer ...
Aug 17, 2023
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