All cells in the body contain the same DNA, but different cell types express different genes; skin cells express genes for the skin, liver cells express liver genes, and so on. This coordination is crucial to help cells differentiate ...
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A study co-led by researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine has uncovered why some very-high-risk brain tumors are resistant to radiation—and identified ...
Aug 18, 2025
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Each cell in our bodies carries about two meters of DNA in its nucleus, packed into a tiny volume of just a few hundred cubic micrometers—about a millionth of a milliliter. The cell manages this by winding the strings of ...
Jul 25, 2025
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A University of Minnesota Medical School-led research team has discovered that a cancer signaling pathway has previously unrecognized roles in retina and brain blood vessels. The findings were recently published in Science ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Endoscopies could be replaced by far less invasive capsule sponge tests for half of all patients with Barrett's esophagus, a known precursor to esophageal cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the University ...
Jun 23, 2025
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered key details about a group of rare but serious blood disorders, which may help inform potential treatments, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Jun 23, 2025
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) can drive tumor development in some rare sinonasal squamous cell carcinomas (SNSCCs), according to a new comprehensive study of these tumors from investigators at the Johns Hopkins University School ...
Jun 11, 2025
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Scientists at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget), Milan, have found that gene editing using CRISPR-Cas9 in combination with AAV6 vectors can trigger inflammatory and senescence-like responses ...
Jun 3, 2025
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A case in which a sperm donor was later found to be carrying a cancer-causing pathogenic variant in his gametes has highlighted the problems of regulating gamete donation at the European and international level.
May 23, 2025
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Discoveries announced today by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital provide a scientific rationale for the targeted treatment of a type of pediatric medulloblastoma. Children who inherit a deficient ELP1 gene have an increased ...
May 15, 2025
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