Oncology & Cancer

Genomic data shed light on how lymphoma can turn lethal

A study by researchers at Columbia and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is helping to clarify how low-grade lymphoma changes as it develops into a more aggressive tumor, which could lead to the development ...

Oncology & Cancer

Secret vulnerabilities of cancer's 'Death Star' protein revealed

Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, Spain, and the Wellcome Sanger Institute near Cambridge, UK, have comprehensively identified the allosteric control sites found in the protein KRAS. These are ...

Genetics

Developing deep learning models to understand the human genome

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a deep learning algorithm capable of identifying the location where a genetic process called polyadenylation occurs on the genome, according to findings published in Nature ...

Overweight & Obesity

Study shows obese flies live longer on a diet at any age

Old, obese flies get healthier and live longer if put on a diet, University of Connecticut researchers report on Dec. 8 in PNAS. If the effect holds true for humans, it would mean it's never too late for obese people to improve ...

Genetics

Specific genetic variant may help prevent obesity

A preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators shows that a specific human genetic variant of a receptor that stimulates insulin release may help individuals resist obesity. The researchers discovered that this ...

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