A research team including scientists from the CNRS has discovered that cancer, one of the leading causes of death worldwide, can be caused entirely by epigenetic changes, in other words, changes that contribute to how gene ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Within the last century, researchers' understanding of genetics has undergone a profound transformation.
Apr 23, 2024
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Scientists have discovered how breast cancer cells can "hibernate" to avoid treatment and "wake up" years later—causing a relapse that is more difficult to treat.
Mar 26, 2024
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The epigenetic 'signature' of a rare, hard-to-diagnose breast tumor has been found by scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The discovery could lead to improved treatment guidelines and better outcomes for ...
Feb 2, 2024
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Like a criminal entering a witness protection program, cancer cells can shed their past and take on a new identity. Detecting such an identity switch is particularly challenging when metastatic castration-resistant prostate ...
Jan 10, 2024
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Epigenetic changes can cause prostate cancer to resist treatment by switching genes on or off. One epigenetic mechanism tags genes with DNA methylation marks. This process is mediated by molecules called DNA methyltransferases. ...
Nov 15, 2023
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How researchers conceptualize a disease informs how they treat it. Cancer is often described as uncontrollable cell growth triggered by genetic damage. But cancer can also be seen from angles that emphasize mathematics, evolutionary ...
Nov 2, 2023
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A study led by researchers at Stony Brook University shows that age acceleration, when one's so-called biological clock runs quicker than one's actual age, is linked to poorer memory and slower rates of processing information.
Oct 31, 2023
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Bacteria lurking in human digestive system can assist growth of stomach tumors, say researchers from the University of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates.
Sep 6, 2023
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While cancers often originate from mutations and other alterations of cells' DNA, researchers in the Bernstein Laboratory at Dana-Farber and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have found that gliomas—incurable brain ...
Jul 25, 2023
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