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Are redheads with blue eyes really going extinct?
For every 100 people in the world, only one or two will have red hair.
Feb 7, 2018
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News tagged with cancer mutations
Oncology & Cancer
Drug turns cancer gene into 'eat me' flag for immune system
Tumor cells are notoriously good at evading the human immune system; they put up physical walls, wear disguises and handcuff the immune system with molecular tricks. Now, UC San Francisco researchers have developed a drug ...
Sep 13, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast, ovarian cancer risk may have association with sense of smell
The association between menstrual cycle activity and breast and ovarian cancer risk may have an unexpected intermediary - odors.
Oct 21, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows that smoking 'stops' cancer-fighting proteins, causing cancer and making it harder to treat
Scientists at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) have uncovered one way tobacco smoking causes cancer and makes it harder to treat by undermining the body's anti-cancer safeguards.
Nov 3, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
When does a cancer first arise?
There is no stronger risk factor for cancer than age. At the time of diagnosis, the median age of patients across all cancers is 66. That moment, however, is the culmination of years of clandestine tumor growth, and the answer ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
How a common oral bacteria makes colon cancer more deadly
Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have determined how F. nucleatum—a common oral bacteria often implicated in tooth decay—accelerates the growth of colon cancer. The study was published ...
Mar 4, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists develop blood test that spots tumor-derived DNA in people with early-stage cancers
In a bid to detect cancers early and in a noninvasive way, scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report they have developed a test that spots tiny amounts of cancer-specific DNA in blood and have used it to ...
Aug 16, 2017
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Genetics
Researchers make case for dominant-negative effect with TP53 mutations
A large team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and one in Germany has found evidence that makes a case for a dominant-negative effect with TP53 mutations. In their paper published in the journal ...
Oncology & Cancer
Men over 40 with BRCA2 gene fault should get regular PSA screening, experts say
Guidelines should change so that all men over the age of 40 with faults in the BRCA2 gene should be offered regular PSA testing to detect early signs of prostate cancer, experts are urging.
Nov 4, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover how air pollution triggers lung cancer
Scientists said Saturday they had identified the mechanism through which air pollution triggers lung cancer in non-smokers, a discovery one expert hailed as "an important step for science—and for society".
Sep 10, 2022
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