Oncology & Cancer
Cancer study shows how chemicals cause complex cell mutations
Fresh insights into why some harmful substances are so efficient at causing cancer could aid the quest for better treatments.
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Genetics
The 'guardian of the genome' protects against cardiovascular disease
A team at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), working in collaboration with institutes in the U.S., has demonstrated that acquired mutations in the gene encoding the protein p53 contribute to the ...
Jan 16, 2023
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Medical research
New DNA repair-kit successfully fixes hereditary disease in patient-derived cells
Genetic mutations which cause a debilitating hereditary kidney disease affecting children and young adults have been fixed in patient-derived kidney cells using a potentially game-changing DNA repair-kit. The advance, developed ...
Jul 29, 2022
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Medical research
Impact of DNA mutations on lifelong blood cell production uncovered
New research has uncovered how genetic mutations hijack the production of blood cells in different periods of life. Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, EMBL's European Bioinformatics ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Healthy kidneys might be key to surviving malaria
They are only 10 cm long but could well be the line separating life from death in malaria. By taking the lead in iron recycling, the kidneys stop our body from surrendering to the invading parasite, Gulbenkian researchers ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Genetics
Gene plays major role in brain development
The so-called Plexin-A1 gene seems to play a more extensive role in brain development than previously assumed. This is shown by a current study led by the University Hospital Bonn and the Institute of Anatomy of the University ...
May 31, 2021
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Genetics
Test could detect patients at risk from lethal fungal spores
Scientists at The University of Manchester have discovered a genetic mutation in humans linked to a 17-fold increase in the amount of dangerous fungal spores in the lungs.
Sep 20, 2018
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Neuroscience
Finding a cause of neurodevelopmental disorders
Neurodevelopmental disorders arising from rare genetic mutations can cause atypical cognitive function, intellectual disability, and developmental delays, yet it is unclear why and how this happens. Scientists suspected a ...
Jul 30, 2019
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Medical research
Navigating from the genome to the clinic using 'cell maps'
Breast cancer, COVID-19, and autism may seem unrelated, but they share some surprising connections. Some of the same genes that are mutated in breast cancer also get hijacked by COVID-19, and some other genes mutated in cancer ...
May 18, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Using big data to better understand cancerous mutations
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are among the latest tools being used by cancer researchers to aid in detection and treatment of the disease.
Jul 5, 2022
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