Medical research
Study: COVID-19 does not enter DNA
University of Queensland researchers are refuting claims that COVID-19 can enter a person's DNA.
Jul 30, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
The potential role of 'junk DNA' sequence in aging, cancer
The human body is essentially made up of trillions of living cells. It ages as its cells age, which happens when those cells eventually stop replicating and dividing. Scientists have long known that genes influence how cells ...
Jul 23, 2021
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Medical research
New research reveals why some patients may test positive for COVID-19 long after recovery
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers analyzing test results began noticing something strange: patients who had already recovered from COVID-19 would sometimes inexplicably test positive on a PCR ...
May 7, 2021
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Genetics
New atlas of genetic function maps complexities of immune system and immune diseases
Researchers in Japan have compiled a first-of-its-kind genetic database for autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. This resource will allow experts to more deeply understand how immune disorders develop and plan future ...
Apr 29, 2021
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Immunology
Designing better antibody drugs with artificial intelligence
Antibodies are not only produced by our immune cells to fight viruses and other pathogens in the body. For a few decades now, medicine has also been using antibodies produced by biotechnology as drugs. This is because antibodies ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
How transcription factors work together in cancer formation
A new study co-authored by University of Colorado Cancer Center researcher Srinivas Ramachandran, Ph.D., shows how DNA segments known as enhancers function in cells.
Apr 14, 2021
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Genetics
More than the sum of mutations: 165 new cancer genes identified with the help of machine learning
A new algorithm can predict which genes cause cancer, even if their DNA sequence is not changed. A team of researchers in Berlin combined a wide variety of data, analyzed it with "Artificial Intelligence" and identified numerous ...
Apr 12, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover 'jumping' genes that can protect against blood cancers
New research has uncovered a surprising role for so-called "jumping" genes that are a source of genetic mutations responsible for a number of human diseases. In the new study from Children's Medical Center Research Institute ...
Apr 8, 2021
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Medical research
How brain cells repair their DNA reveals 'hot spots' of aging and disease
Neurons lack the ability to replicate their DNA, so they're constantly working to repair damage to their genome. Now, a new study by Salk scientists finds that these repairs are not random, but instead focus on protecting ...
Apr 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists develop diagnostic test that can detect the virus that causes COVID-19 even when it mutates
A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a diagnostic test that can detect the virus that causes COVID-19 even after it has gone through mutations.
Mar 29, 2021
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