There are millions of mutations and other genetic variations in cancer. Understanding which of these mutations is an impactful tumor "driver" compared to an innocuous "passenger," and what each of the drivers does to the ...
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Over the last decade and a half, the biomedical field has witnessed an explosion in the volume and variety of genomic and health-related data. On the one hand, this has been an incredible boon for advancing human health; ...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has turned a spotlight on the importance of vaccines, but also on key gaps in scientific understanding of how the immune system reacts to vaccines in general. Why does the immune response to some vaccines ...
Dec 3, 2021
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In the two decades since the human genome was first sequenced, scientists have learned much about how the genome is organized and how widely it varies between people around the globe. A better view of how that genetic variation ...
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Researchers have developed a tool that integrates a variety of molecular data from patients and tumors, with the goal of guiding precision medicine.
Oct 1, 2021
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New study finds that a type of genetic modification involving long, repeated sequences within the human genome can affect a variety of health-related traits.
Sep 24, 2021
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When treating a cancer patient, oncologists aim to predict the course of the patient's disease to make critical treatment decisions. Knowing a tumor's unique molecular signature can help guide these decisions by providing ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Inside our brains lives a myriad of cell types that support complex human thought—from our ability to make memories and decisions, to our capacity for smell, taste, movement, and communication. Scientists do not yet fully ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Genetic muscle diseases lead to progressive muscle wasting and often early death, with few treatment options and no cure. Some gene therapies that use a harmless virus to deliver a functioning copy of a disease-causing gene ...
Sep 9, 2021
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A tumor in the human body is like a city at war, bustling with cancer cells, immune cells, blood vessels, signaling molecules and surrounding tissue. A simple census of these players will provide some basic information on ...
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